Announcing the Winners – The Best of 2011
After 10 days of voting, we have winners!
It was a close race, and the top spots changed hands quite a few times.
So….without further adieu……
Second place, and a 16×24 canvas gallery wrap goes to:
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and the winners of the “Best of 2011″ title, and a 24×36 canvas gallery wrap are:
Congratulations everyone! It was a blast to watch the votes roll in, and watch the leaders change. I hope participating was as much fun for all of you!
Now to see what 2012 holds….
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The Best of 2011 – Vote Now!
From ski resorts to mansions on the beach, from cornfields to opulent ballrooms, 2011 had a wide variety of spectacular weddings and even more fantastic clients captured by my camera. It will forever be the year where I met my goal of shooting at least 40% of weddings outside of Milwaukee (in reality, we did just over half). I love to travel and I crave the excitement of new locations – it fuels me creatively as much as the love stories I tell do.
But, ask me which one was best, and I’ll be hard pressed to come to a decision. I loved each and every wedding I shot last year – all for different reasons. So, I figured I’d let you decide!
Which is your favorite wedding of 2011? I’ve listed them in chronological order below, each with a link on the bride & groom’s name to their blog post. Base your decision on whatever you want, but do vote. The winning wedding will receive a free 24×36 Canvas Gallery Wrap! When we have run these contests in the past, the top two are usually neck-in-neck, so we are awarding second place a prize too – a 16×24 Canvas Gallery Wrap.
Voting is at the bottom of this post. You have until January 16th at 11:45pm to vote (just 10 days!) and each person (IP Address) can vote once a day. To help your favorite win, be sure to share this blog post with your friends, and post it to facebook (there’s a handy little button for that too, at the bottom of this post).
Winners will be announced on Tuesday January 17th, here on the blog, and also on twitter and facebook.
January 8, 2011
Bessemer, Michigan – Big Powderhorn Mountain Ski Resort
April 30, 2011
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Boerner Botanical Gardens
May 7, 2011
Chicago, IL – Holy Family Catholic Church and The Newberry Library
May 14, 2011
Door County, Wisconsin – Simon Creek Winery and Horseshoe Bay Beach Club
May 17, 2011
Corolla, North Carolina – The Hemingway
May 21, 2011
Milwaukee, WI – Bacchus Restaurant
June 4, 2011
Green Lake, Wisconsin - Heidel House Resort
June 17, 2011
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Pier Wisconsin
June 25, 2011
Pewaukee, Wisconsin – Seven Seas Restauarant
July 15, 2011
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Milwaukee Art Museum
July 30, 2011
Kohler, WI – Whistling Straits and The American Club
August 6, 2011
Milwaukee, WI – St. John’s Cathedral and The Pfister
August 13, 2011
Lake Geneva, WI – The Abbey Resort
August 20, 2011
Door County, Wisconsin- Woodwalk Gallery
August 28, 2011
Milwaukee, WI – Villa Terrace and Lake Park Bistro
September 3, 2011
Detroit, Michigan – St. Joseph Catholic Church and Pine Knob Mansion
September 10, 2011
Waterford, Wisconsin – Private Residence
September 17, 2011
Ames, Iowa – Collegiate Methodist Church and Iowa State Memorial Union
October 1, 2011
Fort Madison, Iowa – Private Residence
October 2, 2011
Madison, Wisconsin – Mansion Hill Inn
October 29, 2011
Milwaukee, WI - St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and Marcus Center of the Performing Arts
November 5, 2011
Chicago, Illinois – Holy Family Catholic Church and Salvage One
December 3, 2011
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – St. Jerome Parish and The Grain Exchange
Overwhelming, isn’t it? 2012 is shaping up to have so many amazing love stories of its own to be captured! We still have prime dates in May and June available, as well as the rest of the year – so don’t hesitate to contact me.
For updates on who’s in the lead, be sure to follow m three studio on facebook and twitter!
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1 + 1 = 3
Math was never my strong point, but I promise you, I have that equation correct.
If you’ve seen me at a wedding or in-person recently….this announcement is no big surprise to you. But I’ve been pretty quiet about it otherwise – at least on the internet.
We are having a baby!
Our little girl is due in January – perfect timing for this wedding photographer. Absolutely no one will be missing out on photography because of this pregnancy. I’ll be back to shooting in no time after our daughter arrives, and my last wedding before then is in December. I’ve had a blissfully easy pregnancy in all reality. I’ve kept up with every wedding, every work-out (yes, still hitting the gym!) and every commitment without much issue. I’m still running around in heels at each wedding, even at six months pregnant!
Hubby has been wonderfully supportive and the best part of all of this has been watching him – truly. Just seeing his excitement is so much greater than anything I feel about carrying our child myself.
Needless to say, we are a bit excited around here, and can’t wait to meet our little one!
I promise not to turn the blog into babyland. But I’ll give you a few updates as we go. And no…..this isn’t the reveal of the Secret Project. That is still something else. I know, I know, the suspense!
***I know that for those struggling with starting a family, in any capacity, that a giddy and gleeful pregnancy announcement by anyone comes with a sad pang. I know this because that is how we felt while we were trying to get to this point. This wasn’t the simplest of journeys for us. Let’s just say that sometimes it isn’t as easy as they make it sound in jr. high health class. In all reality we were lucky, especially compared to the trials faced by so many. But I know that when someone was truthful about their journey it always made me feel less alone. So if that is you – you aren’t alone. And, you’ll get here. You will.
All images in this post taken my our lovely friend, Melissa Schollaert. Having maternity pictures taken wasn’t something I ever thought I would do, but Hubby and I haven’t had pictures taken of us since our wedding day – and I couldn’t hide the belly anymore, so here we are. In the end, I’m glad we have these last images before the two of us become three. I want our kids to know we had a life before them, and even among them. Big thanks to Melissa for putting up with our awkwardness!
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Published Twice….
It’s sort of like seeing a double rainbow. Two of anything is almost always better. Two scoops instead of one? Why, yes please! Two shots of espresso? You bet!
This week, I was fortunate enough to have my work published twice! And that is doubly nice!
Two very lovely wedding blogs featured m three studio weddings:
Perfect Bound, a beautifully edited blog for the stylish bride featured Gaibrelle and Sam’s rustic Door County wedding in two parts:
Middle of the Map, a fun blog that focuses on weddings here in the heart of the country, featured Kari & Curt’s wedding from last fall in Lake Geneva on their blog today:
Thanks to Anne-Marie and Emily, editors of both blogs, for featuring my work! I’m humbled and honored!
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