BP Photo Blog

African American Wedding

Beau Petersen — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:38:02 +0000

Allie and Jules are a beautiful couple. They were a joy on their wedding day for Beau to photograph. Jules is from Africa and Allie is from the States and they now reside together in New York. It was a rainy day but it was romantic. Allie was stunning and Jules was handsome, what a gorgeous couple! A wedding is such a wonderful joining of two people. These two are from totally different worlds but they are so good together. Beau was honored to capture this day and I loved adding an artistic touch to the imagery! ~Bethany

Honeymoon in Australia

Beau Petersen — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:39:14 +0000

Beau and I went on our real Honeymoon four years after our wedding. We traveled a little before then but this is what I consider my honeymoon. We bought tickets to go to Thailand two days before the 2004 Tsunami hit. Our original plan was devastated! So we decided to go to Australia instead. I am so happy we went to this chilled out continent! The people are delightful and it was more beautiful than I expected. We stayed in Palm Cove Queensland at the Outrigger Resort, and it is now called the Peppers Beach Club Spa. We were picked up at the Cairns airport in a Rolls-Royce and I was giddy as we drove on the wrong side of the road and the Aussie driver was on the wrong side of the car. He let us stop at a bottle shop to pick up a little Bundaberg Rum and then we arrived at the Hotel. We received an upgraded room overlooking the ocean with a hot tub on the patio. This room was one of the nicest we have ever stayed in. We loved the resort pools and the beach out front. We had the jungle pool all to ourselves. The cafes in the area were sweet and colorful. We had pizza and Australian beers next door on a breezy day. We ended the evening with a walk on the beach. What a perfect day to get over the jet lag of 22 hours in airplanes. I will write more about Australia later… it is a wonderful memory that Beau and I share. ~Bethany

Baby Yovanni Has Arrived!

Beau Petersen — Thu, 10 May 2012 02:58:06 +0000

Sweet little baby Yovanni has arrived! It is so much fun for Beau to photograph a maternity session and then an infant session. We get to know new parents and meet their little one within the first two precious weeks of their life. Infants change so quickly and it is amazing to capture this amazing time in life. Enjoy the roller-coaster that is parenting! ~Bethany

2012/2013 Senior Photography

Beau Petersen — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:09:30 +0000

BP Photo is excited for the 2012 Senior Photography season! May and June booking Special… $75 for a 2 hour session! No minimum orders required!!! Call 715-808-4174 or e-mail bp@ownyoursmile.com to book your session today. Beau specializes in creating an awesome experience for you… he makes you feel at ease and you will have a great time enjoying this super fun photo shoot. I would be happy to send you our product and artwork pricing too. Thanks! ~Bethany

Appleton E-session Album

Beau Petersen — Mon, 07 May 2012 17:12:35 +0000

Beau photographed Sarah and Robert in Appleton Wisconsin. I love all of the emotions from silly laughter to the endearing embraces. Sarah was so happy to be with Robert in his visit back home after being overseas. I love it when petit girls marry a tall man, they are a great compliment for each other. ~Bethany

Spring in Hayward Wisconsin

Beau Petersen — Mon, 07 May 2012 00:51:13 +0000

Our good old friends from Florida came up north and stayed with us this past week. It was so much fun to visit Hayward with them. We love Hayward! On the way up, we stopped at Louie’s Meats in Cumberland to stock up on amazing blue cheese brats! Then we stopped by our buddies dairy farm in Barronette to show the Floridians the cows that Wisconsin is famous for. It was a beautiful night to enjoy a bon fire and a New Glarus Spotted Cow… then the barrel sauna. The next morning was fresh and beautiful after a Spring rain. I enjoyed a nice run up and down Hunter Hills Road. Then we went shopping on Main-street and I found some nice gifts at the Old Library Store, Truly Wisconsin, the Pavilion and at the Irish Store too! The owner of the Irish Store played his flute for us while the girls danced. We had to buy candy and Fudge at Tremblay’s Candy Store, it’s tradition. After eating lunch at the Angry Minnow, we went out for ice cream at West’s Dairy. I enjoyed a coconut Latte at the Backroads Coffee House the last morning and I bought a French Press for Beau since he’s always wanted one. There are so many little things about Hayward that we love and there is so much more to discover! ~Bethany

Spring Playtime Photos

Beau Petersen — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:41:23 +0000

Bella is two years old! Her mama wanted some Springtime photos of here two year old daughter. We have enjoyed capturing Bella as she grows. Kids change so fast! It is so important to capture them through imagery as much as possible. We would love to photograph your family too! E-mail me to set up a photo session with Beau Petersen. My e-mail is bp@ownyoursmile.com and I would be happy to set it up! Spring is a beautiful time to photograph families for sure. There are few dates left so drop me a e-mail today. What a perfect gift for mom! ~Bethany

Spring Time in New Richmond

Beau Petersen — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:07:48 +0000

Last fall we started this little project of photographing each season in New Richmond, the fall was beautiful but this winter or lack of winter we had made it so we could not get any pictures of the snow. Now this spring was early and beautiful and I was able to get out a couple of times to capture these images. Enjoy ~Beau

Princess Party

Beau Petersen — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:19:17 +0000

Our daughter Bijou is a total princess! She is 100% girly-girl! We had a Princess Party for her on Sunday. She had 13 princesses pals over for an afternoon of pure craziness! It is awesome that Bijou has met so many wonderful girls and she will have fond memories as she grows up with all these great friends. Of course there are many more gal-pals that were not at the party and we hope to have them over soon!!! It was a exhausting for us as parents, but totally fun! We had games like pin the crown on Rapunzel, princess races, hop scotch and princess scavenger hunt. The girls were so excited when they won a prize! Bijou wanted chocolate princess cupcakes for her friends. We decorated crowns together. I had to make a ton of crowns out of construction paper, it took forever! Bijou and I had a fun time planning and decorating for the party. Bijou had a blast but she was very overwhelmed by the end of the party. She says, “Mom, can we just have a party for our own family next time?” …I am cool with that. It is a lot of work to do this but the memories will last forever. ~Bethany

Memory Childhood DVD

Beau Petersen — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:02:14 +0000

Check out this project from MixMyClips
What a great thing to do before the kids head off into the real world.