Cedar Strip Canoe

I just realized that I haven't posted about the cedar strip canoe that Dan built. Here is my blog about it from my work blog on Wisconsin Outdoor Fun. So far we have taken the canoe out a few times and it has gotten a few scratches too.

This Friday I went in search of open water. With temperatures in the mid-seventies, I felt that every lake around would be open. My fiance just finished building a cedar strip canoe and we couldn't wait any longer to test it out. After my initial disappointment that we might be driving all day after seeing our destination still covered with ice, we drove around the lake to where we heard geese. Fortunately, enough water was open to paddle up the creek and the ice was melting away as we watched. We slipped the canoe in the water to head out to explore to first of spring in our new canoe.

This is the first canoe he has built... and I might have him blog about it, since my help was pretty minimal.  I did lay a few strip here and there, but not enough to blog about the process. It is for our wedding... so we can paddle off into the sunset....awwwww :) It was gorgeous to paddle and completely silent compared to the old aluminum canoe. Silent enough to sneak up on birds around the bends. I can't wait until we take it on a "real" paddle and can spend a few days in it. It did get the first few scratches though, so I am glad that is out of the way.

We also paddled around the the Eau Pleine Flowage on Sunday. I know it isn't spring and it will probably snow again, but it sure felt like it this weekend!

I didn't take all these photos, Dan took a few of the detail shots. 

 

 

Bailey + Randy :: Marshfield, Wisconsin Wedding Photography

Last week I had the pleasure of photographing Bailey and Randy's wedding at North Wood County Park in Marshfield, Wisconsin. I have never photographed a wedding there, so I was pretty excited. We took photos on the swinging bridge over the Yellow River as well as a few in the woods and the field. The location is ideal for weddings. The weather was gorgeous, the couple was in love, everyone looked great, and the party was a blast, so it was pretty much a perfect wedding :) Thank you for having me photograph your wedding! Congratulations Bailey and Randy!!

 Bailey made all these poms that hung from the ceiling. They were so perfect for the setting! She also had lilacs and garden flowers everywhere, it smelled like spring.

 The bride and bridesmaid flowers were done by Bows and Boards in Marshfield. Aren't they gorgeous?

Bailey and Randy had a special dance with their daughter, Lucy. They danced to "Daughter" by Loudon Wainwright, it was probably one of the sweetest dances I have seen. Lucy was smiling the whole time, as well as everyone else in the room!

Claire + CJ's Lakeside Wedding :: Oshkosh, Wisconsin Wedding Photography

As I was looking through Claire and CJ's wedding photos, I couldn't stop smiling. This was one of the sweetest couples I have ever photographed and their love for each other and their excitement to be married just shines through in their photos.

They were married in a beautiful outdoor ceremony at The Waters in Oshkosh, which overlooks Lake Winnebago. It couldn't have been a more beautiful ceremony, setting, or day. They wrote vows for each other and also had a unity sand ceremony, which I have never seen before, but love that idea! We took photos around The Waters boat docks and lawn as the sun set before their reception in the ballroom with many musical serenades. Thank you for having me be part of your special day! Congratulations Claire and CJ!!!

 

 How cute are they?!?!

Climbing Hillbilly Hollow

I have been on a blogging spree! My fiance and I had a three-sport busy weekend so I blogged about it here and here for the site www.wisconsinoutdoorfun.com. My 365 project is...ummm.... still going, but barely. I mean, I still have a photo (nearly) every day, but they aren't really that creative and are often taken from work assignments. BUT.. I am photographing a wedding this weekend (yay!!) in Iowa City and engagement photos (again, yay!!) in my hometown, and then heading to Florida, so I will have some new photos to share, plus hopefully the time off will give me a creative burst.

For now, here are some photos I took while climbing at Hillbilly Hollow on Sunday.

 This is me... so I didn't take this photo.

 I didn't take this photo either.