Well- had a crazy day yesterday- Sent my son Cody to UW Madison- felt like (actually I was) I was shopping for the last three days to get him equipped for school. This is the first time in two years that I don't have a single wedding this weekend. It will be a nice break. Last year I had three- yikes. I have had a couple of people confused about leaving comments. If you would like to leave a comment, please note that after each posting there is the word comment at the bottom of the post. All you have to do is click on it and type away- next thing you know- You have published to the world. So leave a comment if you like- please

It is amazing- that we are already getting ready for next season's weddings. I have had so many calls and inquiries- I even had a call for someone getting married in 2009! Talk about preplanning! The good news is that booking early will probably lock in more competitive fees from all of your vendors. So I geuss it is a good idea. I had some friends in Madison that tell me that the venues will not even open their books for reservations until 1 calendar year before the date.

I expect to be expanding the blog soon, I have had a lot of questions from photographers as well and I think I can use this as a great teaching platform. So please stay tuned- I just need to get caught up with a few current things before I can get teaching.

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While making my way to work this morning - I had a little diversion- I thought that this would be a fun thing to share with you all. Enjoy!!!
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Now I know I am getting a bit ahead of myself because I still have a couple of weddings to post before this one- But this one was very very special - it was my brother's daughter's wedding. These guys were soooooooo much fun! It was truly an honor to be a guest- and an even bigger honor to shoot it. The weather turned out to be perfect- (especially after about 2 weeks of continuous rain)- It was also an incredible adventure when all 9 of my siblings and most of their families were able to get together as well. There are so many great shots - but here is a mix of a few- we will post them all to the web shortly - at http://www.firstlight.photoreflect.com/

I love the emotion in this shot- Steve's eyes are all watery when he sees his bride for the first time- It looks like she had the same effect on his dad- Awwww! Hey Sailor!

Looks like a couple of newlyweds here as well- I am so proud of this guy - and he is my bro!