Ope Visuals Company, Madison, WI (2025)

11/27/2021

Hi, everyone!
For an insanely long time, we were unable to reconnect our Instagram and pages - hence the radio silence here!

It appears it is now partially working!

Because of this, we have also been unable to view messages sent via Facebook - we are so genuinely sorry about this, as this is entirely unlike us to not respond!

Thank you all for being here! ❤️

11/27/2021

Hi, everyone! 👋🏻

We have a huge announcement to make!

If you’ve been following us for a while (first off, we love you all), you may remember that we photographed traditional weddings from 2010-2018 before rebranding to intimate weddings and elopements!

We have loved every second of our ever evolving journey! (Reminder: as humans, we are meant to evolve! You are under no obligation to stay stuck in a version of yourself, your business, etc forever, so let any notion of that go!)

As of today, September 3, 2021, we are now only accepting elopements with two intentionally chosen witnesses in attendance! (We had been accepting up to 30 guests in attendance, then up to 15, now up to 2!)

This decision, as all of our decisions, comes from a lot (a LOT) of experiences and reflections upon what is pure magic and what serves our mission behind what we do - our why!

This feels so good on a soul level!

This weekend I close out my 20s and enter into my 30s on Monday! I am genuinely SO excited (fully serious!) for this next decade of life! My personal intention for this coming decade is sitting in a state of constant reflection upon what is serving me and what isn’t. I’ll be leaning into what is serving me and living there fully! (I wish this for everyone - life is too short to do what isn’t serving you ✨)

All our love,
Adrianne, Jerry, and Mabel 🥰

10/25/2020

PART ✌🏻🥳 Fast forward to today - *drum roll please* We are now including COMPLIMENTARY SYNASTRY (couple’s!) READINGS IN EVERY ELOPEMENT PACKAGE 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Because let’s be honest - having insanely specific details on how to best love another person the way they SPECIFICALLY (yes, everyone needs to be loved differently - based on their individual insanely specific birth chart) need to be loved is WAY more helpful than a random dude in robes telling you how to do marriage based on a dusty old book 😝 (Disclaimer: I went to a private Catholic school for TEN YEARS - baptized Catholic here saying this, so no hate - just our opinions on NEW marriage practices ✌🏻)

Okay, enough rambling. LET’S GO! Who’s ready to have their entire relationship changed, discard old world thinking/traditions, and get an elopement or vow renewal on?! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Ps - This picture shows how Mabel feels about outdated marriage practices 😝🤣

10/24/2020

WE HAVE EXCITING NEWS* 🥳 And no, we aren’t engaged or expecting a baby and Mabel still doesn’t have a little sister yet 😝

Those of you who have followed us since late 2019 may remember that I spontaneously booked an astrology reading for myself, had my life changed, spontaneously booked a couple’s reading for Jerry and I (and he was NOT the happiest camper going into it 👀🙄), had our entire 2,000 year relationship changed (yes, we’re dinosaurs 😝), and then was so mind blown that I naturally had to take not just one course but ALL the courses (back to back, no less) to become a master astrologer. 2020 = 12-17 hour days of pouring over astrology in utter fascination. Yes, this is how I quarantined, and it was the best ever 🙌🏻

Literally within 5 minutes of our couple’s reading, the astrologer told me that I need to give Jerry a hug once and a while and that he needs to be allowed to play video games, and I was like umm..are you hiding in our closet orrrr how do you know this about us? 🤯 We talk about astrology EVERY day in our relationship - it is 100% our guiding principal for how to exist and work together. I cannot emphasize enough how much it changed our ENTIRE years upon years long relationship within 1 single hour! 🤯

Fast forward to the past couple months - I have been unbelievably honored to have been booking 2+ months out for readings 🤯😭 (Major shout out to all of you who have booked with me - you have literally made my wildest dreams come true!) and Jerry has gotten just as on board with astrology as I have. His new favorite game is called “Hey, Pull This Chart” and it involves him giving me birth information but not telling me whose information it is so I have to spontaneously do a reading while he laughs hysterically at how I just nailed some famous person I’ve never heard of’s personality 🤣🤣🤣 I’ve had to give him a limit of no more than 5 charts a day because it was starting to get out of hand 😳😂

