Emily + Patrick (who you might remember from such weddings as this one) and their little guy, Hugo, enjoyed the gorgeous surroundings of the UW Arboretum for their Fall family portraits! Enjoy the photos of this sweet little family!
—Sam
And I feel like around Madison at least, there are few places that embody the beauty of Wisconsin than the UW Arboretum in Fall! Despite the Fall colors not being out in full force yet (such strange weather we’ve had this Fall so far!), the golden hour light lit everything up with a beautiful glow, including these two love birds. We could not have asked for a more perfect setting or weather!
Help me wish Mariela + James a BIG congratulations on their engagement, and enjoy the beautiful photos!
—Sam
One of my favorite things ever is getting to watch the families of my wedding clients grow and getting to document their little ones along the way, so with Lily + Aaron (check out their wedding photos here) welcoming their third kiddo into the world, it was great to be able celebrate Rhys’ birth and get lots of photos of the other two kiddos, Rylan & Remy, along the way!
Help me wish this whole family a BIG congrats on the latest addition, and welcome to the world, Rhys!
—Sam
You schedule an anniversary portrait session, just like Ash + Sarah! These two had a beautiful, crisp Fall day for their portraits at Pope Farm Conservancy, and we could not have asked for better weather or more beautiful surroundings! The sun was brilliant, the lighting was dreamy, and most importantly of all, Sarah + Ash were adorable and in love, which always makes for the best pictures!
Happy anniversary to these two!
—Sam
And despite the insane number of mosquitoes (what is up with this year?!), everyone survived and we were able to get these handsome senior photos of Adan, as well as some super sweet photos of Adan with his mom, Kim.
PSA: If you’re a parent and you’ll be present for your kid’s senior portraits, you won’t regret getting some photos with them (and telling them how proud you are of them, and how excited you are for the next phase of their journey through life)!
Enjoy the sweet photos of Adan!
—Sam
It feels like yesterday that we were doing maternity portraits for Olivia (which you can check out here), and before we know what happened, Rhys was born and is already 4 months old! Rhys’ grandparents got to come for a visit recently, so Olivia + Jim (Rhys’ parents) wanted to make sure they could get extended family portraits taken to celebrate! Enjoy these sweet family photos (including Bumpy the terrier)!
—Sam
The spot their picked (Appleberry Farm in Cross Plains, WI) was perfect and so damn pretty you would not believe it (I think I’ve found my new apple-picking spot for Fall)! Enjoy the photos of this sweet couple, and help me wish them a big congratulations on their wedding!
—Sam
It was absolutely gorgeous day for Francesca + Marshall’s maternity session (minus the mosquitoes, those jerks) and this session was so sweet and fun! Enjoy the photos of this adorable couple, and I can’t wait to meet their little one soon!
—Sam
Jam (they/them) and Sam (they/them) wanted to propose to each other in ways that spoke to each of them. Jam proposed to Sam at Picnic Point (not pictured) and Sam planned to propose to Jam at Devil’s Lake, with some of Jam’s closest friends waiting at a park shelter nearby to celebrate with them! The proposal was short and sweet (even if Jam got adorably distracted by a very cute dog) and the reunion with friends was so lovely to see! These two are now officially engaged (yay!) and I am so happy to have gotten to celebrate with them!
Enjoy the photos of this super sweet proposal, and help me wish these two a big congratulations!
—Sam
Seriously, so many mosquitoes, but also, how cute are these photos?! I’ve been honored to photograph this little family at nearly every important milestone, from Lily + Aaron’s engagement portraits and wedding, to their maternity & newborn photos for their two oldest, Rylan and Remy, and now the maternity photos for their little-one-on-the-way!
I can’t wait to meet the newest addition in a few months! Help me wish this wonderful family a big congrats!
—Sam
And her parents are (obviously) over the moon about her! Enjoy the photos of this adorable family below, and welcome to the world, little one!
—Sam
Alisha may have suspected something was up, but that didn’t make the moment any less beautiful or emotional. Rebecca set up her camera against a rock to take a picture of the two of them kissing under the giant oak tree, as they have many times before, but just as they were done kissing, Alisha got down on one knee to ask Alisha to marry her (spoiler alert: Alisha said yes)!
We then proceeded to meander about Olbrich gardens, and I got to photograph these two amazing humans being deeply in love (have you ever seen such big smiles?!). It was a beautiful and tender day, and a BIG congratulations to Alisha + Rebecca on their engagement! Thanks for letting me capture this special moment!
—Sam
