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:: Nate + Karen Bridges

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Blast From the Past! Mae + Steven: Church of the Gesu / Milwaukee Athletic Club Wedding

Milwaukee Athletic Club Rooftop Wedding

In honor of our announcement to travel to Wisconsin at no additional cost for weddings, we’re blasting back to the past to highlight some of our favorite Wisconsin weddings we’ve done over the years. We’re starting with Mae and Steven’s Church of the Gesu on the Marquette University campus and Milwaukee Athletic Club wedding! Summer in Milwaukee ranks pretty high up there as one of our favorite things, so we thoroughly enjoyed spending a summer day downtown with Mae & Steven and their family and friends. The featured picture above was taken during their rooftop cocktail hour atop the Milwaukee Athletic club– what an amazing view! We even snapped a few pics on the riverwalk down the by the Marcus Center after dark! Enjoy this peek into their day! (Are you getting married in Wisconsin? Click to learn about our services for Wisconsin weddings!)

Wedding Inspirations: 2011 Shoes!

Wow, did we see so many fun, colorful and unique wedding shoes this year! From furry white winter boots to flats coated entirely in candy sprinkles to chucks to cowboy boots. Fun fun fun!!

Wedding Inspirations: 2011 Bridal Bouquets!

We saw a lot of gorgeous bouquets in 2011– including one very unique bouquet made entirely of antique drawer pulls. Take a look if you’re in need of some help deciding on flowers and colors. (Featured bouquet above by Jarro Designs Floral Studio, Mahomet, Illinois)

Wedding Inspirations: 2011 Cakes!

YUM!!! We saw lots of gorgeous and delicious cakes in 2011. And cupcakes and grooms cakes and cake pops! Take a look!

Wedding Inspirations: 2011 Ring Shots!

It’s that time of year again! With all of our 2011 weddings finished and time before 2012 wedding season begins, here is inspiration for your own wedding with the 2011 ring shots! I’ll be posting shoes, cakes and flowers in the next few days as well, so stay tuned!

Katy + Andrew: SNEAK PEEK! | Hinsdale Golf Club Wedding – Clarendon Hills

Hinsdale Golf Club Wedding

Starting the New Year with a super-sized sneak peek from our last wedding of 2011. Katy and Andrew tied the knot on December 30th in Oak Brook, Illinois with a reception at the Hinsdale Golf Club in Clarendon Hills. Bummer that it rained all day, but we still managed a few epic outdoor pics despite the rain! Stay tuned over the next week for the annual recap inspiration blog posts!

Just got engaged? Congratulations! And a Happy New Year!

The holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Year’s is the perfect time to get engaged! And if you just did, let us first say congratulations!! We also have some exciting news– we are now traveling to the Madison/Milwaukee, Wisconsin area for weddings at no additional cost!

Chicago Engagement Proposal

So if you’re getting married in 2012 or 2013 Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, Bloomington/Normal (or anywhere, really! ask us about our destination packages!) we’d love to hear from you! Happy New Year!!

Cassie + Andrew: ENGAGED | Wausau, WI – Estes Park, Colorado Wedding Photographer

Wausau Engagement Photographer

My little bro is getting married! He and Cassie are having a destination wedding in Estes Park, Colorado at the Della Terra Mountain Chateau next summer. SOOOOOO excited! Here are some of the engagement photos I took for this this past summer in Wausau, Wisconsin.

Create Your Own Custom Greeting Cards – Now Available!

We’ve always offered custom greeting cards from your photos, but in the past, the ordering process required you to submit your order to us in several steps. We’re happy to announce the process has just gotten easier. You can now create custom greeting cards directly through your online album– this makes it easier to see all the different card options and see how your photos will look in the cards in real time.

And the process is not just limited to brides and grooms and individual family clients– if we took a family photo or snapshot while you were a guest at a wedding and you see it in the online gallery, you too can make a greeting card from the picture. There are also several blank/simple designs which excellent for Save-The-Dates as well as Thank-You’s!

If you haven’t yet “liked” us on facebook, head on over as soon as you can to the beyond the well | WEDDINGS or beyond the well | LIFE facebook pages for an exclusive Small Business Saturday coupon you’ll be able to use this Saturday only on all print orders — INCLUDING custom greeting cards! Below are just a couple examples of some of the cards you can create in our modern designs. (And if you have any questions about the process, contact us today!) Client galleries are on our client gallery website. If you need a password, you should contact the client (bride/groom/family) directly as in order to protect our client privacy, we do not give out passwords upon request.

Custom Holiday Photo Card

Custom Holiday Greeting Card

Custom Christmas Photo Card

Lindy + Ben: SNEAK PEEK! | Vineyard Church / Refinery Wedding – Champaign-Urbana

Refinery Wedding Champaign Illinois

Here’s a peek from Lindy and Ben’s wedding in Champaign-Urbana last weekend! The ceremony was held at the Vineyard Church Urbana with an elegant reception at Refinery! Enjoy the small look into their day and have a wonderful holiday vacation– we’re thankful for our amazing couples– you’re the best!


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