lucky. | personal | Wisconsin Wedding & Portrait Photographer

I am NOT a lucky person.

and by luck...I mean winning things

the lottery

raffels

drawings

yes, I know I am SUPER lucky in other ways :)

so maybe that is telling me something ;)

anyway...

so, on my birthday last week I WON...

a free salad

[my day job has salad thursdays once a month, and if you pick the correct bowl you get a free salad...$3 for a heaping salad :D yummm] 

$2 from a scratch off lottery ticket 

[that I bought with a lottery ticket that I won $1 on a few months ago]

ANNNNDDDDDDDD

drum roll pleasssseeeeee.......

a complete senior portrait guide!! 

ahhh!!

I read that...and I had to read it again...annndddd again. 

because...like I said...I don't WIN things.

I *may* have jumped up and down a little bit ;)

I was (and still am) soooo excited to have won this! 

so seniors....get ready!! there is going to be a rep program coming your way!!

happy wednesday :)

xoxo

Maggie

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The "S" Family | Sheboygan Family & Child Portrait Photographer

happy Monday :)

what a fantastic weekend

I hope everyone had as good of weekend as I did!

this weekend was actually really relaxing

I got to spend time with Mike & take photos of some of the most adorable kids!

it was also nice to have a weekend to gear up for the craziness that is about to happen over the next 3 months…

10 weddings (2 that we are guests at and 8 that I am photographing!!)

2 road trips…one to visit Kelly & shoot a wedding (MINNESOTA…get ready!!) and the other to attend a wedding (OHIO here we come!!!)

a few engagement sessions

a few more family sessions

and rolling out my new senior rep program!

ANNNDDDDD going on our honeymoon!!!

…ps…those of you in Punta Cana need a photog?!

I’d love to book a session or two while we are down there ;)

yea, yea I know…a honeymoon is for relaxing :D

what if photography is relaxing!? Hehe

anyway…now, onto the cute-ness

saturday evening I spent a couple hours with my friend Sara’s kids

side note…I am not kidding when I say my friend’s have the most photogenic kids...EVER.

I love it :D

these 3 girls were ECSTATIC about getting their photos taken

(so ecstatic that rumor has it, they keep asking when I will be back ;) )

there is nothing in the world that makes my job easier than when people are excited about getting photos taken

they had 2 different coordinating outfits and were full of dance moves, silly faces, and laughter.

so we played in their backyard and in a couple of the fields by their house.

it was great!

I love the energy that kids have

Meet Claire, Abby & Sophia

 i told them to strike a pose....and that is what i got!

 in jail...clearly

 patrick star!!

 giggles in the grass

 sister secrets

 love this photo. hands down...one of my fav's

 and this...is another. such an adorable face :D

 and another fav

don't forget to leave these lovely ladies some blog love!! 

Sara & girls,
thank you so much for letting me capture these images! it was so much fun to spend the afternoon with you four! I can't wait to do it again :)

xoxo
Maggie

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interested in photos?!?! I am offering portraits in the park this year! Click here for details or email me!

Liz & Jesse | Married | Elkhart Lake, Wi Lifestyle Wedding & Portrait Photographer

may 28th was a gorgeous spring/almost-summer day.

the perfect day for Jesse & Liz to get married.

these two are just adorable together. 

this wedding was a ton of fun because I graduated high school with Jesse AND I got to second shoot with Kim...another one of my hs classmates. 

while Kim was with the girls shooting, I got to hang out with the guys. 

something that I don't get to do very often.

once the guys were ready we took a pontoon boat across Elkhart Lake to the landing dock and walked a little ways to the CUTEST little chapel in Sheboygan County. 

or, at least that is what I thought when I saw it!

ahhhh-dorable!

they were surrounded by about 30 of their closest family members & friends for the ceremony.

they had the ceremony taped so that once they got back to the Stop Inn Tavern (yes we were back at Siebken's! :D love that place!!) the guests that didn't attend the ceremony could watch it play back on the tv.

Jesse & Liz both love the outdoors, so their day was filled with homemade and outdoors-y things. stuff like homemade bouquets and table settings, hand crafted boutineers, and recycled paper stock!

here are some of my favorite images from the day...

 on the way to the ceremony....

rowdy crowd I know ;)

 yes, we walked in the middle of the road :)

and yes...that is the adorable little church!

 the beautiful bride

 the rings

 this is the super cute little back building where the girls hid out until the ceremony started

 the guys got pocket watches as a gift from Jesse...so needless to say...we always knew what time it was!

 waiting and walking

 sometimes...jumping photos don't go as planned :)

 this is one of my absolute favorites of the day...I just love how relaxed and happy Liz looks!

 another favvvvvvvv-orite. I just love the backdrop that Elkhart Lake gives!

 mmmmm....caaaaakkkkeeee :) I am normally not that big of a fan of carrot cake just because it is either really gross or really good....this cake....OMG...sooooooo gooooooddd

 the dining room at Siebken's

 the table settings

 hammerschlagen  certainly an interesting game to watch.

 bluegrass band! loved this so much! don't get me wrong I love having a dj, but the band just gave a whole new atmosphere to the reception!

 first dance :)

Jesse & Liz, thank you so much for letting me be part of your fabulous day!! I had a great time! I hope married life treats you well :)

xoxo

Maggie

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New Hair Cut! | Sheboygan Wedding & Portrait Photographer

today was a big day. 

a very big day. 

I got my hair cut! 

ok, so maybe its not that huge. 

but big enough because I don't get my hair cut very often. and this time I only cut a couple inches off. last time I got my hair cut [which...was like a year ago...ooopppss] I think I had like 6 or 8" come off. the time before that...it was like 16"...and the time before that...was like 20". yes. I have almost always had long hair. and yes, I can pretty much count the amount of times I have had my hair cut since high school on one hand. so, the place that I went to today is the place that we will be going to to get our hair done for my wedding. it is a super cute place. and the people are super nice. :D so excited. 

so I know you are all excited to SEE my hair....

the front...

and the back

please excuse the clutter in the background of the photos. our house is under construction. or maybe deconstruction. :) 

happy wednesday!

xoxo

Maggie

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Save the Date | Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Holy moly. It. Is. December. First...how did the year pass by already?? sheesh! I feel like it should only be March. But, oh well. So...as I have mentioned before...I am getting married :D:D next May. Hold on...let me repeat. NEXT MAY. Like 5 months from now May. Like oh-my-gosh-I-only-have-five-more-months-to-finish-planning May. Now, I'm not freaking out. Well, not a lot anyway :) really we have all of the big stuff done. So that's good. AND I just finished designing our Save the Date/Christmas card :D:D so excited about these. Wanna see?!?! (ok..well, you really have no choice cause I'm gonna show ya!) 

The front....

 The back...

I just love them! And they were super easy to make!

Hope you all have a great weekend!! 

xoxo

Maggie

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PS -- look out cause there are going to be some BIG changes happening on the blog and website within the next few weeks! Our goal is to have the new site up and running by January 1st! :D:D