• we are butch and kelsy mccartney, a wisconsin-based husband and wife photog duo! we absolutely love what we do. it's often hard to call our photography "work" because we're doing what we love with the one we love :) ... while we're on the subject, the thing we love photographing most is l-o-v-e!

    when we're not taking pictures, we love sharing a pot of coffee in the morning, exploring new cities, going to concerts, having picnics, and spending as much time with our families as possible.

    we are so happy that you've found us - we would love to hear from you! feel free to leave us a comment or shoot us a message :)

    best,

    kelsy+butch
    {the mccartneys}

april + chris | wausau just married session

april and chris were married this february and we were so excited when they contacted us for a {just married} session!! i mean, how adorable are they?! we had fun wiggling around downtown wausau with them last night and really couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather or more gorgeous light!

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april - Love, Love, Love them…thank you guys so much for the beautiful pictures!

meghan {class of 2011} wausau senior photographer

yesterday morning we had an incredible senior session with meghan! she is part of marathon high school’s class of 2011 and she brought all of her personality along to share with our cameras :) before any of us knew it, her 2 hour session had turned into nearly three hours and we wouldn’t have had it any other way! meghan incorporated her interest in volleyball and gave us a real surprise in the end when she told us she was up for taking a dip in their family friend’s pond… coolest thing ever! thanks for a fun session, meghan!

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lora + keith | green bay wedding photographer

we had the honor of photographing one of butch’s good friend’s weddings a few weeks ago and to say that it took wedding photography to a new level might just be an understatement. lora and keith are like two opposite sides of a coin. lora has one of the biggest personalities we’ve ever met! no one else we know is like her, and that is exactly why we love her so much! she breaks the ice, she has the best laugh in the world, and she can find humor in absolutely everything! going into this day, we knew we were about to have wayyyyy too much fun taking pictures of her and keith all day long! keith is one of the nicest, most mellow guys you’ll ever meet. him and lora balance each other out and after four+ years of dating, everyone knew it was about time they tied the knot. we met up with the ladies at the salon and found that they were done earlier than planned. after wondering what we should do for the next 45 minutes {since we couldn’t get in to the church due to a funeral being held!} we made our way to a nearby park where the ladies enjoyed a few beverages, and we were on our merry way shortly after a few good laughs. i should mention, on the way to the park lora so kindly rode in the truck with us to make sure we wouldn’t get lost. this is the very first time i rode on a bride’s lap getting from point a to point b! the rest of the day went smoothly with many emotions flowing leading up to the ceremony. lora was absolutely glowing, and the glances her + keith shared during their moments on the altar were adorable! after the ceremony, all pressure was off and it was time for fun, as we’re completely sure you will see in these pictures!

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wausau races for the cure

this saturday wausau held its first annual susan g komen race for the cure and WOW was it ever a success!! initially they were hoping for 1,000 race participants and i think we were all blown away by the 2,200+ that showed up to share their support. having participated in various cancer walks for the past six years, when we were asked to come down and photograph the event there was less than a moment of hesitation. we had a gorgeous morning and everywhere you looked you saw survivors hugging friends and family, lots of team spirit, and our 400 block covered in pink!

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Susan – Race for the Cure Participant - I love how your photos capture the spirit of the event. It was great to see you there sharing your time and your talent! Thank you!

kind words | wisconsin wedding photographer

can we just say that we love our clients??? and it’s not just because they go right along with all of our silly ideas… or because they deal with the two of us making fun of each other… well, that might be part of it, but the truth is that we absolutely love when we walk away from a wedding day or portrait session and say to ourselves “geez, that went by fast! what a fun day!!” this happens quite often with us, and it is exactly how we felt after lyndsay and justin’s door county wedding the last weekend in july. their bridal party was an absolute riot, and together we created some beautiful images! this little thank you message from lyndsay after seeing her complete gallery of images was like icing on a really big, very delicious cake :)

THESE PHOTOS ARE ABSOLUTLEY INCREDIBLE!!! Words can not explain how happy I am with ALL of the photos. The day went so fast and it was hard to remember all the details, but after looking at these, how can I not remember!? WOW, thank you so very much. So excited!!

& because every post is better with a photo, here is one more from l+j’s wedding day!

on that lovely note, happy friday, everyone! have a great weekend!

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