Cream City Weddings

28/05/2024

Love began in a garden. So goes many creation stories. In our little garden, Lauren and Megan started their new lives in love together this past Saturday. Everything was perfect, from the weather, to our garden's blooms, to our chickens being quiet and respecting the sanctity of the ceremony. Lauren and Megan were looking for a small garden setting for their ceremony and booked us just a month ago. Lauren is part Apache and her mother performed an Apache blanket ceremony as part of the wedding. Noreena made seed packets to toss after the vows and our chickens enjoyed those seeds after the ceremony. They had a toast with their family and friends in attendance and were on their way to their reception in about an hour. Thanks to Belle Fiori, Ltd. for their flowers and to Lauren and Megan for making us a special part of their day.

04/10/2023

At each wedding we try to capture a unique aspect of each couple's personality. Eric and Lynn are art lovers. They also created a new mixed family since both had kids from previous marriages. After a simple courthouse ceremony, we proceeded to the Saint Kate Hotel for their dinner. We captured a few more traditional group portraits but then I wanted to do something fun that showed their interest in art. I had them look at me as if I was a provocative piece of art on the wall and captured the second portrait.

25/09/2023

Check out this clip from Samantha and Matt's wedding at one of Milwaukee's quintessential downtown wedding venues, historic Turner Hall.

19/09/2023

Another wonderful wedding for a wonderful couple. Congratulations to Sarah and Kyle who had a perfect day for their wedding at The Gage in West Allis. When we met them last year, they wanted their celebration to be their focus and not too many portraits. We kept it simple and utilized The Gage's wonderful architecture for some portraits while keeping our focus on what was most important - their wedding. They utilized all three of our primary services with our full day photography, ceremony video, and a photo booth for some fun memories throughout the night. Thanks again Sarah and Kyle for making us a part of your day.

18/09/2023

I love my career. I started early, here I am photographing my first 4th of July parade the summer before I turned three. Those Fisher Price cameras were very light but the lenses weren't too sharp.

06/09/2023

Kari and Josh's outdoor wedding featured beautiful weather at a beautiful location - oh yeah, and a beautiful couple.

30/08/2023

If you're looking for a dramatic location to host your wedding and reception, check out The Lodge at The Rock. They are a complete venue with great service and some dramatic views.

29/08/2023

I started creating B&W images when I started as a photographer in the 1980s. It's not an old look, it's a classic look that brings a different sense and emotion to the image. Let me bring some of this look to your wedding.

21/08/2023

We're starting this week of heat outside, by chilling out online. Here's a cool winter portrait from a few years ago. Stay cool my friends.

16/08/2023

I've been enjoying many sunsets this summer. Besides the sunset itself, the setting sun can provide some very nice light with which to photograph. Here's a favorite portrait I made with a low sun. It's warm and inviting, just like the couple and their love.

09/07/2023

A big congratulations and thanks to Samantha and Eric for hosting their wedding in our studio's garden yesterday. We had some rain in the morning but by the afternoon it was a most perfect day. This couple was looking for an secluded garden setting for their intimate wedding, our urban Cream City Garden fit the bill perfectly. They selected one of our packages where we provide our garden, my photography, and an officiant. My new honeycomb trellis fit perfectly and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves and the celebration. Samantha's mom is a caterer and make some light fare for after the ceremony and I have to give a big shout out to Belle Fiori, Ltd. for providing us with some of the floral as they regularly do. We host events in the garden June through early October, when everything is in bloom. If you're looking for an intimate garden venue please give us a call.

03/06/2023

A good reminder with some good tips here. I'll put it this way, this is the bride and groom's day. Respect them and enjoy participating in THEIR wedding. Don't make it about you. This is a sacred ceremony and milestone in their lives, not a TikTok moment.

Nuptials are more wired. That doesn’t mean smartphones and social media are welcome.

06/04/2023

Gallery Night and Day at Cream City Gallery.

We're hosting another Gallery Night and Day event at our Cream City Gallery on Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22, 2023. Our dear friend, acclaimed artist, and retired Grafton art teacher, Marcia Gorra-Patek will be the featured artist in our gallery.

Marcia always looked very carefully at the small details of her visual environment. She has been fascinated by lines, shapes, colors, and textures of things in front of her, since earliest memories of childhood. Somewhere, along the way, music and literature and art took up residence in her head, heart and hands.

Throughout these years, Marcia has developed the idea of one special fruit, the Pear, as an allegory for women. And, as details of travel, research and well, just life, continued to be observed by her, she became aware of more amazing women that have since become respected examples of heretofore unknown heroines. Great Pears of Herstory is a recent collection of works resulting from the beginning of this journey.

Cream City Gallery will be open and you'll be able to meet Maria and see her thought provoking art Friday the 21st from 4 to 9PM and Saturday the 22nd from noon to 5PM. We're at 1036 S 5th Street in Milwaukee's historic Walker's Point. There are seven galleries up and down 5th Street featuring local artists from our corner on Washington Street up to the Iron Horse Hotel at 5th and Florida. There are also several breweries and restaurants in the neighborhood to make for a delicious evening and afternoon. Come to the Point and get your art on.

05/04/2023

Some of our favorite venues are in the heart of where I grew up, Waukesha County's Lake Country.

08/02/2023

Even though some weddings are getting smaller, we live in a world where more and more of our friends do not live locally. Here are some tips on reserving room blocks for your big day.

We answer all of your burning questions about blocking hotel rooms for your wedding, from finding the right hotels to deciphering those contracts.

16/01/2023

Awash in art. We're making our final preparations for Jack Long's new show, The Mandalas, here at our Cream City Gallery. Opening night is this Friday, January 20 from 4 to 8PM. We're also open Saturday afternoon. You can check us out on CBS 58's morning news tomorrow, Tuesday, between 5:30AM and 6AM. Grab some coffee and tune in then visit us this weekend!