PART ✌🏻COMING SOON - STAY TUNED 🥳
Also - please see first comment for important celebration reminder! 👇🏻

10/23/2020

We’re basically your maid of honor and best man - but the kind who are actually there to support you on your day and all days forward, not just along for the ride and the party 🙃

Headache? We’ve got the Advil. Nauseous? We’ve got the Pepto. Hair falling out? We’ve got the bobby-pins. Need your dress bustled? We’ve bustled one point bustles to fifty-six point bustles - yes you read that correctly 😅 Not sure how to pin a boutonnière without blood shed, we’ve pinned as many boutonnières as we’ve photographed weddings with a track record of zero droplets of blood shed 🙌🏻 We’ve run errands, given rides, packed bags and cars, comforted, reassured, carried (literally) brides over sharp rocks and cow p**p, and the list goes on 😅

Whatcha need? We’ve got you covered ✌🏻

🥰❤️

10/22/2020

Going to go ahead and say our best (and most hilarious 🤣) BTS content yet is up in our stories right now ☝🏻 Tap our profile picture to view before it expires shortly!!

SOUND ON for the full hilarity + relaxation! (What a combo, I know 😆)

Ps - sorry for that days long delay in finishing up our mountain BTS - the traveling-during-a-pandemic exhaustion is real 👀😅

10/20/2020

If you’ve been following along with us over the past couple of days, you’ve seen some of our crazy mountain adventures! 🏔

But as much as we love shooting in the gorgeous Colorado mountain ranges (and we LOVE it!! 🤩), we also love finding under appreciated and lesser known locations closer to home. We have had so many amazing photoshoots in Wisconsin and other midwestern states, and we pride ourselves in finding unique and remarkable locations that even locals who have lived there their whole lives don’t know about!

All of this goes to show that if traveling for your session or elopement just isn’t something you’re interested in, that doesn’t mean you can’t have the photoshoot of your dreams! 💓💓

10/19/2020

Mountains Day ✌🏻✌🏻 CONVERTED SCHOOL BUS + FLY FISHING - need I even say more?
Today proved that dreams do come true 🤯
We woke up well before the sun this morning and headed to a campground where Kayleigh + Kieran live in their converted school bus 🤯🤯🤯 They had tea, and then we headed out to Rocky Mountain National Park for them to fly fish in a river and then in a lake. Kieran is a professional fly fishing guide, so he was our in to all the best locations, which was amazing!
Heading out of the park, they stopped to pick up breakfast to bring back to the bus, ending our 5 hour session in the most magical way ✨
Hurry on our Stories (tap our profile picture!) to view this insane level of magic ☝🏻

10/18/2020

MOUNTAINS DAY ✌🏻+☝🏻😝 This morning we made the trek from Laramie, Wyoming to Estes Park, Colorado and HOLY WILD FIRES is all we can say 😣 We went from clear blue skies to black skies and an overpowering smell of smoke. We eventually passed the worst of the fires and then drove directly up into the mountains, just 10 miles away from the edge of the fires. We hit areas of heavy smoke but also a lot of clean air and blue skies.
It’s safe to say that in all the places I’ve been in the world, Estes Park has taken my breath away unlike any other location. My jaw has been on the ground since we arrived, and this is officially the place I dream of calling home.
Our session for tonight sadly got cancelled last minute, which made us feel at a loss of content in this absolutely magical area. We dwelled on it for a bit, then we got some coconut water and hopped in the car and headed into the depths of Rocky Mountain National Park, and DAMN is all I can say about that 🤯
Come see views unlike any other on our Stories! Tap our profile picture ☝🏻 to view our future home! 😝

