Peninsula Hotel Brunch Winter Wedding
I met Jennifer while shooting Sara and Steves wedding this past summer, You can even see her in an image with Sara and all the girls at the end of my blog post! I was so excited that she wanted me to shoot her engagement shoot and wedding. Once we started talking the details about her wedding I was instantly excited, from the wire cake rack filled with donuts, her one of a kind ensemble, to her gorgeous custom made engagement ring I was hooked! They had a fabulous wedding in the early afternoon followed by brunch. I think more people should have brunch weddings, they are just so laid back and fun! We even braved the freezing cold to get a few show in the city! So take a peak at her wonderful wedding day! Happy 1 week anniversary Jennifer and Bob!
Venue- The Peninsula Hotel www.peninsula.com/chicago
Flowers - Steve's Flower Market, owner Mary Ziemba, www.stevesflowermarket.com
Donuts - Doughnut Vault, worked with Jessi DiBartolomeo, www.doughnutvault.com
Rings - Love and Promise Jewelers, worked with Shirley Kam, www.loveandpromisejewelers.com
Dress - designed by Stephane St Jaymes. Contact at +1 (908) 502-2092
Officiant -Yolanda Valle Yolanda.valle@cbre.com
Graphic Designer - for invites, programs, placecards, etc was Michael Krzewicki, www.mdsgnchgo.com
Little Miss A
I was excited to finally get to meet Little Miss A! She is almost 1 year old now and the niece of my good friend Tegan! She was one of the smiliest babies I have had in 2015 so far! Take a look at her shoot!
Ian + Jenny
I have know Ian for years so I was really excited when he messaged me to inquire about me photographing their upcoming wedding this fall. We met at the Naperville riverwalk and they braved the cold so we could get them some great engagement shots and some pictures of them with their adorable son as well!
Joseph + Christine Expecting
I had a call from Joe a few weeks ago very excited to inquire about a shoot for him and his wife and high-school sweet-heart who are expecting a baby girl in early 2015! When I got there Christine greeted me at the door and was just so excited about the shoot as Joe was! There is nothing more I love when both of my subjects are just as into taking photos as I am in taking them! We had such a blast together and got some beautiful images of her perfect baby bump! I can't wait to meet the baby when she comes in a few months! I am sure she will be just as photogenic as her parents!
Chicago G&L Bar and Montrose Beach Winter Engagement Session
Jennifer and Bob started dating two years ago, in December 2012. They met at G&L the year before as the bar was his regular dive bar hangout and it was the hangout for one of my girlfriends, Kimberly Arndt, as well. This is why we started our shoot at that very bar. They would hang out and be drinking friends at the bar,until one night when they realized there was a connection beyond friends and the rest was history. They got engaged on September 20th in Paris on the Love Lock bridge after a day of bike riding and sightseeing in the city. Does it even get more romantic that that?
Joliet Patrick Haley Mansion Fall Wedding
I met with Matt and Candice last winter to talk to them about their fall wedding they were planning in one of the most gorgeous venues I have been to. It was a really warm October day, unseasonably warm, which was just perfect. Rain was in the forecast but it held off just long enough so they were able to get married outside as they had planned. As Candice and Matt read their vows there was not a dry eye in the entire place. They were surrounded by their loved ones on their special day and we even made the rain work for some fun shots outside! Congratulations Matt and Candice!!!
Naperville Riverwalk Engagement Session
I met with Matt and Candice exactly one month after their wedding to do their post wedding couple shoot. We met in Naperville on the riverwalk and also went through some of the alleys to get some more urban images so they had a nice mix of images to decorate their walls of their new place with. Although I may need to see them again soon since they are getting a 4 legged new member of the family and he will want to be on the walls too! Enjoy your images!!
Graue Mill Oak Brook Engagement and Family Session
I had met Liz and Jesse through Bella Life photography a few years ago when her youngest was just a baby! When she had emailed me to inquire about wedding photography I was excited to meet her and talk about her awesome wedding since I hadn't seen her in a few years.
We decided on Graue Mill in Oak Brook for our location and then she and the family braved the cold for an awesome shoot with the most gorgeous light you could imagine. While it wasn't the warmest day I hope you can feel a little bit of the warmth she has within her beautiful family! Can't wait till your wedding!!
Liberty Tree in Harbour Town Hilton Head Island Wedding
I was so excited to fly out to Hilton Head Island in South Carolina to photograph the wedding of Mark and Carol. The weather was amazing, so nice. First, we headed to the bank to get the marriage license signed, and in South Carolina, that is where you can become legally married, just by signing the paper with the notary. Then it was off to get ready for their big day. They got married under the Liberty Tree in Harbour Town and it was just magical, there are no other words to describe it! The reception was gorgeous and the food was divine. Beef Wellington....yes....amazing. The party went on until the wee hours of the night and it was just an amazing day, Congratulations!
Hilton Head Island Rehearsal Dinner on a Boat
So it isn't often I photograph rehearsal dinners....but when that dinner is on a boat you can count me in!! The boat was just gorgeous, so much character, and what was even cooler is Mark had images of it when it was a working boat and when it was being built back in 1901. It is a Chesapeake buy boat used to transport oysters from the oyster bed ad back to Chesapeake bay. It was a gorgeous day in Hilton Head Island, Hot but not too hot! The appetizers where to die for, goat cheese pot stickers happened....and it was divine! Those came from a restaurant called NEO The band playing was Mike Walters Orchestra and they where so good that they had an audience on the harbor sitting and watching while enjoying the music. Mark joked we should charge a cover. So take a peak at their start of their wedding weekend! More to come from their wedding in the next few weeks
Caterer-NEO
