To say it is an interesting time to take wedding photos in Madison is an understatement – the whole city is ablaze with protest, and Heather & David were keen to make it a part of their wedding day by marching (with their wedding party) along the capitol square with wedding appropriate protest banners.






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cole - Wow – epicly awesome. Tres cool that you were there for this!
Natalie - All of the red looks so great in this shoot! Nice.
Becky - This is AMAZING–I love it!
Anne Marie Carson - Great photos! what an amazing chance to cover a couple participating in making history!
Brad Ross - Politically and Emotionally Awesome! Some great photojournalism.
Katrina - that last teabag shot made me laugh out LOUD!
I love this idea and the bride’s dress is awesome!
Marianne Wilson - So rad! I love these, what a cool couple
jawbone - Brings tears to my eyes. I’m so happy for them and love they could combine two of their passions (at least two, eh?).
Wish I were there! On, Wisconsin!
Mom Protestor - In the words of Bruce Springsteen “… And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat”.
Union Is America.
Best of luck to an obviously awesome couple!!!
andy stenz - that is just too much fun becca!
Ellie - amazing! what a great memory captured on a wedding day
love the bold red accents too.
Melinda - This is priceless. Thanks for a lighthearted look. We definitely like this union.
Xanthe - Okay, this is one of the most fun weddings I’ve seen in a while – despite the background issue being so serious. You’re done a great job capturing it!
And kudos to the bride for managing jacketless photos…brrrr!
Marie - We saw this wedding party on Saturday as we were protesting! We were so heartened to see this couple take time for current events even on their special day! Amazing shots!
Edie Howe - Mazel Tov! The only way this could have been better is if they were a lesbian couple.
Still, I wish them great joy in their life together.
Edie
Layla Kaiksow - Congratulations! These are the best wedding pictures i have ever seen, totally awesome!
Action packed wedding plans & {weekly wedding roundup} | Independent Wedding Association - [...] our members are up to: Action abounds in this Madison protest wedding by Becca Dilley Photography and the recent Independent Wedding Fair. See member’s designs in [...]
Heidi M. - REALLY REALLY cool! Love the creativity in standing for the cause!!! Great job!
Leigh - These are by far the coolest wedding pics I’ve ever seen. love+struggle!!
Jose - ¡Vivan los novios y viva la solidaridad!
Minneapolis Wedding Photographers - Such a great idea! Love these photos.
Rachel - This is very awesome, but what I REALLY want to know if where the bride got her AMAZING dress. Bride? Tell me!
S. Lynn - These photos are gorgeous!
This is the material of a photo essay people might refer back to for decades. I have a physical reaction to these images and the falling snow is perfect. Congratulations. Makes me wish I were a photo journalist.
portraits - very well thought out and planed Portraits
Entre protestas sindicales, en Madison, Wisconsin, novia recuerda su matrimonio | El Molino Online - [...] Foto cortesía de Becca Dilley [...]
Sarah - How unbelievably cool. Three cheers for Heather and David! Here’s to a long and unbreakable union!!
It Started In Wisconsin – wedding protest photos featured » Minneapolis Wedding Photographer Becca Dilley Photography - [...] I am thrilled to have some of my images appear in “It Started In Wisconsin”, a book about the labor protests in Wisconsin, focusing on the 2010 protests around the capitol. Heather & David cared so much about the issue that they walked with protest signs around the capitol with their wedding party. [...]