Courtney + David

David and Courtney had the sweetest and most classy wedding day at Dandy in Milwaukee. Courtney got ready with her mother and bridesmaids at Hotel Metro relaxing and enjoying themselves as I got there to take photos.

As a small business owner herself, Courtney put together a great day and timeline and organized her wedding with the professionalism and perfection of a long-time event coordinator.

After getting dressed with her mom, she had a first look with her loving father on the first floor of Hotel Metro in one glass ceiling lobby area and then went outside to meet her soon-to-be husband with their dogs and his son.

David was dressed in a custom green 3-pieced suit and saw her with excitement and love. As an artist in Milwaukee, David added refined taste and excellence to the wedding, making beautiful invitations for his guests and the simplest yet most elegant gold band wedding rings I’ve seen as a photographer.

We all traveled from Hotel Metro to Trestle Park in the Third Ward, a large pier that overhangs the Milwaukee River and that has an old abandoned train trestle in the background in the middle of the river. It was one of those that used to rotate spanning the river and then opening to allow boats to pass through. It’s now out of commission.

We took family and couple portraits there before heading to the Dandy, an event venue/antiques store in Milwaukee north of the Milwaukee Brewers stadium.

There they were wed in a lovely ceremony officiated by a friend of the couple and had a reception catered by Flour Girl and Flame, a company that does fire oven pizzas.

They had heartfelt speeches, first dances and a cake cutting and then proceeded to dance the night away with their family and friends.