{"id":596,"date":"2009-06-02T21:48:01","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T02:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php\/?p=596"},"modified":"2009-06-02T21:52:45","modified_gmt":"2009-06-03T02:52:45","slug":"tony-melissas-wedding-part-1-la-crosse-wi-wedding-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/?p=596","title":{"rendered":"Tony &#038; Melissa&#8217;s wedding, part 1 || La Crosse, WI wedding photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"I have so many good things to say about this wedding, but with so many pictures to post, I just better get on with it. Tony and Melissa had a full day of events to photograph. I started out at Stoney Creek Inn in Onalaska, WI taking pictures of the guys. Can you believe it? I actually got to take pictures of the guys getting ready. That never happens. \r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591241172\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3553\/3591241172_3564076914_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nEver wonder what the guys do while the girls get all fancy? Here's your answer...\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591241640\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3643\/3591241640_8f2b25f35c_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591241792\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3400\/3591241792_3a61203e26_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590434387\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3202\/3590434387_74d59cc16e_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nI broke up the madness for one nice picture.\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591242206\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3608\/3591242206_5e7a2710cc_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThen I headed over to the E-Spa salon in La Crosse where my second shooter, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dawnsilvaphotography.com\">Dawn Silva<\/a>, was already taking pictures of the girls. This photo was taken by Dawn.\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590433819\/\" title=\"Not my photo by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3361\/3590433819_092282531a.jpg\" border=0 width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Not my photo\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nI've never been to E-Spa before. It is really cute inside. Lots of little things to photograph, and perfect to get a shot of Melissa's shoes. \ud83d\ude42\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590434779\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2484\/3590434779_a98d721712_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591242582\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3591\/3591242582_026ab381ea_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591242742\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2433\/3591242742_16baf4739e_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAfter the salon, we headed over to First Evangelical Lutheran Church in La Crosse, WI. I was so excited to photograph in this church. I drive by it almost every day and almost every day I think, \"I want to photograph a wedding there.\" There are lots of great nooks and crannies for pictures.\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590435305\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2469\/3590435305_f803f67d31_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590435417\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2455\/3590435417_8d8d59cfa8_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591243252\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3380\/3591243252_32ce9ecbff_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590438965\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3383\/3590438965_a82dd1125c.jpg\" border=0 width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591245902\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2472\/3591245902_8ccf7174d0_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nMelissa and Tony saw each other before the ceremony. Melissa really wanted a picture like this one and it is so nice to have Dawn around to capture it. Gorgeous!\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590435745\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3660\/3590435745_9f86782382.jpg\" border=0 width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590435931\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3314\/3590435931_b6849af7f9_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590436125\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3369\/3590436125_96c916af98_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nMelissa has the most gorgeous skin. No skin touch-ups here, none!\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590439551\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3298\/3590439551_d895d8f475.jpg\" border=0 width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591244070\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2446\/3591244070_2454bc4ed7.jpg\" border=0 width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nWe had so much time for pictures before the ceremony. I was one happy photographer!\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591244486\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3299\/3591244486_9e40cbd423.jpg\" border=0 width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590436931\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2428\/3590436931_540d5dc789_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590437205\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3357\/3590437205_e4f75d8835_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590437369\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3644\/3590437369_96d242732a_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n\r\nPicking \"ugly\" locations can be so great!\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590437637\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3415\/3590437637_351e2d3d93.jpg\" border=0 width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAnd, of course, we'll always get pretty shots, too. See the butterfly to the right?\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591245640\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3386\/3591245640_eede73148e_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThen we went back to the church for the ceremony.\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3591246034\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3557\/3591246034_f1f2c82aa5_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590438571\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3627\/3590438571_7e74f51d02_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590438823\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2432\/3590438823_0d2536e52e.jpg\" border=0 width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590439205\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3403\/3590439205_2f1ec58b7e_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/tiffania\/3590439377\/\" title=\"Untitled by Tiffany B, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2460\/3590439377_397872e96d_o.jpg\" border=0 width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nPart 2 coming tomorrow - the reception (and more).","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have so many good things to say about this wedding, but with so many pictures to post, I just better get on with it. Tony and Melissa had a full day of events to photograph. I started out at Stoney Creek Inn in Onalaska, WI taking pictures of the guys. Can you believe it?&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21],"tags":[],"fbg_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"fbshare-thumb":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"fbg_excerpt":"I have so many good things to say about this wedding, but with so many pictures to post, I just better get on with it. Tony and Melissa had a full day of events to photograph. I started out at Stoney Creek Inn in Onalaska, WI taking pictures of the guys. Can you believe it?...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=596"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":599,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/596\/revisions\/599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tiffanybrubaker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}