Meet Katie & Drew! One of wonderful 2012 couples. I love the nautical and preppy feel of their outfits in these photos. It goes with their style perfectly. They’ll be getting married at Milwaukee’s lakefront at Pier Wisconsin next summer so it is absolutely fitting. : ) After our shoot we headed back to their Lincoln Park condo for some amazing pork chop and corn on the cob grilling! They have a mouth watering corn on the cob recipe that we’ve repeated several times since then. I can taste it now! Thank you Katie and Drew for a fun night full of delicious food, lots of laughs and a dozen ice packs for Matt’s sprained ankle!

A few quick favorites from Alissa and Ryan’s engagement session! We started at their home with their super sweet pup, Brinkley, and then headed over to Lincoln Park. They’ll be getting married next month at The Ivy Room and we’re so excited to be working alongside Lauren from LK Events.

These are a few of my favorites from this engagement session over at Lincoln Park’s North Pond. Charming-class-clown-Steve meets beautiful and kind-hearted Charline. Next thing you know he’s proposing over Molly’s cupcakes and they’ll soon be gettin’ hitched. Can’t wait!!

There are some people in life that you meet who remind you of old friends from your past.  Effortlessly you find yourself reminiscing on all of life’s good times together even though you’ve never even shared those moments with each other.  It is a rare find and even rarer for couples to find other couples like this but it happened for us with Amy and Matt.  We’ve only known them a year but they are like old friends to us.  Clients turned friends, friends turned dear friends.  We just love ‘em. : )

Their wedding took place on Lake Geneva’s George William’s Campus where Amy’s family has long time owned a piece of beautiful lakefront property.  The place holds most of Amy’s fondest childhood memories and Matt and Amy have spent endless weekends there as a couple to escape the city whenever they can.  Like so many couples getting married in the Midwest this year, the threat of rain during their outdoor ceremony loomed all weekend but somehow the skies made a complete 180 and gave us nothing but warmth and sunshine for the entire afternoon.  Being that Amy is a professional ballerina (and a darn good one at that), their party was overtaken by some of the most incredible dance moves we have yet to see at a wedding celebration.  It was nothing but pure joy to work alongside these two as well as the all-star vendor team they put together:

Coordinator: Joan of Five Grain Events |  Cinematography: Matt & Elan of I Do Films |  DJ: Dena of Toast & Jam |  Florist: Helen of Lilypots |  Ceremony & Reception Venue:  George Williams College on Lake Geneva |  Cocktail Hour: Lady of the Lake |  Photo Booth: Smilebooth!

We are headed out of the office in a few minutes for a full weekend of weddings and engagement sessions but before we go I wanted to post these two images of the adorable Matt and Amy who were married a couple of weeks ago in Wisconsin. They held their cocktail hour on the legendary Lady of the Lake paddle boat which toured Lake Geneva. It was a wonderful time and as you can tell Matt and Amy had the time of their lives. They’re just so cute aren’t they?! I’ll post more images next week. Have a great weekend everyone!

Gowoon and Will welcomed us to the Big Apple two weeks ago so we could photograph them in the city they have called “home” for several years. They’ll be getting married in Chicago this summer so we’re looking forward to that. We spent the day exploring Central Park and then ate a delicious lunch at Locanda Verde in the Greenwich Hotel where the two were officially engaged back in the winter. There’s nothing more wonderful than working with people who are just plain awesome. We left New York feeling all warm and fuzzy inside because we know just how lucky we are to meet such great folks like these two.

Ceremony Location: Yorkfield Presbyterian Church : Reception Location: Venuti’s Banquets : Caterer: Venuti’s Banquets : Florist: Vale of Enna : Entertainment: DJ Chrismix : Cake Artist: Oak Mill Bakery : Engagement Session : Here

The Smilebooth never gets old. It just keeps the party going. These images are from the Aérée Loft Launch Party at Room 1520. You can see the entire set of images from this crazy night here. If you missed out on all this fun, be sure to catch the Smilebooth again at the Aérée Loft tomorrow night for the annual Great Taste! Check out the invite here and be sure to RSVP to haley@room1520.com. We’d love to see you there!

As Spring is now officially on us and I am anxiously awaiting the warmer days that Summer will bring, I thought I would post this sweet July wedding from last year.  Lake Park Bistro in Milwaukee is a perfect place for planning a relaxed, yet classy event.  Rachel and Carlos were full of joy and excitement as they said I Do to one another and the day couldn’t have been more beautiful.

There was nothing but sunshine, laughter and some of the most lovely little details I had ever seen.  After their morning ceremony, guests were treated to a delicious lunch hosted by the Bistro.  We then headed out to Milwaukee’s downtown for an adventure with the entire wedding party.  Looking through the photos from this wedding make me so excited for wedding season to start picking up here in the Midwest.  I feel so thankful that we get to work with such charming couples.  We truly love what we do.

These past few weeks have been busy, busy with lots of album design, client consults and preparations for the upcoming season.  We have almost a completely booked year with only a few dates left for 2011.  We are well into booking for 2012 so be sure to get in touch soon if you are interested in booking Avery House as your photographer. We would love to meet you. : )

Ceremony/Reception Venue: Bartolotta’s Lake Park Bistro

Getting Ready Location: Erik of Norway

Florist: Moss Floral

Cake Artist: Cakes By Stephanie

Photographer: Avery House