Wirken Photography Blog

I had the pleasure of meeting and spending the afternoon with a spunky 7 year old named  Savannah. I met her through her Dad and soon to be Step-Mom who also happen to be a 2012 wedding couple of mine. As wonderful as it was meeting and getting to know Ryan (distinguished groom) and Karen [...]

When I first met Cat and her mom, it was an instant connection over love for family, soccer, running, and how to throw a good party.  Brett was just as much an instant friend with his warm presence and love for one of my husband’s favorite things- golf.  I love the clean vitality of these [...]

I’d like to share with you the short film of Gina and Justin’s wedding. If you haven’t, make sure to read Tyler’s blog post about Gina and Justin. As he mentioned, the toasts were something that brought the house down (in a good way). He also talks about how Gina and Justin were themselves on [...]

  I met Gina’s parents before I met her.  They both came into the studio for a meeting and I immediately knew this was going to be a great wedding to photograph and more importantly a great family to document.  I loved how down to earth and grounded they all were.  I loved how they [...]

My brother-in-law plays the banjo. His preferred musical instrument comes from his life long love of history, in particular the Civil War era. At almost any family gathering he regales us with performances of period music, including but not limited to a lot of Stephen C Foster. In addition to immersing himself in the mid [...]