10/17/2020

MOUNTAINS DAY ✌🏻- sooo Jerry decided to wake up at the crack of dawn this morning, and Jerry is NOT a quiet person, so I then woke up also. I attempted to go back to sleep, as I was so excited last night to sleep in until 9am, but, alas, Jerry was way to excited about being in Wyoming, and at 5:30 in the morning, we were suddenly throwing on sweatpants in the dark and on our way out the door in the pitch black and 28 degrees 🤦🏻‍♀️
I complained for a while, and then the sun started rising over the mountains behind us, dancing across the plains, and lightly touching the snowcapped mountains in front of us. Suddenly, Jerry’s childlike excitement at way too early of an hour was all worth it.
We drove along empty roads, mountains behind us, expansive plains on either side of us, and mountains in front of us, simply in awe of this beautiful state. We passed a single house with two little kids outside who were so excited to see a car they cheered as we passed 🥰 We eventually drove through a little mountain town, where we saw the teeny tiny school they were waiting for the bus to take them to, and we kept going, suddenly finding ourselves in Medicine Bow National Park, winding up the mountain roads.
We left the park, only because it was time to get breakfast and get ready for WEDDING DAY 🙌🏻
All of this magic from our 5:30 rising through the absolute MAGIC of S+T’s Wyoming RANCH wedding is live on our Stories now! Tap our profile picture to view! ☝🏻

10/16/2020

WE 👏🏻 ARE 👏🏻 BACK 👏🏻 The mountains were calling, so we of course hurried back because, you know, mountains 🙈😍
Follow our adventures via our Stories! 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻
We had a very eventful day today, are reading to a WYOMING RANCH for tomorrow’s wedding, and then are heading back to Colorado where we will be photographing a couple who lives in a converted SCHOOL BUS (come on 🤯), and then photographing a fly fishing session in the mountains 🤯
Is this real life? 🤯🤯🤯
Follow along on this journey!! Jerry has already had his fair share of Jerry moments, so if the ranch, bus, or fly fishing didn’t intrigue you, follow along just for Jerry’s hilarity 🙊🤣
Tap our profile picture! 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

10/12/2020

Soooo Jerry photographed an elopement on a 122 year old BOAT last weekend, and he’s most definitely never going to be over it 🙈😂

He also did an amazing job capturing BTS (begins the scenes) footage 🤯🙌🏻

Hop on our Stories (tap our profile picture ☝🏻) to swoon over the magic of this beautiful boat with hardwood floors, Briana’s on point fall in Wisconsin wedding vibe, and to hear a snippet of their vows 😭😭😭

I’m not crying - we’re ALL crying, okay? 😭

10/11/2020

Happy national cake decorating day!! In honor of this very important holiday (😉), comment down below your dream cake! 🤩🤩

10/10/2020

As the leaves start changing colors and falling to the ground 🍂, and the temperatures start dropping ❄️, it’s time to start thinking about winter shoots!

If adventuring out into the snow sounds like you and your partner, or even if you’re more of a cuddle up by the fire with hot cocoa duo, contact us to get some gorgeous photos of some amazing memories this season! 😍❤️

10/09/2020

YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT!!
Yes, COVID-19 may have delayed your traditional wedding, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait to say your vows. Elopements are a great, COVID friendly way to get married to your significant other, and in our experience, you’ll probably have a more meaningful wedding day too! 🥰

Here’s some of our top tips for being safe during your COVID elopement.

1. Wear masks! Invest in some cute personalized masks for yourself and your guests, and wear them whenever possible!
2. Purchase individually packaged food, or a dish for each family.
3. Give out mini hand sanitizers to your guests, and encourage them to use them!
4. If you have a few guests sitting and watching the ceremony, set the chairs 6 feet apart from other guests.
5. Plan ahead. You don’t want to get caught in a difficult situation because you weren’t prepared. (But don’t worry - we can help you with that!)☺️☺️

10/08/2020

“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.” - Unknown..
If we had to guess, your life has probably taken a 180 from what it was before the pandemic started. We know ours has!

But that doesn’t mean you need to just sit back and watch your life transform. Take the initiative to learn and grow from all of the craziness in today’s world. We know you’ll come out stronger on the other end. ❤️

10/07/2020

Just because you’re not engaged, getting married, or ready for a vow renewal doesn’t mean you and your other half don’t deserve some beautiful photos of the two of you. 🤩

If you have a special someone in mind, check out our lifestyles sessions!

