Location: Lake Park Milwaukee, WI
In just 10 days Kat and Nate are due to officially welcome their baby girl, Taren! We took baby booties, their other props and ultrasound images while walking through Lake Park for the session.
To be continued...
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Location: Bradford Beach - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Chancellor family is near and dear to my heart. We met a few summers ago while I was lucky enough to photograph the marriage of these two special parents, Karen and Byron (at a gorgeous lake house).
While a typical day here in Wisconsin consists of unpredictable weather, we lucked out for this beautiful session last weekend at Bradford Beach. (Almost as beautiful as their wedding day...almost...)
From total strangers...to now basically a member of the family; it's been such a blessing to continue to watch every member of their family grow, and celebrate all their victories in life! I love that we've shared countless laughs and made tons of wonderful memories over the years.
To be continued...
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Location: Lake Park- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
These two are the epitome of soul mates.
From the adorable jokes to the undeniable chemistry, Mandi and Nick's engagement session was effortlessly romantic. We also had the joy of beginning to document their baby-to-be coming this December. See the preview of the session here!
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From the sunrise into the early afternoon, it was raining. Unsurprisingly, a June wedding with rain was quite peaceful on the Mount Mary campus, as Katie and Max tied the knot. The 'good luck' of rain on their wedding day, brought about sunshine following their union in front of family and friends (for the remainder of their celebration).
Their day was every bit as intimate as it was charming. Tea lights and fresh flowers were placed across the alter; tea cups filled with tiny cacti filled the reception. Katie even prepared a song she felt inspired to write about her upcoming marriage to her lifelong partner, Max. Her mom sang it acapella to the room full of loved ones, gathered to celebrate their declaration of love.
Guests exited with smores as they encouraged everyone to have 's'more fun' outside the reception hall by the fire pit, outdoors, overlooking a fantastic sea of trees and hills.
Here is a sneak peek into their special day...
Locations:
Ceremony: Mount Mary University- Milwaukee, WI
Reception: The Rock-Franklin, WI
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To be continued. . .
Congrats to these two! I can’t wait to share even more memories with you in the coming years.
Cheers!
For bookings: alycekatherinepeterson@gmail.com
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art
Thou my best Thought, by day or by night
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light
When I was growing up one of the first things I wanted (after the Easy Bake oven phase) was an ice cream maker. What I didn't realize with my childish desire was the amount of work that went into making ice cream. There were a bunch of steps in the process not to mention how long you had to wait to actually indulge in the sweet treat after spending all the time making it. Every part of the process was worth it though once the end product was within reach.
In a lot of ways photography is the same as making ice cream. It takes time to get something truly great! The entire process is something that intrigues me and inspires me to make the experience even better for everyone involved.
The ‘behind the scenes’ of everything from charging batteries to making sure you have a large enough memory card, take time. People see how quickly an experience happens (and in our world of instant everything) almost forget that like making ice cream, photography is something that takes time too. I want the time I spend with all my clients to be something truly wonderful.
Our art takes time as we sort out all of the images make selections with you and go home to edit. The demands of our world today mean a blog, social media and digital images need be delivered in a timely fashion too.
At the same time, just like the 2-3 hour wait for a delicious sweet treat after all the labor put in after a photoshoot (us photographers have to encourage some wait time for beautiful photos). Just think, much like too much salt could ruin even the simplest vanilla ice cream…too much saturation by working too late on a photo could ruin a gallery of beautifully composed images. There is a balance and a science to our art of photography, much like ice cream too. It is so inspiring and wonderful to be influenced by all the wonderful photographers in the community.
Much like my love of ice cream, I have an unending love for the hard work of photography! Send me an email if this inspires you or you'd like to chat more.
cheers!
P.S. As you scroll you'll see two favorite Instagram photos of my MUST HAVE ice cream, Purple Door endorsed by Vogue as a Milwaukee must have! If that doesn't say awesome I don't know what does (but it sure is something worth waiting in a line down the street for every time).
See more of my work at @akpphotographyllc on Instagram!
Purple Door ice cream 🍦 AGAIN mentioned by Vogue magazine for being THAT awesome! I love Milwaukee!
Purple Door 2.0 when the raspberry sauce is in season and in the store. I swear that alone is worth a drive to Milwaukee. Everyone I come across, any chance I get, I recommend Purple Door ice cream. It's THAT exceptional!
This past weekend I had another wonderful client consultation over breakfast. I love supporting other local businesses and finding new favorite restaurants. We met at Beerline Cafe in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (No, I didn't have beer with breakfast by the way...) But if you are wondering... yes, there is beer there, it is Wisconsin after all!
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