Albums | Sheboygan County Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Happy Halloween! :) and Happy Sunday!

Last week I ordered and received 2 sample albums. To say I was happy...was an understatement :) I was ecstatic! I was just about jumping up and down when I saw the box waiting for me when I got home :D:D

On a side note...its just like Christmas when a WHCC box is waiting at the door :D:D

So, after posting on twitter that I had received these albums I got a few requests to see them....

well...here they are! :D:D Enjoy!

of course Tucker had to help :)

 right - wedding album; left - guest book

  The wedding album is called a flushmount album - meaning thicker and sturdier pages. The guest book is a press printed, hinged album.

 Top view...

 Flushmount -- open ....here you can see the thicker pages and laying flat

 and closed....

 Here is the press printed, hinged guest book....this book also lays flat!

 and closed.

I just love the look of both of these albums! I will post the layouts of each book soon! :D:D Can't wait to show them off! 

xoxo

Maggie

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Hutchison Family Photos | Sheboygan Family Photographer

Last weekend was pretty yucky around here. Rainy. Cold. And grey. BUT...the Hutchison's still had a fun Saturday afternoon with me! We were able to get some adorable family portraits...right in their back yard! I love it when clients have a woods in their backyards :) I also love it when clients kids are not camera shy! It makes my job muuuuuuch easier! I'm pretty sure the word of the afternoon was 'cheeseburger!' because...let's face it...cheese...yea that's so like 1990. just sayin' hehehe :) 

Anyway, meet the Hutchison's:

I work with Lisa at my other job. So when she told me that it had been a while since they had family photos I told her that I would LOVE to be the photographer for them :) Lucky for me she said yes :D

Lisa's parents also joined us for the photo shoot:

Lisa's two little girls are adorable and they LOVE getting their picture taken...

Yes, they even had to show me their Halloween costumes :) toooo cute :D

There is one thing that Lisa and her dad have in common....their love for VW buses. I absolutely LOVE that they wanted both buses in some of the family photos!

The girls decorated the bus before we took some photos with it...

Even the family dog got in on the fun photos!

And last, but certainly not least....my favorite photo of the day....

That grin is soooooo cute!

Thank you Hutchison's for sticking out the cold and rainy weather! To view more photos from their shoot, click here!

xoxo

Maggie

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Getting to Know Me | Sheboygan County Wedding Photographer

Happy Tuesday! I can't believe that it is the MIDDLE OF OCTOBER!!! Wow...fall is well on its way and winter is not far behind. PLUS only 7 months until our wedding!! :D:D And man do I have A TON of planning to do. Not that I am complaing....but I'm just sayin' :) 

So anyway, I thought it was time for another installment of "Getting to Know Me"

Question #2 on the list is: What is your favorite movie?

What instantly comes to my mind??

Sleeping Beauty

Oh yes...I went there :D

This has been my FAVORITE since I was...umm...3? 5? Ok, and I was totally going to say it was my favorite since it came out...buuuttttt I was totally NOT around in January of 1959. Needless to say I have watched this movie like 3543513287385138 times. Give or take one or two ;) When I was little I would watch it OVER and OVER and OVER. I'm pretty sure between Sleeping Beauty, the Little Mermaid and Cinderella I can recite just about all the lines!

Now don't get me wrong...I like plenty of other movies as well....here are some from the list:

The Nigthmare Before Christmas

Public Enemies

Sleepy Hollow

Blow

Chocolate

The Little Mermaid

The Holiday

Made of Honor

Cinderella

Marry Poppins

Jurassic Park (s)

Juno

Harry Potter (s)

The Sword and the Stone

Idiocracy 

and like 367 other movies :D

ok...maybe 367 is an exaggeration. but I think you get the picture ;)

yea...I like movies. Or, rather, we (Mike and I), like love movies. Action, drama, suspense, comedy. You name it we will watch it. At least once. twice if we like it :)

xoxo

Maggie

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P.S. -- looking for fall photos for your christmas cards?!?! E-mail me for details about special family fall photo prices! :D:D

Ashley & Tim | Engaged | Hartford, WI Photographer

Fall in Wisconsin is one of the most beautiful times in the year.

I LOVE fall...the colors and weather are amazing (well, ok the weather is not always so amazing...). 

I have been SO excited for this engagement session, not only because I got to hang out with Ashley and Tim for a couple hours but also because they chose to have their photos taken at Pike Lake State Park near Hartford. 

If you ever have the chance to go...do it! Especially in the fall

....ohmygoodness....

the colors are AMAZING. And we weren't there at the peak of fall! I bet the colors are even more vibrant now :D 

I got there before Ashley & Tim so that I could look around and find some neat spots along a few of the trails that are in the park. There are a number of different trails that go along the lake and into the woods. There is even a tower...but we didn't make it that far...it was like a 4 mile hike. Here are a few photos I took while I was waiting:

trails galore!

and preeeeettyyyy flowers :)

and water

Ok, now that we all know I <3 fall....on to Ashely & Tim :)

These two were fabulous to work with...I love it when clients are willing to climb on things, sit on other things and be goofy with eachother. It makes my job sooooo easy :D

seeeeeee what I mean :D:D love the little hop Tim ;) 

cuteness....annnnddd pretty colors

adorable.

