Griffin Photography

Happy Valentine’s Day!

brie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:02:48 +0000

It’s that time of year, love is in the air and flowers and chocolates are being passed around. May your day be filled with love and laughter!!

Wisconsin wedding photographer ~ Jake + Laura’s Wis Dells wedding

brie — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:14:49 +0000

Now, I have heard it said that it’s lucky if it rains on your wedding day. So, Jake and Laura must be overflowing because we got a bit wet during the ceremony and our brief stint out to Devil’s Lake for some formals afterwards. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Jake and Laura got married at the gorgeous St. Joe’s Catholic church in Baraboo, I think you’ve all heard me saying how gorgeous it is there. The flowers were amazing, thanks to Missi at Wild Apples in Baraboo. The couple had an amazing getaway car provided by a friend of the family and we got some cute shots of them inside it as they left the ceremony for the reception at Trapper’s Turn in the Dells.

After we reached Trapper’s, the rain held off so we could head out on the golf course for some quick shots before the reception got into full swing. There was a candy buffet, loved it!, a strawberry fountain and Jake and Laura had a choreographed first dance, how amazing is that?! Super if you ask me, because we all know that not only does Rob have no musical voice, the poor man can’t dance either. It’s okay, I love him anyways. So, check out the amazing images from this past summer, leave me some blog love because you know I love to hear what you have to say and enjoy!

Welcome 2012!!

brie — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:02:55 +0000

Hello new year! It’s a new beginning, a fresh start. If last year for you was anything like it was for us, I’m sure it was full of ups and downs. We can’t learn to appreciate the good without a little sour in our lives, can we? We had amazing clients this past year and have fabulous clients lined up for this year! Our wedding season will start this month, yay! Winter wedding, doesn’t that sound exciting? Well, I think it’s exciting, and that’s all that matters (at least that’s what I tell Rob).

New years is always a bit bittersweet, for everything that didn’t get done the past year, but knowing that the new year will be full of new adventures, new friends and more fun. Has anyone made any resolutions? I’ll share mine, I plan on taking more pictures of my own family this year. Jamie is growing so big right before our eyes and soon she’ll be a little girl and not just my baby anymore. I take tons of pictures of other people’s families, that I think I’ll need to focus on my own a bit more this year. So, help me keep my resolution people! And good luck keeping your own!

Rick + Kelli’s fabulously fun Mauston + the Dells wedding day

brie — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:53:28 +0000

Fabulously fun barely begins to describe Rick and Kelli’s wedding day. Rick and Kelli are so super sweet and awesomely in love that we just had a complete blast the whole day. The girls were getting ready in Mauston at the church, so I got to take some shots of them getting dressed and, of course, Kelli’s gorgeous wedding dress with its royal blue strip down the back, so gorgeous! Plus, she already had her flowers from Wild Apples.

While I was doing that, Rob and the guys were mostly chilling. I won’t let him lie to me, the guys are super easy, all they have to do is get dressed and they look amazing. Check out the black and white of Rick just sitting in the pews, isn’t he so handsome?! Plus, check out his smile, can you totally tell that he’s super excited to be married to such a gorgeous woman?

So, this is our year of, kinda, funny ring stories. Let’s just say that the wedding day just wasn’t the ring bearer’s day. Poor kid, he didn’t have the rings when the officiant asked for them, but don’t worry, they were just hiding in a back room. Crisis averted. Plus, I think Rob and I will have some competition with the ring bearer, check him out in the reception shot.

Talking about the reception, it was held at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells. The whole night was rocking. I am also enlisting Rick on teaching Rob how to dance, because he was awesome. No, really, he has the moves, don’t let him tell you any different.

Okay, okay, enough chatter, check out their amazing wedding! Feel free to leave me some blog love, because you know that I love to read what you have to say!

Congrats, Kelli and Rick!

