About The Bride

Amy Brachthauser is the daughter of Ken & Suzie Budensiek, of Janesville, WI. Amy was born in Kansas and then lived for a short time in Ojai, CA before her family moved to Janesville, WI. She has one sister, Sarah. Amy attended elementary, middle and high school in Janesville graduating from Janesville Craig HS in 1994. She attended the University of Wisconsin (at Madison) and studied Animal Science, English and History. She graduated in 1999.

Horses:
Amy has had a life-long love affair with horses. She currently owns a Thoroughbred ex-racehorse named Jewel In The Hills. Jewel raced for 3 years and is the great-granddaughter of the legendary racehorse Secretariat. Amy has invested many hours retraining Jewel for dressage. They are currently schooling 3rd level dressage. Amy also volunteers with the Thoroughbred rescue group Friends of Ferdinand, Inc.

Photography:
Amy's dad is a photographer. As a result, as Amy was growing up, her dad always made sure she had a camera in her hands. In 1998, Amy began offering professional photography services for horse shows and other equine events in southern WI. She continues to offer equine photography services as well as wedding photography to customers in throughout the midwest. You can view some of Amy's work here: http://www.amybrachthauser.com/

Employment:
Aside from Amy's part-time photography business, she is an independant wellness consultant with NutraMetrix. NutraMetrix offers physicians in private practices the tools necessary to offer patient wellness programs. The programs are science-based nutrition and weight management programs that can offer patients an alternative therapy or complimentary therapy to pharmaceutical treatments. nutraMetrix is a division of Market America, a product brokerage company that is recreating the way people shop. In 2008, she started In Health Now Wellness Solutions, LLC, a medical marketing and wellness consulting business.

Traveling:
One of Amy's favorite past times is traveling. She has traveled extensively around the US as well as visiting Europe twice. She is always up for an adventure and is looking forward to many exciting trips with David throughout their future together.