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Welcome, welcome!

Whether it's my home or my blog, I love visitors.  The ones that come to my home to visit add something new and interesting to the mix of daily life. But then they leave again, forcing me to return to daily life without their smiles and laughter.  The great thing about blog visitors is that they can come again and again, and need never leave. 

Photographer Vincent Versace said, "We came to photography because the world moves us in such a way that we want to photograph what we see so others can be moved the way we were."  And so it was for me.  Despite my deplorable skills with a canvas and paints, I found the joy of creativity with a camera.  

So welcome.  Make yourself at home.  Enjoy the people in love, the gorgeous details, and adorable families.  I'd love to hear from you.

PS. And as much as I love having visitors, I love being a visitor!  Although based in Chicago, IL I have had the pleasure traveling around the world to capture weddings and families, and I would love to come visit you.  Live across the country (or continent) or planning a destination wedding?  I'm a wonderful guest.  And I bring my camera.


Love: Jodi & Nathan ~ Milwaukee Wedding Photographer

I met Jodi when I still lived in Los Angeles; she is instantly one of those people you love being around because of her effervescent personality and wit.  Originally from Wisconsin, Jodi would talk about her friend Nathan back home, the guy she would travel with, engage in long conversations about a variety of topics and was, well, just one of her best friends.  It was several years before either of these two realized that what they had was more than friendship.  Fortunately, they (eventually) saw it also, which led to an engagement last fall, and that brought us to a gorgeous spring day two weeks ago in Milwaukee.  I love getting to know my clients through the wedding planning process and by the end of the wedding day, I feel as though we’ve become fast friends.  With these two, it was a particularly great day for me because we started out the day already friends, and that only deepened as I watched their love become even more cemented as the day went on.

Jodi & Nathan,

Thank you. Thank you for your friendship and the honor of witnessing the way the two of you love each other.

To many more weekends together!

K~

I loved watching Jodi & Nathan’s expressions as they listened to toasts made by their friends and family, and watched a surprise slideshow.

The first dance had these two snuggled all close, just as it should be.

Can’t get enough of Jodi & Nathan? See more in a slideshow here! You can also revisit their engagement here.

May 6, 2010 - 3:41 pm Dariusz Czepiel - First of all thanks for visiting my blog ;) I am glad you did because now I had a chance to come here. This set is incredible, I love how you captured the emotions. The BW shots look awesome, you certainly managed to catch the unique atmosphere of that wedding. Will be coming back here !

May 6, 2010 - 1:14 pm Denise - You just amaze me, Kells. Stunning--each and every one. If I wasn't so thrilled with the past 3 years of married life I'd wish that Matt and I were only now planning to wed so that we could see the day through your talented eye. (And I loved catching a peak of Charlyn, who looks beautiful as always.)

May 2, 2010 - 10:17 pm Joy - Great photos, these really tell a story. Luck clients.

April 27, 2010 - 7:32 pm Molly W. - Really beautiful Kels. That chapel shot on the right looks straight out of a magazine! The ring shot is super clever. You did a great job my friend.

April 25, 2010 - 9:36 pm Teresa K - Loooooving these images!! Your B&Ws are fantastic and the ring shots are fun and unique, but really, they are all AWESOME.

April 25, 2010 - 10:43 am Manchester wedding photography - Gorgeous photos. Crisp clean and glorious!

April 25, 2010 - 4:36 am david purslow - Love the ring shots and the cigar shots - really nice stuff well done thanks for sharing, sure the couple were thrilled to death with these, they are cracking shots. dp

April 25, 2010 - 1:55 am Avelaine Scyrup - You rocked it! I love the light in the night images.

April 24, 2010 - 10:50 pm Paul Von Rieter - I hate to use the term "Killer" for a wedding post comment...but these shots really are killer! You totally rocked this wedding. That last shot is simply to die for.

April 24, 2010 - 7:33 pm Brandi Morris - Really, really beautiful.

April 24, 2010 - 6:21 pm Stefano Choi - Great job capturing the couple's emotions. Love the ring shot as well!

April 23, 2010 - 8:53 pm Danielle Daigle - These are so amazing! I love the moments you captured during the ceremony. I love the photos of the couple. LOVE the ring shots. And the last ones... WOW!!

April 23, 2010 - 7:22 pm Robb Duncan - The toasts and slideshow reaction images are just brilliant and those last two are awesome!

April 23, 2010 - 4:23 pm Tasha Schalk - Those last shots are killer - total portfolio material! I also like the series of reactions to the slideshow - super cute :)

April 23, 2010 - 3:36 pm Kelly - It was a spotlight on the ground pointing at the 18th green that we decided to play with toward the end of the evening. Fun!

April 23, 2010 - 3:29 pm Joey Chandler - Nice Job - love the silhouette shots at the end. Was that a flash or a building light?

April 23, 2010 - 2:21 pm Amber Hughes - Beautifully captured - I love the last two portraits and the ceremony photos in particular. What a wonderful couple :)

April 23, 2010 - 2:06 pm Vida Carson - Oh my gosh that last shot is freaking awesome!

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