I had never met either of them in person before the shoot, but Jenny told me on the phone that Bryan is a HUGE Cubs fan, so to honor his love of the Cubbies, I wore my Cubs shirt just for him! :p Not really…. He is Brew Crew all the way! I was definitely rethinking my choice of shirts I wore to tease him a bit when I first pulled in! Now I thought I had some good looking, well toned, .22 caliber arms. I was proud of my guns, until I saw Bryan, who could crush me with one squeeze! Byran’s arms are very well toned, and about the size of my thigh’s! So yeah, was almost tempted to shoot without a shirt. LOL

As we wandered around the park these two were laughing and smiling the entire time! They we up for anything and seemed to have a good time hamming it up for the camera! Played some football, drank some wine, we were even graced by a large congregation of shirtless men, standing uncomfortably close together in the water. All in all it was a pretty sweet time! Not much prompting was needed to get Bryan to kiss his bride-to-be either! Jenny, well, she was lovin’ being held in his big strong arms and almost 3 hours of nonstop affection! Lucky gal!

So while I tend to all my itchy bites, and nurse my ankle from almost pulling what I loving named “A Whipple” ( While shooting their E-Session last year, Ryan lost his footing and fell into the river ), enjoy a handful of photos from the day! And if you ask nicely, Jenny might even show you the rest in their gallery!

Much Love,

The Black Tie Guys

Much Love,

The Black Tie Guys

1. While the girls were getting ready, the soundtrack played quietly in the background as the Purple People Heater did it’s work on some soon to be fancy hair…..
2. A Spray Glitter shower over Luke’s hair, that sparkled much like Edward’s chest… This would lead to many weird looks throughout the day as guests wondered whether he had done it himself. For the record, the girls did it… but he didn’t stop them… so…
3. Most importantly, the couple was able to sneak away from their party for a few minutes to share a twilight photo with a gorgeous background…and a kiss…

The wedding proved to be a fun one with plenty of kissing, laughing, and even the occasional snort. It began at the Hair Zone in Wisconsin Rapids where the girls got their hair done, and if you have not seen this place, do yourself a favor and check it out!! What a cool looking place with plenty of Styling talent to back it up!! From there we went to Grace luthern church where the girls and guys got fancied up. After that it, was off to Good Time Charlie’s for a reception! Pretty cool that Tanya’s Gramdpa is the Charlie… It’s not everyday you meet a small town celebrity!!

We had a great time at the reception thanks to the musical genious of DJ On the Go!! Such a great time!!

We even had the chance for a little Crazy box action where people put on props and just take downright nutty pictures!! Even the Black Tie Team took a few shots in there…i mean, no we never take breaks.

Either way, we want to wish Cody and Tanya a fun filled lifetime of love together, and if you ever need anything… you know who to call. Ghostbusters.

-The Black Tie Guys

This is year 2 that Black Tie has the privilege to be working with the Stevens Point High School Gymnastics team. It didn’t take long to remember the fun events of the previous year. What an energetic group of girls! Loud and smiley.

I have to give kudos to the girls on the team, and to the parents that helped set it up, because you made it absolutely seamless for us…. well seamless with the help of a little duct tape.

Since we don’t know which of the “actual” shots is going to be chosen yet for the calender posters, we will have to wait to post that one. But in the meantime, here are some behind the scenes of the girls, of us shooting, and of just plain chaos. I even did a dismount off the swing set followed by a salute… thank you very much.

Enjoy.

The Black Tie Guys

Wayne and Chrissy were married on an unbelievably beautiful day. Rain was in the forecast, and the night before brought a whopper of a storm, but when it came to crunch time, the rain held off.  However, the very hot sun decided with the wet ground, that it would raise the humidity about 8 million degrees…. but it was well worth it, because what a blast it was!!!

Wayne and Chrissy were married at the very beautiful Lake Arrowhead.  Awesome location for an outdoor wedding.  Water fountains, green grass, blue sky, and sweet Chinese umbrellas…. wait, Chrissy brought those.  Scratch that.  But they did look super cool!

After the ceremony the wedding party drove down to The Lure Bar (mighty quickly i might add, dad.) to enjoy a few extremely refreshing cool drinks and snatch up some photos of the great surroundings.  It gave Luke a great chance to be himself and get everyone to loosen up, and for those that know Luke…He is a little crazy.    I think Chrissy and Wayne could attest to that.  What’s that about vertical??? 

