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How to have a Successful Photoshoot with your Significant Other

Whether it’s for your engagement, your wedding day, or just for memories, having a photoshoot with your loved one is a great way to memorialize your relationship and save the photos as a keepsake. Before you have your photo shoot, there are a couple of things that need to be decided beforehand in order to […]

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Wedding

Derek & Taylor | Stevens Point Outdoor Wedding

    Ceremony & Reception Venue: SentryWorld Golf Course | DJ: Over The Top Entertainment |  Wedding Dress Shop: White Dress Boutique | Menswear: Michael Kors | Stationery: Vine Wedding | Videographer: Films Neaveau  | Cake: Cake Corner

Romantic & Rustic Wedding Photos

Couples, Personal, Wedding

Romanic Wedding Photos

Valentine’s Day. Very few know the reason for the Holiday, so being the history buff I am, I looked it up only to find several conflicting stories all deeply shrouded in mystery from antiquity. Thanks to some surviving hagiographical records, we’re able to compile the various records of a man or men named Valentine and […]

Rustic farm wedding photos - James Stokes

Wedding

Laura & Kamil | The Farm at Dover

   Photography: James Stokes Photography | Floral Design: Flower & Bee  | Wedding Dress: La Sposa by Pronovias, purchased at Bella Bride Boutique | Cake: Ice cream bar from Bubb’s BBQ | Invitations:Violet Press & Paper | Ceremony Venue: The Farm at Dover | Reception Venue: The Farm at Dover | Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Amsale, purchased from Nordstrom […]

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Romantic engagement photo

Engagement

Kaiya & Nick | Minnehaha Falls Engagement

                                   

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rustic + romantic backyard country wedding - bride and groom

For Brides, Wedding

Wisconsin Backyard Wedding Inspiration | Part 2

While a traditional wedding at a fancy retreat or resort with a quaint little chapel is very appealing, why not stay true to your country roots and plan a beautiful country wedding with a backyard style. Although not all backyard weddings happen in someone’s actual backyard, we have some beautiful tips and inspiration for planning […]

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Drawing on years of experience in the fashion and editorial photography industry, my photographs are graceful, honest and boldly natural, while completely intentional. Whether it’s the opportunity to narrate the retelling of once-in-a-lifetime wedding days, or the ability to communicate issues of global importance, or all the stories in between, I look at photography as the method by which I get to leave the world a little better than I found it.

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