Now we know you probably have a few questions, like what even are lifestyle sessions and how do they work with Ope? 🤔

Lifestyle sessions are a more natural form of photography. Instead of strict poses and formalized locations, lifestyle sessions are meant to depict your life as it is. In particular, a couple's lifestyle session captures some sort of fun activity you and your partner do together. 💓

What makes our lifestyle sessions unique is our approach. We aim to format our sessions like a special date for you and your partner that we just happen to be along on. But don’t worry, it won’t be some sort of awkward third wheeling situation. 🙈 We put friendship first, and always establish a relationship with our clients before the shoot.

So what are you waiting for?? Feel free to message us to learn more and get your dream photos with your partner. 😁

10/05/2020

Thinking about eloping, but don’t want to leave your kids behind? 🤔

The great thing about elopements is you can do them exactly when you want, how you want, and with who you want. If you want to include your kids (or even other children you’re close with), there’s so many amazing ways to do so!

Kids love to feel like they’re contributing, so letting them be in the room to “help” you get ready for your big day can be such a fun bonding experience for you both. 😊

Similarly to having a first look with your to-be husband or wife, you can have a first look with your kids! This is yet another emotional moment you can share with your kids before the ceremony even begins. 🥺

You kids can actually participate in the wedding! Some common roles for kids are flower girls and ring bearers, but there are many more unique options such as having them sign your marriage license. 🤯

You can also incorporate a special ceremony with your children during your elopement. There are so many unique ideas out there, so go ahead and Google away!

If having your kids at your elopement just isn’t feasible, technology can truly be a blessing. Make an effort to video chat your kids on your big day, and make sure they know you are thinking about them! ❤️

10/04/2020

Every 👏🏻 single 👏🏻 time 👏🏻 we book an elopement, we dance 🙈🤣 Have you seen that quote that says every time you support a small business that a real personal actually does a happy dance? That’s us to a T 🤣
I’ve been trying to convince Jerry for a year now to let me record us dancing each time we book an elopement, but he’s not been on board with this plan 🙄 He does, however, tend to listen to the people, so I posted a poll in our stories to try to make this a hilarious reality 🙈🤣
Tap our profile picture to view + vote! 👆🏻😂
Ps - a reminder that I’ve been back on stories! Educational content + Mabel & Jerry antics are back...for better or worse 👀😳😬🙈

10/03/2020

Want to wear a wedding dress or suit, but also want to go on an elopement day adventure?
No worries!
Who says you can’t have more than one outfit on your big day 🤩!

While there’s something to be said for the natural wear and tear of your wedding dress or suit as you adventure throughout the day, it is also 100% okay to want to change into something a little more comfortable (and less expensive! 🙈) during the more active parts of your elopement.

However, if you are hiking or adventuring to your elopement spot without a great place to change in sight, remember to bring a pop up changing tent! They are so easy to pack, and they make a world of difference when doing that quick change.

And, of course, we can’t forget about the added perk of getting photos in two (or more!) different awesome outfits!

10/02/2020

With so many exciting things to do during an elopement, we know you’ll probably have your whole wedding day planned out. However, there’s nothing wrong with a few surprises here and there! 🙈

We know how much you love your partner (I mean, you’re marrying them!), and what better day to show them how much they mean to you than your wedding day. It can be so special to plan a surprise for your new husband or wife on your elopement day. The more personal and meaningful the surprise is, the better, but here’s just a few of our favorite suggestions to get your wheels turning! 😉

1. Write your partner a love letter and give it to them on your elopement day.
2. Prepare or order your partner’s favorite breakfast.
3. Get your partner a small gift before the big day.
4. Organize something special to celebrate together after the day is over.

Get creative with this! While it doesn’t have to be something big, put some thought into it and do something that will be truly meaningful to your partner. ❤️

10/01/2020

“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” 🤩 – Maya Angelou⁠⠀
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Today we’re here to tell you that if you spend your life trying to conform to society's expectations you will never be truly happy. Stop worrying about what others think of you, and start worrying about what YOU think of you. ⁠⠀
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At Ope, we love stepping away from the norm. In fact, some of our favorite lifestyle sessions have been the craziest, most absurd ideas. We love bringing your out of the box photography dreams to life! 🤪❤️

09/30/2020

YOU ELOPED!!

