These two fashionable cuties were really fun and silly. I loved running around (well, I limped since I had two broken toes at the time) with Bri and Dan and hearing about their stories and about how Dan is living his dream job as a teacher.  Bri reminds me of myself with her random little dances and sound effects. Good stuff.

At the end of the session Dan said he felt like he just made a new friend. I couldn’t agree more (except I made two new friends)! Bri and Dan, I can’t wait to see you both again for some beer and laughs. Enjoy your little preview … I love all the life, movement and energy you both brought to the shoot.

I had such a great evening with Michelle and Brad. They are just the friendliest two sweethearts who are so easy to talk to. I loved their idea to shoot inside Brad’s favorite record store. Anyone who still buys music in its original packaging, from a brick and mortar store, is awesome in my book. Michelle and Brad are also from around my hometown of Appleton — so I have a little extra affection for them just for that ;)

Thanks for such a good, laid-back and fun time, Michelle and Brad. Can’t wait to see you again in the Dells for your fall wedding!

I drove away from this session thinking, “dear LORD, they probably think I am absolutely crazy; please don’t let them think I’m absolutely crazy.” I always get a little giddy to shoot an engagement session but this time it was full force. Maybe it was the bottled-up energy I had after my 4.5 hour drive to Chicago … or maybe it was the great weather. Probably it was Jennie and Dave’s first location, which looked like enchanted fairy dust was sprinkled on the trees … creating a magical light. Then add to that the color of Lake Michigan under a suddenly overcast sky. But for real, I think it was how much Jennie and Dave freaking adore each other. All of this amounted to me being a huge dork behind the camera.

I knew Jennie was a sweetheart immediately because she’d send me emails like, “I’m the lucky girl who gets to marry Dave” and, “I want our engagement session to be in Chicago because although Madison is my home, Chicago is OUR home.” How endearing is that? Dave is a super talented web designer and his entire face lights up around Jennie. Every single time he looked at her he had the hugest smile. It was a joy to watch them interact, to say the least.

And here I was telling Jennie and Dave how I need to stop writing/rambling so much on my blog…

Haha :)

Favorite moment of the evening? One minute I’m thinking, “Jennie is the sweetest, meekest girl ever.” And the next minute she’s belting out the lyrics to a Kanye West song. Yessssssss; perfect :)

I enjoyed every minute of this wedding. Not only are Megan and Brent awesome individuals … they are awesome together. They are just really nice, unfussy, and go-with-the-flow. Their barn wedding was an absolute reflection of that and everyone I talked to was having an amazing time.

Megan and Brent didn’t skip a detail either. O’Brien Barn was decked out in the coolest DIY rustic details. I loved their style and working with them was as good as it gets.

Wasn’t about to leave without a photo of myself with Megan and Brent. I simply adore them.

A huge congrats, Megan and Brent! Such an honor to spend your wedding day with you!

Megan and Brent incorporated several of my most favorite vendors into their wedding, including: Jennyface on makeup, daffodil*parker on flowers, and of course the O’Brien Barn as ceremony and reception venue.

Much more tomorrow.  Any guesses as to which actress I think Jody looks like?