{engaged} jake + laura’s madison engagement session

brie — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:06:05 +0000

I realized this week, that I have barely posted any full posts from this last year. What a slacker, and what a year it’s been for us, full of ups and downs. So, I’m going back in time to this past winter with Jake and Laura and sharing their fun engagement session. There was snow (I want snow now because it doesn’t feel like Christmas without it) and cold, but Jake and Laura were troopers and we had so much fun together. Plus, Laura has the most amazing skin, I think you will all agree when I say she’s pretty gorgeous. We started outside in the cold and snow, headed to the capital and ended with Barnes and Noble, where they went on their first date (correct me if I’m wrong guys!). They are both big Star Wars fans, so we totally took advantage of that and had some fun in the bookstore.

Enjoy! And please, leave me some blog love, I really enjoy what you have to say, unless it’s spam then it’s outta here!

Seriously gorgeous! This is one of my absolute faves of the whole year!

And this one with the light, so luscious.

And then there’s this one, where we had them kiss, over and over (I think our clients like that part the best).

{wordless wednesday} oh Christmas tree

brie — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:57:30 +0000

{album thursday} a super cute 3×3 newborn accordion

brie — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:32:49 +0000

Good afternoon and welcome to another Thursday’s album. Today I’ve got a set of three 3×3 inch accordion albums for a new little man. I had the privilege of capturing these moments when Matty was just a week old, can you believe how much they grow in just a month? This is the perfect gift for grandparents, what’s better is that they come in sets of three! That means one for mom and dad, one for his parents and one for her parents. Or you can just keep them all to yourself, but it’s way more fun to share, don’t you agree?

I simply adore how tiny these are. They fit in your purse, even your pocket, and have a magnetic closure so they are sure to stay shut while you’re carrying them around. We have just started offering printed covers this year, which I’ll admit is way more awesome than the pink linen accordian albums that I have when Jamie was born, but hey, times change and we move with them.

Take a look at these adorable books, they are perfect for newborns, seniors, wedding gifts, okay okay, I could go on, but I think they are perfect for anything. Plus, you know me, I love albums!

Joe + Taren’s Baraboo enagement session

brie — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:13:37 +0000

We met up with Joe and Taren the first week in October, the day was gorgeous. We headed out to Pewitt’s Nest for some great fall foliage behind the two of them. Rob and I usually like to start easy: “okay, you’re going to hold each others hands and walk away . . . okay now turn around and come back!” Well, we started with a little more touchy feely with Joe and Taren. We had them climb up onto this huge tree and cuddle. I love these shots!

Then, we moved on to walking and holding hands. I love the way that the light filtered down on the two of them. We were blessed with a gorgeous couple and amazing light for the session, what can I say.

After Pewitt’s Nest, we headed to downtown Baraboo, and got some really great shots in one of the back alleys. I love all the little nooks and crannies that can be found when you’re paying attention.

Doesn’t Taren have the most amazing heels? I admit, I could never walk around on them, I would totally sprain an ankle. The shoes were killer and Taren totally rocked them for the session!

Okay, I love the look of this. That patch of vines spreading along the brickwork, then add in a super gorgeous couple. I love it!

These last two we caught by the Al Ringling theatre. I love every bit of them.

Joe and Taren, thank you for an amazing day! We can’t wait for the wedding next year, it’s going to be awesome!

{sneak peek} Sarah + Shaun, married, Chula Vista Resort

brie — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:43:37 +0000

Here’s just a little sneak of our fav’s to tide you over for Thanksgiving! We’ve included a couple of our favorite shots from the ceremony, the groomsmen played a trick on Shaun, of course Rob knew about this, but I was left in the dark. Typical man. But the ring was there and all was well.

I adore this shot of Sarah and Shaun coming down the aisle at the recessional!

{wordless wednesday} crisp

brie — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 03:25:59 +0000

I know it’s a “wordless wednesday” post, but we’ve finally gotten a new computer so things are moving faster than ever. Yay! So, expect more blog posts, I’ve got a ton from this past summer that should be getting up. I’ll have to have that office manager of ours keep me on schedule. Breakfast. Playtime. Nap aka mommy gets to work time. Lunch. Playtime. Dinner. This is usually how the day goes for the office manager, she’s something special, that’s for sure. Well, Thanksgiving is in a week! Where has time gone? Let’s get ready with this shot I took out at the cemetery last week, I’ve ordered a bunch of albums to make it here before Christmas, so expect more more more on the blog very soon, my friends. And with that, I leave you with my awesomeness! (I can pretend, right?)