Laura & Ben

{married 05.20.11}

Sweet family. Close relationships. Family traditions. Beautiful couple.

Beautiful day.

I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Laura & Ben over the past year as well as their family & what a sweet sweet family they are.

As a mother myself I could appreciate how close they are as a family & that shows in everything that they do & that they prepared for in this wedding day.

I love documenting events like that, the love that they all shared was just so evident in the everything they did, the people that were there & in Laura & Ben.

They had a late afternoon/early evening ceremony @ St. William Catholic Church, which BTW photographers if you are looking for a beautiful {read well-lit} Catholic Church, St. William is the place to be.

We had a short time for portraits in between but we rocked it out & so did the weather.

We made it to the reception shortly after for Laura & Ben to kick off their celebration.

Only one word describes the reception room : WOWzers.

It was a photographers dream.

Thanks for allowing us to share in your special day L & B and enjoy your sneak peek!

{s. natale}

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The girls were practicing “Teach me how to Bucky” for the reception

Getting all “glitterfied” before the wedding {is that a word?}

Lauras dress was a surprise to everyone, even the Bridesmaids.

This image was part of the reaction the first time they saw Laura, all dressed up on her wedding day.

The absolutely stunning bride, Laura.  Yes honey, you were having a wonderful “lash day”

Look @ these fabulous shoes?

I believe they were in the middle of making their “fancy” face

Sisters, a few moments before the ceremony

There are no words to describe how much I love the next few images

{note : Ben & Laura did not see other prior to the wedding, these were their first few moments}

A moment during the ceremony

Rings on their getaway car {thanks Michelle b. for this lovely shot}

The AMAZING cake table

The BEAUTIFUL head table

L & B’s first dance

Images from their 3D slideshow

Mother & Father of the Bride

The beautiful Mother of the Groom

Laura & Ben’s Wedding Vendors

Ceremony  | St. William Catholic Church, Janesville Wisconsin

Reception Venue | Holiday Inn Express, Janesville Wisconsin

Flowers/Decorations | Brad @ Floral Expressions

DJ | Austin with Jukebox Bandstand

Videographer | Frogman Productions

Photographer | Natale Photography

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Crash Our Wedding 2011

Please join us on Friday April 1, 2011 for a {FREE} event held at the Janesville Country Club

Come out & get the opportunity to mingle with some of Janesville’s Elite Wedding Professionals, have  complimentary hors d’oeuvres, champagne  & dancing.

One couple will receive a wonderful Grand Prize as well as prizes every half hour.

Click here to view the BLOG post from the Crash Our Wedding event 2010

Contact any of the vendors for further information.

Looking forward to meeting some new faces!

{stephanie natale}

First of all a big THANK-YOU to all of the people who took the time to write in to the studio & share their story & images.  It was a lot of fun to read the entries & there were some really super sweet stories that we got in.  I’m glad I didn’t have to pick a winner, it would have been too difficult.   We had over 25 entries!  Also a big THANK-YOU to a few of my photog friends who helped narrow down the winners!  You’re the best!

Drum roll please….

Love {You} Forever Session

We actually had TWO winners.  We had a split decision & I just decided to go ahead & provide the session to BOTH couples:

Winner #1 :: Lisa & Matt {Janesville, WI}

Winner #2 :: Melissa & Brandon  {Madison, WI}

{Please note that if you entered the contest & did not win I will still honor a 25% off a Love {You} Forever session booked for the month of June/July.  Please contact the studio for more information}

Destination Wedding Photography Contest

Our winner for this contest is getting married in Mexico in January of 2012.

Congratulations :: Emily & Jason

Again, Thank-you to everyone who participated in these contests & I look forward to working with many of you in the next few months!

Happy Weekend

S. Natale

If you have been following Facebook & the BLOG you know we are currently running TWO contests & they are ending on MONDAY MAY 31st 2010

Make sure if you’d like to nominate someone for the love {you} forever session or the destination wedding giveaway to do so prior to Monday!

The winner will be notified by Monday June 7th

Feel free to pass this on & share with friends & family!!

*love {you} forever session contest  (click here to see the previous blog post)

QUICK NOTE:  Many people have asked about these sessions.  Basically they are a session dedicated to couples!!  Long-term couples, married couples, couples celebrating their anniversary {wedding or dating}.  I wanted to offer a session to those couples that maybe wanted to celebrate their relationship, love & have some fun doing so!  You can nominate yourself and/or another couple.

*destination wedding contest click here to see the previous blog post)

Part of why I love what I do so much is building relationships with my clients throughout the years.  I met the Robinson family back in 2007 when I started photographing their sweet baby girl Ruby.  I’ve enjoyed working with them every since.  Last year, due to a job change they were transfered to Denmark right when B was pregnant with the twins.  I was very honored when they asked me to travel to MI to photograph their family while they were home visiting.  It was the first time meeting the twins & it was lovely to see Ruby again.  I look forward to seeing you all again soon in August!

Here is one of my favorite images from Ruby’s very first session in 2007:

I think daddy was a bit surprised when Ruby decided she was going to be silly…

Ruby now @ a little over 3 years old {full of beauty, sass & spunk}

Meet Ms. Janna

and Ms. Gwyn

I don’t think they could be any more adorable.

Those three little girls will keep their mommy & daddy very busy over the next few years

Enjoy & see you soon

{stephanie}