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Milwaukee Orchard Spring Mini Sessions 2021

Milwaukee Orchard Spring Mini Sessions 2021 Looking for a Mother’s day gift? Want to explore a local Milwaukee-area orchard when the apple blossoms are in bloom? Grace Creatives is now booking Milwaukee Orchard Spring Mini Sessions in New Berlin, WI. If you live in the Milwaukee area, you and your family should join me at Patterson Orchards on Sunday, May 16th! Who: You!  Your immediate family! Your significant other! Your… Read More »Milwaukee Orchard Spring Mini Sessions 2021

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Hoyt Park Pregnancy Announcement | Hannah + Anthony

Hoyt Park Pregnancy Announcement | Hannah + Anthony Hannah and Anthony are expecting their first child and I am so honored that Grace Creatives Photography was able to capture their pregnancy announcement photos at Hoyt Park!  Truth be told, I really resonated with several parts of their story and the struggles they’ve endured up until this point. After a year and a half of trying to conceive, Hannah and Anthony… Read More »Hoyt Park Pregnancy Announcement | Hannah + Anthony

FIVE ENGAGEMENT SESSION PLANNING STEPS

Five Engagement Session Planning Steps

Five Engagement Session Planning Steps Now that you have decided to book an engagement session with Grace Creatives, you might be wondering where to start with the planning process. I am here to help! These five steps to consider when planning are designed to help you prepare and make decisions regarding location, timing, outfits and more. ONE – Choose the season you would like to be photographed during Often times,… Read More »Five Engagement Session Planning Steps

Milwaukee milestone photos

Milwaukee Nine-Month Baby Photos | Harrison David

Milwaukee Nine-Month Baby Photos | Harrison David This past week, I loved capturing Harrison David’s nine-month milestone session! During our time together, I was able to witness a few of his new skills…army crawling and pulling himself up on furniture. By the next time Grace Creatives photographs this little guy I am sure he’ll be taking some of his first steps and perhaps even a little bit more difficult to… Read More »Milwaukee Nine-Month Baby Photos | Harrison David

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Tree Farm Engagement Session | Abbie + Troy

Tree Farm Engagement Session | Abbi + Troy Abbi and Troy have been together for almost 9 years and will be getting married in August of 2021. Would you believe that in all of that time, they’ve never taken professional photos with each other?  During their tree farm engagement session, the sun was just starting to pop out behind the clouds for sunset. Throughout the session, I had so much… Read More »Tree Farm Engagement Session | Abbie + Troy

Wisconsin Tree Farm Pregnancy Announcement

Tree Farm Pregnancy Announcement | Lexie + Alex

Tree Farm Pregnancy Announcement | Lexie + Alex Earlier this fall, Lexie and Alex reached out to sign up for a tree farm mini session with Grace Creatives. When Lexie inquired, she let me in on a little secret…they were pregnant with their first child and wanted me to document a few pregnancy announcement photos! I felt so honored being a part of their plan. 🙂  On the day of… Read More »Tree Farm Pregnancy Announcement | Lexie + Alex

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2020 Tree Farm Minis Recap

2020 Tree Farm Minis Recap Grace Creatives had a full schedule lined up for this year’s tree farm mini sessions! In addition to documenting all of the families, I loved capturing an exciting pregnancy announcement and engagement session.  Compared to last year’s holiday minis, there wasn’t any snow on the ground which was a bummer. However, the weather was still decent! I was outside for 4 hours [in December…in Wisconsin]… Read More »2020 Tree Farm Minis Recap

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Wildcat Mountain State Park Wedding | Mary + Casey

Wildcat Mountain State Park Wedding | Mary + Casey Let me introduce you to Mary and Casey! They were both working for Walgreens when they met….but not at the same store. Mary was a pharmacy tech at one location and Casey was the store manager at a different one. Funnily enough, when Casey wasn’t working he drove out of his way to stop at Mary’s store location, purchase items and… Read More »Wildcat Mountain State Park Wedding | Mary + Casey

Waukesha In-home Newborn Photographer

In-home Christmas Newborn Photos | Audrey Zayda

In-home Christmas Newborn Photos | Audrey Zayda As you may remember I documented Ellie and Mike’s maternity session at the beginning of October and little miss Audrey Zayda was welcomed into the world at the end of November…just in time for Thanksgiving AND Christmas.  Ellie and Mike welcomed me into their home to meet their daughter and document her newborn photos on her 10th day of life. After looking at some… Read More »In-home Christmas Newborn Photos | Audrey Zayda

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Pewaukee Newborn Session | Baby Dillion

Pewaukee Newborn Session | Baby Dillion Welcome baby Dillion! This Pewaukee newborn was welcomed into the world by his mom, dad, and big brother at the beginning of November.  Since everyone was in quarantine when they found out the sex of the baby, Michelle and Travis planned a really fun gender reveal and recorded it for friends and family to see. Essentially they dyed a dozen eggs (6 blues and… Read More »Pewaukee Newborn Session | Baby Dillion