Keywords Archives: summer wedding

Holly & Johnny’s Boerner Botanical Gardens engagement

Although Johnny and Holly were out celebrating their sixth year together, she had no idea how much her life would change that night. Their engagement is the perfect mix of funny and romantic.

Jordan & Joe’s Milwaukee wedding

Newlyweds Jordan and Joe wanted their friends and family to say, "yep, this is totally Jordan and Joe," when they celebrated their wedding. And they did just that. With a modern Harley Davidson Museum reception, coupled with an outgoing and fun atmosphere, they day was perfect.

MJ & Pete’s Milwaukee wedding

MJ says she's loud and outgoing, while her groom, Pete, is more shy and quiet. Yet together they planned a beautiful, contemporary wedding at the Milwaukee Art Museum that they'll never forget.

Samantha & Scott’s Oconomowoc wedding

On the morning of her wedding, Samantha was overcome with a flood of emotions as her sister-in-law and mother-in-law handed her a wedding gift from her soon-to-be husband, Scott. Inside a leather box was the day's newspaper, photos of the couple, a rose and something Samantha never would have expected - a letter, not addressed to her, but to the couple's future children.

Katy & Derrick’s Wauwatosa wedding

Katy and Derrick met in La Crosse during undergrad. Coincidentally Katy lived in an apartment with five other girls, right across the hall from Derrick, who lived with five other guys. The best part? Three of the guys in the one apartment married three of the girls in the other. Sounds like a fairytale, I know.

Kathy & Kevin’s Franklin wedding

If there’s one thing couple Kevin & Kathy are, it’s fun. And that’s the exact vibe they created for their July 2012 wedding. With creative, silly photography (cue photo above), each inch of their summer wedding brought out the best of them.

Kiley & Mike’s Milwaukee wedding

Sure, lots of couples meet at bars, but how many can say they connected when she “bounced” him? Mike (the unsuspecting patron at Flannery’s) and Kiley (who was playing security guard) are a pair who can, and two years after she checked his ID, they were planning a wedding as unique as their story.

Kim & Tom’s Milwaukee wedding

Tom and Kim have a website to thank for bringing them together, but it isn’t the dating type. She and her roommate had posted on roommates.com, hoping to fill the third bedroom in their Milwaukee apartment. Meanwhile, Tom had just landed a job here. “He responded to our ad, and I set a time to show […]

Mitra & Dean’s Shorewood wedding

An outdoor ceremony site was a top priority when Mitra and Dean began planning their wedding. They didn’t need to look far: Hubbard Park, which is complete with a cozy, rustic lodge, is practically in their backyard. “It’s beautiful and private,” Mitra says, and on their wedding day, “Dean walked there from our house!” “The ceremony was really beautiful,” says Mitra, […]

Alyssa & Adrian’s Milwaukee wedding

It’s not every day that tourists in Milwaukee see a bunch of guys walking down the street in kilts, so when Adrian and his entourage did just that, people sure took notice.

Brittany & Erik’s Elkhart Lake wedding

It was raining when Brittany and Erik woke up on their wedding day…and they’d planned an outdoor ceremony. Luckily, Mother Nature was on their side. “The rain let up just in time,” says the bride. Then, as soon as everyone was inside for cocktail hour, the skies opened. “I got the best of both worlds: […]

Michelle & Andy’s Milwaukee wedding

Little did their friends realize that, when they introduced Michelle and Andy at their church’s 20-somethings group, one day they’d walk down the aisle.

Aly & Chris’ West Bend wedding

When high school sweethearts Aly & Chris began planning their wedding after nearly six years together, they knew they wanted it to be anything but ordinary. Vintage touches accented the day, and because the bride loves green, shades of it appeared everywhere, from the centerpieces and invitations to the attire and the garland accenting the […]

Danelle & Lane’s Menomonee Falls wedding

When they met at the UW-Whitewater TV station, Danelle and Lane hit it off, and soon their friendship took a romantic turn. Two years and one proposal later, as their wedding day approached, Lane took a job in Rhinelander, while Danelle stayed in Mukwonago to arrange the finishing touches.

Meg & Dan’s Elkhart Lake wedding

Spending summers at her family’s home on Elkhart Lake, one would think it was only a matter of time before L.A. native Meg met Dan, who’s from nearby Crystal Lake. But it wasn’t their close proximity in Wisconsin that brought the two together, but rather the fact that they were both students at Cornell University […]

Katrina & Josh’s Milwaukee wedding

When Wauwatosans Katrina and Josh decided to wed in Milwaukee, they knew that most of their guests would have to travel. “We wanted them to be able to see what a great city Milwaukee is,” says the bride. So the couple set to work.

Gwynne & Eric’s Milwaukee wedding

Beautiful (albeit scorching-hot) weather set the tone for Gwynne and Eric’s fun-filled celebration. And that certainly helped convey the feel they were going for when pulling together their wedding-day details — many of which were DIY.

Lindsay & Tim’s Waukesha wedding

When planning their wedding, this bride and groom wanted to put a special focus on their ceremony, a full Catholic Mass. A priest friend from the University of Notre Dame, where they met, was an officiant, and they asked the church children’s choir to sing.