A guitarist lost in the music under purple and blue stage light

Upper Midwest · Est. on real moments

Monkey Business Photography

The best moments don’t pose. They just happen — and somebody ought to be there to keep them.

Weddings Portraits Events Live music
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Weddingsfrom $800 Portraitsfrom $125 Eventsfrom $300 Bands & Live Musicyour show, covered
Monkey Business Photography logo — three monkeys with cameras over the Monkey Business Photography wordmark
The crew, on the job — tap them and they’ll flash you back.

The paparazzi monkeys

Everybody wants the shot. These three actually get it.

That’s the whole idea behind the name. The best picture of the night is never the one everybody lined up for — it’s the laugh nobody saw coming, the hug in the doorway, the last chorus sung back at the stage. So the monkeys stay ready, stay out of the way, and pop the flash right when it matters.

Go ahead — make them work. Tap the picture, or hit the flash button, and listen for the shutters.

Sound starts after your first tap — that’s your phone’s rule, not ours.

Our story

Pictures that feel like the day did

A wedding day moves fast. Kids grow up between one school year and the next. A good night on stage is over before the last song ends.

Monkey Business Photography is there for the parts you’ll want back later — the laugh in the middle of the vows, your dad out on the dance floor, the look on a graduate’s face when it finally sinks in. Real people, real moments, all across the Upper Midwest.

No stiff lineups and no long waits. Just honest pictures of your people, the way you remember them.

KC Vaughan Hamilton in a jean jacket, seated at a picnic table by the water in golden light, holding a camera with a long white telephoto lens
A quiet minute in good light — the kind of moment this work is about.
A bride and groom sharing their first kiss on the lawn, their wedding party and family standing behind them
The first kiss, and everybody who loves them standing right behind — the whole day in one picture.
A bride in a lace dress with her bouquet, sitting on a big rock in the sunshine
And a quiet minute all her own before the celebration rolled on — her day, her rock, her sun.

A wedding day is a hundred little stories running all at once — the nervous laugh before the vows, the best man patting his pockets for the rings, somebody’s grandma already tearing up in the second row.

The job is to be there for all of it, so the day stays yours long after it’s over.

Weddings · Portraits · Events

Services & prices

Plain prices, no surprises. Pick the one that fits your day — if you’re not sure, call and we’ll talk it through.

Weddings

From the first hug to the last dance, the story of the whole day — not just the posed parts.

  • The Short & Sweet4 hours $800
  • The Full Story8 hours $1,400
  • The Whole DayFull day $2,000

Portraits

Most booked

Senior portraits, family pictures, or just a good photo of you being you.

  • MiniA short, easy session $125
  • StandardRoom to relax into it $250
  • ExtendedPlenty of time, plenty of looks $400

Senior portraits welcome at every size.

Events

Reunions, parties, company gatherings, community nights — the people and the moments, covered.

  • Short & Sweet2 hours $300
  • Half the Night4 hours $500
  • The Full Run6 hours $800

Local people · Local deals

Local? Ask about local deals. If you’re from around Menominee and Marinette, say so when you call — neighbors looking out for neighbors is kind of the whole point around here.

A specialty

Bands & live music

This one’s close to home. Monkey Business spends plenty of nights in front of a stage, so live music isn’t a side job — it’s a specialty.

The sweat, the grin when a song lands, the crowd singing the last chorus back at you. Your band works hard to make a night feel like that. The pictures should prove it — for your page, your posters, and the next venue you’re trying to book.

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A drummer in profile at his kit under purple, pink, and blue stage light, grinning mid-song
Grinning behind the kit — the heartbeat of the night, lit up in purple and blue.
A guitarist seen from behind, rimmed in bright light, with the singer at the microphone to his left and red drums to his right
Seen from behind the music — one more song, and the whole room lit up.
A singer at the microphone with the drummer playing behind him on a warmly lit stage
Up close, singer out front — nowhere for a good song to hide.

The people

Meet the team

Monkey Business is a family affair — the people behind the pictures are the same people you’ll see at the show, the wedding, and the kitchen table after.

Kimberly Fournier in glasses and a denim jacket, seated in a sunlit meadow at golden hour

Kimberly Fournier

Team member

Alex’s wife and his other half in the Abalone duo — the fiddle and voice you’ve heard beside him on stage, and a steady presence behind the scenes here too.

Tesha Lynn St. Amour with long wavy highlighted hair, wearing a denim jacket in warm evening light

Tesha Lynn St. Amour

Team member

Part of the extended band family that surrounds this work — the kind of person who makes every gathering feel a little more like home.

Christine Custance Blair smiling, with dark hair and rimless glasses, in a studio portrait

Christine Custance Blair

Team member

A familiar face from the Remedy circle — friends call her CB, and she’s part of the family this business is built around.

KC Vaughan Hamilton in a jean jacket, seated at a picnic table by the water in golden light, holding a camera with a long white telephoto lens

KC Vaughan Hamilton

Team member

Alex’s mother — family has always been at the heart of this business, and she’s a big reason why.

Team bios in the works — more on each of them soon.

Booking

Let’s talk about your date

Call or send an email with your date and what you’re planning. You’ll get a straight answer on availability and a price that matches the list above — nothing padded, nothing hidden.

(920) 241-6618 [email protected]