March 20th, 2010
When you’re planning a wedding for March in Wisconsin, you never know what the weather is going to be like. You could experience a blizzard, some rain, or a sunny 40-degree day like Sara and Adam experienced for their outdoor wedding on the ice of Upper Gresham Lake.
A beautiful day that says “Spring is on its way!” tied with the emotions of a wedding is very moving. I could see many guests smiling as they watched Sara walk to the lake on her Grandfather’s arm…some reminiscing their own weddings while others simply enjoyed the moment. As Adam took her hand, a few snowmobiles drove by to check out the crowd, probably expecting to see a trophy fish being pulled out of the lake instead of the wedding ceremony. But being snowmobile lovers themselves, Adam and Sara smiled as it made their day all the more perfect!
Perfect wedding shoes for a wedding on the ice!
Adam and Sara’s black lab enjoyed the wedding as well -
Sara and Adam enjoy hunting so the wedding cake table was decorated with some great hunting memorabilia, including these two dolls dressed in hunting gear. They were perched in their own tree stands in some evergreens.
Sara and Adam - thank you for inviting me to be part of your beautiful winter wedding!
~keep smiling!
Kim
Tags: Boulder Junction WI, Minocqua WI, Polecat and Lace, Upper Gresham Lake, winter wedding, Wisconsin Wedding Photography
Posted in Weddings by Kim Larson
March 14th, 2010
This weekend I traveled to Birnamwood to visit my parents and took a short detour to the Eau Claire Dells to see the raging river. I just realized that I’m nowhere near finishing up processing all the photos I took there, so I’m just posting one in celebration of our fine weather this week! There are more to come, as well as some highlights from Sara and Adam’s wedding out on a frozen lake!
~keep smiling!
Kim
Posted in Personal by Kim Larson
March 13th, 2010
This week I was excited to receive some jewelry from a former bride, Terri Jegerski of Nineteen Thirteen Custom Jewelry. I photographed her wedding in Lake Geneva about two years ago. I received a pair of silver “molten earrings”…and I can’t even describe them any better than that - they really are molten!
Classy packaging!
Molten!
You can wish Terri (and her husband Dan) a happy anniversary on August 1, and find more of Terri’s custom jewelry on her Etsy Store at http://nineteenthirteen.etsy.com.
Thank you Terri!
~keep smiling!
Kim
Posted in Personal by Kim Larson
March 11th, 2010
I was organizing some files today and I came across some scanned photos that were taken by my great-grandmother.
When my great-grandmother (”Grandma Bee”) passed away many years ago, we found that she had saved boxes upon boxes of photos. Most were photos of my grandpa growing up, but there were also photos of her family and travels. By digging through the boxes I learned that she loved to travel, and she loved photography, just like me! It was enlightening to know that she shared the same passions as I do, and I only wish she could have been here to see it!
In the early 1940’s, Grandma Bee traveled to California and took some amazing photos of what I believe are some Ford Model A’s crossing the Oakland Bay Bridge. It still amazes me that she took these photos, because at that time they were just a bunch of cars on a bridge. Maybe she saw it as more than that, maybe not. But how many people today would even think of taking photos of today’s cars crossing a bridge? And if you did, how many people 50+ years from now will think the cars look “antique” and “cool”?
I really don’t know what it is that drew me to these photos…but it always makes me smile when simple everyday things that many people take for granted become something more via a photograph.
Below is the photo I ended up enlarging to a 36-inch gallery-wrap canvas print, and for the past three years I’ve had it hanging on my office wall. Its more than just a decoration to me — it’s an inspiration!
~keep smiling!
Kim
Tags: Inspiration
Posted in Personal by Kim Larson
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The one of the two of them on the lake kissing is great! I love the warm 70’s film look to it.
Thanks Dave!
Kim you are hilarious! Love the picture of hunter Barbie holding the ring… victorious!! Amazing shots on the ice, such a beautiful wedding!