Now what... 🤔🤔

Well, it’s time to celebrate! 🥳

Grab a bottle of champagne and pop it open 🍾, have a dance party with your new husband or wife 🕺🏼, have some cake 🎂, or set up a romantic picnic 🕯. Just do something fun together, and we’ll be there to capture all of your smiles and laughter together. ❤️

09/28/2020

Why get married in a hotel when THIS could be your venue?!

09/27/2020

Hi 👋🏻 It’s been a minute since I’ve been on our Stories with non-post sharing content, but we’re back!
August and September are always so crazy that they seem to last as long as a blink 😝
Quality Mabel antic stories are live now 😳 as well as a needed vote on whether to be “fun” or “on brand” with a very crucial decision on a new bag 🙈😂 for our upcoming elopement travels!
Tap our profile ☝🏻 to see Mabel’s latest escape attempt as well as her sad attempt to eat pizza 🍕 - and help me decide on whether or not to be fun while you’re there 🙈🤣

09/26/2020

It's a huge privilege to get to access such amazing public lands (National Parks, State Parks, National Forests, Wilderness Areas, BLM lands, etc) as a backdrop for committing your lives to each other. Instead of paying $5-20k+ for a wedding venue, public lands give us the gift of the best venue in the world, for nearly free.⁠⠀
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With that, comes the responsibility for all of us to keep that venue looking amazing, so you two can come back to that spot in 10, 20, or 50 years, and for it to still look and feel the same as when you said your vows there.⁠⠀
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So as we come alongside you and help you plan your day, we’re excited to keep in mind how lucky we are to have such a beautiful planet— We have the best job in the world, and we can’t wait to help you two create a beautiful outdoor wedding day that’s as kind to the planet, as it is to us.

09/25/2020

YOU DON’T HAVE TO WAIT! 👈🏼👈🏼⁠⠀
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We have heard so many people talking about pushing off their traditional wedding until 2022 or 2023! COVID might have changed the vision of what you were expecting for your wedding, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait two or three YEARS to get married to your partner. 🤯 ⁠⠀
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By deciding to elope, you are not only getting married safely during a global pandemic, but you are also gaining all of the other perks of elopements: less stress, higher guest and couple satisfaction, much easier planning, no drama and gossip, better photos... (just to name a few 😉). All of these perks revolve around the idea that when you elope, your day is about you and your love for your partner; that’s it! 💓⁠⠀
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At Ope, one of our favorite sayings these days has been to “say your vows now, and party later.” 🥳 Deciding to elope with a small number of guests or even just the two of you doesn’t mean you can’t have a giant celebration with all of your extended family and friends. In fact, we encourage it—just not the same day (or even the same week) as your wedding day. Having a reception to celebrate your marriage after COVID is over is a wonderful idea! 🤩

09/24/2020

“Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried but you’ve actually been planted.” – Christine Caine⁠ 🌱⁠⠀
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It’s okay to just feel down right now; these are crazy and unprecedented times. It’s okay to need to take a mental break; there’s a lot going on in the world. But never forget that no matter how challenging navigating life is during a global pandemic and times of turmoil in our country, this is all turning you into the person you’re supposed to be. You’re learning, you’re growing, and you’re making progress, so be proud of who you’re becoming!⁠ ❤️

09/23/2020

“Your session will be an experience.” 🤩⁠⠀
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This is a phrase we use a lot, but what does an “experience” really mean? 🤔⁠⠀
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Throughout our many years as photographers, we have seen all too many sessions where the person/people being photographed are just plain miserable. 😕 Going from pose to pose, the session just seems to drag on. ⁠⠀
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This isn’t fun for you, and this isn’t fun for us either!⁠⠀
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At Ope, our sessions aren’t just filled with tedious poses and fake, plastered on smiles. (Crazy, right? 🤯) Instead, we photograph you as you do something you love. Whether you’re drinking beer and playing arcade games, or grilling out in your backyard, or even knocking down a wall (yes, we actually had a session doing this, and it was amazing! 😆), it won’t be something that feels like a chore. In fact, we have found that many people who claim to “hate” getting their photos taken actually don’t want our sessions to end because they are having so much fun! ⁠⠀
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When you look at your photos from your session, you won’t just see a two dimensional portrayal of yourselves. Looking at your photos will draw out memories of an amazing experience you and your loved one(s) shared together. It will be something you look back on fondly for years. 💓