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Imagine a countryside wedding seemingly hidden amongst Wisconsin’s beautiful rolling fields and endless blue skies and you may have been at Nola & Dustin’s darling affair. These two family’s sweet sentiments, the quaint openness, and simple comforts made this wedding so special for us to capture.

A day full of DIY personal touches made for endless wedding details to capture. Hay bale lounges, mason jar drinking glasses and wildflower-kissed everything made you melt right into “The Land”.

Thank you, Nola & Dustin (and Dustin’s mom, and sister & brother-in-law, and pastor, and… ) for making us feel like part of your family on your wedding day. It was an honor to be invited to capture your love and all your hard work come to life.

One of my favorite tender moments of the day:

Nola and Dustin made an outdoor lounge for their guests to cuddle up in. It was beautiful!

The tent was just as inviting and filled with candle light later in the evening.

The bouquets and boutonniere were some of the most unique and perfectly coordinated I’ve ever seen! Flowers were created by The Lilly Pad in New London, WI.

Wisconsin crafted New Glarus Spotted Cow beer and cold creamy tap Berghoff Root Beer made great thirst-quenchers.

Another Wisconsin must-have for an outdoor wedding… CHEESE!

A good old fashioned home-cooked meal suited their celebration perfectly.

If anyone knows Kari and I they know that we have about 24 sweet teeth in our heads. Imagine the look on our faces when we first laid eyes on THIS! Uncle Mikes Bake Shoppe in Green bay is much to thank for this delicious table.

During dinner we were cleansed with a few sporadic rain drops from a passing cloud. The lighting after dinner was so intense and dramatic offering a unique photo opportunity. I grabbed the Newlyweds had to sneak away for a few very quick snaps.

Nola and Dustin were even able to host their own campground for their guests with candle-lit guides, posh port-o-poties and buzzing flood lights. Guests flocked to the field bringing RV’s and pitched tents making for a safe and festive evening.

Dresses :: Ediths

Suits :: Kennith Cole

Shoes :: Chelsea Crew

Dessert Table :: Uncle Mike’s

DJ :: The Music Caterer

Table Linens-Coverings :: Sieze the Day

P.S :: Shoe lovers, check out this awesome designer Nola led us onto, Chelsea Crew! Her fabulous mustard yellow jems just stole the show for our favorite shoes of 2012!

How will your wedding day look? :: When you close your eyes what is the setting, is your dress tea length or have a subtle train, who is there, what colors accent the day, what details mean the most to you…? All of this and more is what we strive to capture in our image making.

For this event, Jodie’s affection to anything vintage was an instant connection with us. Share in her wedding words and the images that speak of this fairytale day that took place at the Galloway House in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

“October in Wisconsin is very unpredictable so I was a little nervous the morning of the wedding. I awoke to sunshine and perfect temperatures – a hopeful sign of the day to come. After hair and makeup done- we arrived at the Galloway House. I remember walking in and seeing Kim with my wedding dress hanging over the railing of the staircase and thinking to myself it is still the most amazing dress I have ever seen. I got ready in a beautiful bedroom in the mansion which fit me perfectly. If it is old or vintage I will most surely love it. We had waited almost seven years for this day to come and at 1:30 on a gorgeous fall day I married the man of my dreams surrounded by friends and family. It all went by so quickly. I was concentrating so hard on not crying (which didn’t work) that all I can tell you is Geoff loves me like he loves the weather. He was supposed to say he loves me like he loves no other vs. “the weather” but if that is the only thing that goes wrong on your wedding day I would say it was a success. It is a standing joke at our house now on beautiful days he loves me like he loves the weather.

That being said there is one thing I would advise doing on your wedding day because it goes so fast that I wish I had done. A first look…..take the time before all of the madness starts to spend some moments together. Just that five minutes with no one but the two of you.

I couldn’t remember the look on Geoff’s face when he saw me walk down the aisle. Not until I got my image gallery on line from Kim. Every look, every tear, every laugh and every small detail that we put into the day was all there. I look at the gallery at least once a day and Geoff always asks me why I need to see them so many times and I simply answer so that I can relive the day over and over.” :: Jodie Baumhardt

We can’t thank you enough for your beautiful words Jodie, it was truly a day that matched our style ::