November 2, 2018

Todd & Julie | Charming Northwoods Fall Wedding in Manitowish Waters, WI

The night before Julie and Todd’s wedding I drove up so I could get an early start in the morning; it was probably the most beautiful drive I had this season!  The leaves were at full peak; bursting with bright reds, yellows, and golden oranges!  It really set the tone for the weekend and I was so excited!!!  The morning started off at the beautiful Chippewa Retreat Resort with the girls giggling and sharing mimosas in their condo loft while the guys relaxed in their condo.  I worked on their details for the day and just knew it was going to be amazing!  Although the weather decided to not play along in the morning, everyone was cozied up indoors sharing many laughs and looking forward to the days events!

Julie slipped into her gown with the help of her mom and all her girls around to make sure she was wedding ready!  The clouds were sticking around for the day, but thankfully the rain was tapering off.  We decided on an indoor first look to give the sky a little more time to open up, and would ya check out Todd’s reaction?!  He was truly blown away when he saw his lovely bride for the first time!  They share a few quite moments alone before we headed outside for some quick portraits!

I worked pretty fast to keep everyone as warm as I could and out of the cold; it was only a chilly 40 degrees or so, but at least it wasn’t raining anymore!!!  The wedding party was a blast to work with; smiles and laughs all around- I’m sure they could hear us on the other side of the lake!  After some fun wth the wedding party Todd and Julie took some time alone for a short, but sweet bridal session before their ceremony.  I looooooved playing with her cathedral veil, and the two of them were just so easy to work with!  They rocked their session (which I knew they would because their engagement session was AH-MAZING) and we pulled in as much color as we could without getting soaked from the saturated ground.  Considering out uncooperative the weather was, they really did a great job!

Juli and Todd were surrounded by family and friends for a cozy and inviting ceremony.  These two are so deeply in love and it is easy to see in their photos.  After they sealed their promises with a kiss we grabbed a few family photos before heading into the party!  Their dinner was amazing, hats off to the amazing crew that came up from Wausau to fill our bellies!!!  After dinner we were entertained by a live band (I’m always a huge fan of live entertainment) where they danced the night away!  Congrats again Julie and Todd- thank you for asking me to share in your special day!  A very special thank you to my dear friend and amazing photographer Sarah Van Dreel for her lovely assistance for the day!

Venue | Chippewa Retreat Resort

Floral | Lori’s Flower Cottage

Caterer | Clint at Urban Street Bistro

Bridal Shop | The Wedding Shoppe

Jeweler | JB Hudson

Suits | Men’s Warehouse

Baker | Judy Berg (family friend)

Officiant | Julie Ryan

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