Ryan & Maddie | An Elegant Winter Wedding at The Lageret in Stoughton, Wisconsin.

January 19, 2022

Our first wedding of 2022 is LIVE! What a joy it is to share this day with you. Ryan & Maddie are so special and their love for one another is inspiring. I have no doubt that anyone who knows these two personally would agree with me. During the ceremony, their pastor talked about how he normally might give advice or share ideas for how to have a thriving marriage but for Ryan & Maddie, it simply wasn’t necessary. “You already have it,” he told them, as he encouraged them to keep pressing in to the joy, the opportunities for growth, and to one another. This really stuck out to me and I can imagine, was such an encouragement to them!

Eight years ago, Ryan & Maddie started dating and in her personal vows to him, Maddie told Ryan she was always jealous of the girl who would get to marry him someday. It turns out, she didn’t have to be : ) And I can confidently say that he feels the exact same way about her. They both feel like the ‘lucky’ one. Their love has spanned many stages of life, significant changes, moves, schooling, and cross-state/country/continent living. And despite it all, these two still share an unwavering bond of mutual love and respect. They are certainly quite the pair : )

I am truly grateful Ryan & Maddie chose us to document this life-changing day. I am grateful they invited us into their lives and that we got to be direct recipients of their intentional and generous love. I am EXCITED to share these images with them and with the world! I hope that in some small way, they bless and impact all who view them in the same way that Ryan & Maddie do with their love. Congratulations to the brand new Dreifuersts — we LOVE you!!!