To see more of Ashley & Tim's photos click here.

Ashley & Tim, thank you so much for the fun afternoon!!! I am so excited for your wedding next spring!!

xoxo

Maggie

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Getting to Know Me | Sheboygan County Wedding & Portrait Photographer

So, last week Tuesday I posted this post. All about getting to know me! Now...I am going to start conquering this list. And...I'm gonna be all cool and start with #1...What is your favorite song? 

And really...really??? How am I supposed to choose my FAVORITE. Because honestly I love music. Like love it so much that I basically have some kind of music playing. At. All. Times. But as of lately Paramore has definitely graced the top of my list of fav's. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that my sister, Kelly, and I went to see them in August. 

I'm just sayin'.

So, I suppose this is more like favorite music artist....but then again lately on my ipod you can find these artists:

Paramore (obviously)

Tegan and Sara

Enrique

Miley Cyrus

Usher

HelloGoodbye

Katy Perry

Bruno Mars

Hey Monday

AC/DC

Keith Urban

Billy Currington

David Guetta

Lady Gaga 

Kesha

The White Stripes

Led Zepplin

Taylor Swift

and...well...a whole bunch more lol

because, let's face it, who doesn't like to have a little dance party in their head while sitting at work jamming to tunes?!?!?! :D:D I know I do!

Happy Weekend!! 

xoxo Maggie

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P.S. -- Mike and I had our engagement photos last weekend :D ooooh man...LOVE our photographer! Casey is fantastic! Check her out here!

ahhhh yessssss....totally can't wait to get these printed (and make our guest book!!)

Amanda & AJ | Engagement | Kohler Photographer

Friends. Family. Outdoors. Love.

Pretty much the four words that I would describe Amanda and AJ with. Family & friends are among the most important things in their life. They both love the outdoors...AJ especially, he loves to hunt and fish! And you can see the love for each other in their eyes. I just love the smile that AJ has in some of their photos...it's one of those that just says love with out even saying it. Ahhh....makes me so happy :) They are easy going and willing to try anything I asked. Shooting their engagement photos was an absolute blast! I love being able to try new things and shoot in new places! Check out some of their photos!

They brought with their lab Shadow for some of the photos! Love the matching outfits!! :D

This one makes me smile :)

Love those eyes.

probably one of my favorites! 

We stayed in Kohler for the entire shoot! We started at Wood Lake, headed over to the park by the school, and a couple other places in town. I was very happy to stumble upon the corn field because...well, I love the way a the corn adds a different element to the photos. And...come on...this is Wisconsin...I would totally want photos in a corn field too! (on a side note...we did have some of our photos taken in a corn field as well ;) )

Amanda and AJ, thank you so much for spend a couple hours with me, letting me take your photos, and let me get to know you a little better! I can't wait to be a part of your wedding!! :)

Click here to check out more photos!

xoxo Maggie

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Getting to Know Me | Sheboygan County Wedding Photographer

I spend a lot of time reading other people's blogs. Getting to know all of these other people through their writing, photos and other things. So I figured it was time for me to have a little "get to know you" deal of my own :) So...while reading on a bunch of different blogs...which more or less went like this.... click on blog, read blog, check out the comments because it was an interesting post, click on a commenter, ooohh cool this person has a blog, lets read it, hmm ok kinda boring...comments...neat, click, next blog. and so on. So anyway...like 30 blogs away from where I started from (side note...does EVERYONE have a blog these days?!?!) I found '30 questions about me' or something like that. At least that is what I am calling it :D So...Here are the questions that I will be answering! 

30 Questions About Me

1. What is your favorite song
2. What is your favorite movie
3. What is your favorite tv show
4. What is your favorite book
5. What is your favorite quote
6. 20 of your most favorite things
7. a photo that makes you happy
8. a photo that makes you sad/angry
9. a photo that you took
10. a photo taken of you more than 10 years ago
11. a recent photo taken of you
12. something that you are OCD about
13. favorite fictional book
14. favorite non-fictional book
15. what is your dream house
16. a song that makes you cry
17. a favorite art piece
18. your wedding
19. a talent that you have
20. a favorite hobby
21. a favorite recipe
22. favorite website
23. a youtube video
24. where do you live (something interesting)
25. your day...in detail
26. your week...in detail
27. your worst habit
28. whats in your purse
29. hopes, dreams, plans for the next 365 days
30. a dream for the future

So, over the upcoming weeks I will be answering these so that y'all can get to know me a little better! 

For now...I will leave you with a preview of Sunday's Engagement Session with Amanda and AJ...

Happy Tuesday!

xoxo Maggie

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