Pam & Matt: A Florian Gardens Wedding

 

Meet Matt & Pam.

The shot above was taken by Emily, my second shooter.  I loooove it.

The wreath shot and bridesmaid bouquet shot were taken by Emily.

 

Isn’t this church gorgeous?  Pam’s family was involved in planning for this church to be built.

After the ceremony, we stopped at a few pubs.  My favorite was The Livery in downtown Eau Claire.  It was a pretty cool place.  And the portraits below with all the trees?  That was a random driveway on a random road off of our path.  Seriously.  It was one of those, “HEY!  Bus driver, please stop here!” kind of things.  And I love these photos.

After the pubs and portraits, we headed to Banbury Place in Eau Claire.  This is an old factory that has been renovated into a huge multi-use space.  It’s also a great location for portraits.  Minus one unfortunate tumble into some bushes, we had a great time here.  Pam and Matt even ran into some friends who, coincidentally, also were married on the same day.  And they were having pictures at the same place.  At the same time. Crazy, I know.

 

How great is this champagne shot?  I wish I could take credit for the idea, but it was all Pam & Matt.  The whole series of photos is pretty fun.

This next shot is my second favorite of the entire day.  I really love black and white photos, and this one just seems so…. perfect.

 

Their reception was at Florian Gardens in Eau Claire, WI.  Their reception details were so impressive!  You could tell that a lot of thought went into the decor, desserts, centerpieces, and color scheme.  They had a chartreuse (green) and gray theme throughout their whole day.  (Plus purple kept showing up at Florian Gardens.  It really coordinated well!).  Pam and Matt are the first couple who ever asked about matching Pantones for their guest book.  You could definitely tell she was in the design field… but if you remember their engagement session, it was pretty obvious then, too!

The beer bottle shot and bridesmaid bouquet shot (above) were taken by Emily.

 

I’m a HUGE fan of Kate Spade.  In fact, I’m pretty infatuated by her handbags and wallets. So… allow me to introduce you to my new favorite wedding reception detail: Kate Spade Darling champagne flutes.  If you look close, you can see where it says “Mr.” and “Mrs.” on each flute.

Emily and I had fun playing with the reception lighting to get some unusual effects.  I like it.  :)

This final shot = favorite shot of the day.  Perfection.

 

Pam & Matt, you were awesome to work with!  Emily and I enjoyed being part of your day.  Special thanks to Emily for joining me as second shooter- I hope we can do it again!  Lastly, I’d like to give a special mention to Mark from E.A. Entertainment.  Check out his Facebook page HERE.  He was an absolutely amazing DJ to work with… I highly recommend him.  He’s based in Madison but covers a good chunk of Wisconsin; give him a call if you are still looking for a DJ!