After a very short photo hiatus, the group headed back to Lake Arrowhead to party down.  Good Food, Good People, Good Times.  We did drag them back outside to shoot a few shots at dusk, and I sure am glad we did.

Chrissy and Wayne, you two were an absolute blast!!  I can honestly say that i don’t think i have ever picked on myself so much and laughed so hard in the process!!  I hope you two have a long and wonderful life together!!

Cheers to Flame Wayne and Chrissy!!

Enjoy.

The Black Tie Guys

Post ceremony I got to go some place with the group I have never gone to…. Burger King! Most couples tend to go bar hoping but not these guys! Even though dinner was just a few hours out the group wanted to eat. When we walked in all the customers jaws just hit the floor in disbelief at what they were witnessing! It was AWESOME! So I had to include a shot of it on here.

After we fueled up we headed over to the always beautiful Bull’s Eye Country Club for a ton more photos and some great festivities! The rest of the night was spent with good conversations, a few drinks, and ton’s of dancing! Brandon from Dj On The Go rocked the house as always!

So we hope you guys have a fun,  adventure filled life together! Both of you are pretty cool people so I know you will!

Much Love,

The Black Tie Guys

Post ceremony, the newly weds, on the one of the most important days of their lives, took the time out to go visit Brian’s Grandma, who sadly, was in the hospital. Now that is what I call a strong family! So cool that you guys did that and I am positive Grandma was thrilled to see you two all dressed up!

The reception took place at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Marshfield. That place is huge! It was a nice change for us to have some room to move between tables! So after some fabulous food and super yummy cake and ice cream we dragged them outside, in the rain, in the middle of the road, for a few quick kissing shots. They turned out pretty cool!

So here are just a handful of random shots from the day! We wish you two the best of luck!

Much Love,

The Black Tie Guys

Adam Chojnacki.

I’ve had the privilege to work with this individual on several occasions. I am always excited when my phone rings and the caller ID gives me the good news.

Adam plays keyboards and does some backup singing with the rising star Stephen Jerzak.

They have a new album due out later this year, and i believe a single will be out shortly. Adam was in town for a week taking some time away from the non-stop-touring and living-the-dream lifestyle. Adam is very talented, and it is no doubt, that he has definitely found his talent. Wow.

Check out Adam’s myspace
and be sure to follow him on twitter

Adam, enjoy life in the fast lane buddy! I sure hope my caller ID give me more good news in the near future!!

Thanks Again Man!!

The Black Tie Guys

Some people say, you grow up to be just like your parents whether you like it or not. If that is the case, this little girl (to be born in august) is really in luck. Crystal was so much fun to shoot with. She still has a little bit of time before her due date, but time permitting you may see a part #2 to this maternity shoot. Crystal and I were laughing pretty much the entire time. It was hard to be serious when she kept busting out faces such as “Blue Steel” and “Ferrari.”

Either way, the session was short, but sweet. Crystal called and explained that she was in the area for a few hours, and was hoping we could find time to shoot some pictures for her. We did just that.

Here are a few shots from a quick trip to the park with Mommy and Baby-to-be Haugen.

Thanks Crystal!! Hopefully we’ll see you again soon!

The Black Tie Guys

P.S. Oh and by the way…. good luck!

Jillian and family gathered at Spiedini’s Italiano Ristorante in Stevens Point. (Great food if you are ever in the area)

The party consisted of many formal type shots as Jillian is the scrap booking queen and wanted consistency in the photos. But we managed to take some unexpected fun ones too!!

I have to say the food was great, the spirits were high, but the one thing that i had no idea I was in for was… Jordan.

Jordan is Jillian’s best friend Danielle’s nephew. (got that?) This little guy has a huge future in modeling. I pointed the camera at him, and without me saying a word, i held down the shutter, and in a matter of about 30 seconds, he had probably 6 different poses!! I am quite sure i could have rattled off a few hundred of the little guy and he wouldn’t have done the same pose twice!!

Anyway, Jillian, your family and friends were great, and I hope you like the photos!! Here are just a few of the fun ones…. and of course one of the little model. (Dear other photographers… I saw him first!)

Congrats again!!

The Black Tie Guys