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50th Anniversary Session at Waunakee Village Park

I met up with this sweet family at Waunakee Village Park. They were looking for updated family photos and a few large group photos to celebrate a 50th anniversary! Waunakee park is very quaint with its beautiful stone arched bridges and creek.  Check out some of my favorite photos from this session below.

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How I Got Started in Photography

I am asked this question so often and honestly I don’t have a super elaborate story. I have read countless biographies from other photographers that sound a little like this: “I was handed a film SLR before I hit puberty” or “I started taking photos of my kids and fell in love with it.” Neither […]

How I Got Started in Photography | Sarah Godfrey Photography

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Wisconsin State Capitol Engagement Photography

I had the best time photographing Sarah & Jacob. These two are so cute together and are honestly a photographer’s dream to shoot. Despite being an overcast day we were able to find little pockets of light and I am so happy with how these photos turned out. We started at James Madison Park and […]

Madison Capitol Engagement Photos

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Congratulations Class of 2019!!

This past weekend was a whirlwind filled with several graduation shoots, actually working at UW-Madison’s commencement, and hanging out with some of my friends who were graduating. All these grad festivities definitely brought back nostalgia from my own graduation. At the time I was very happy to be done with school (and still am), but […]

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2019 Special Olympics Polar Plunge Photos

Last weekend I had the opportunity to shoot the 2019 Madison Area Polar Plunge for Special Olympics of Wisconsin. This annual event raises money to help Special Olympic athletes across the state train and compete year round in 18 different sports. I have been in Madison awhile, but had never been to this event before, […]

Special Olympics Polar Plunge 2019

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Lake Wingra Winter Engagement Photos | Madison, WI

I met up with Bri & Brandon near Wingra Park for their shoot. I had never explored the area (besides some of the UW Arboretum), but had seen beautiful sunset photos on Instagram shot by a few Madison area landscape photographers, so figured it would be a perfect spot for a golden hour shoot. Golden […]

Vilas Park Winter Engagement Photo

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2018 Tech Gala at the Edgewater Photography Highlights

I can’t help but feel the Christmas spirit when I look at these photos from the 2018 Tech Gala. If you have a chance to check out the Edgewater during this season, I recommend it. It’s beautifully lit up both outdoors and indoors , and they even have a model of the Wisconsin State Capitol […]

Tech Gala 2018

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Holiday Table Stylized Shoot (with Daffodil Parker & The Most Collaborative)

I had the opportunity to collaborate with two very talented ladies (Victoria – @the.most.collaborative and Kayla – (www.daffodilparker.com/) for this holiday table shoot. Victoria’s inspiration was a “partridge in a pear tree” themed table. She used emerald greens, golds, and furs in her design. Kayla’s beautiful table garland tied everything together. I love how these […]

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Golden Birthday Party | Madison WI Family Photographer

I had a great time taking photos of this sweet girl and her family for her golden birthday party! Her mom planned and designed the party, which featured gold details, bohemian style seating, a charcuterie food board, and an impressive balloon creation. Check out some of my favorites from this session.  

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Forward Fest 2018 Photography Highlights

I am excited to share a few photos from Forward Fest. Forward Fest is Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship festival. I attended 6 events in the span of a week for both Forward Fest LLC and Capital Entrepreneurs. By attending these events, I definitely learned a bit more about Madison’s startup community.

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