PHOTOGRAPHY - ELOPEMENTS - ALBUMS
Community and family are paramount to Bruce and Ayanna. It seemed like their entire church parish turned out for their ceremony, and their large families danced all night at the reception held at the Magnificent Mile DoubleTree. Ayanna has kept in touch over the years with updates on her growing family (she's a mommy now), and I even had the opportunity to meet her Girl Scout troup and teach them photography out in Millennium Park.
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Congratulations to Nyran and Pablo who had a beautiful winter wedding with the entire day's festivities taking place at the historic Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel. Che Sguardo Makeup and Segovia Hair Salon had everyone looking smashing, Ashland-Addison made the floral arrangements, Sarah's Pastries created the beautiful cake, Don Cagen Orchestra kept the dance floor crowded, and Camille Victoria Weddings kept everything running smoothly. Nyran's beautiful dress is by Chicago couture designer Alice Padrul.
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On a bright sunny winter day (how lucky! Chicago has so few this time of year), Mike and Laura had an early afternoon ceremony at the Palmer House Hilton. Afterwards we took the "El" train to their reception at Quartino Ristorante where everyone enjoyed the wedding cupcakes.
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Christina and Clay's late autumn wedding was a candle-lit soiree held at the Hyatt Regency Woodfield in Schaumburg. The couple incorporated creative lighting, lots of music and lush vibrant colors, which represented their lives working in the music and entertainment industry. It appears talent runs deep in the family, as one of the bride's young relatives is probably the best Michael Jackson impersonator ever!
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As a couple of the LDS faith, Jeff and Rachel began their photography coverage after the ceremony. They live in Utah, but had their wedding here in Chicago, the home of the bride's family. Having lots of pictures around downtown Chicago was a must for the out-of-town bridal party, and even on this chilly day, there was plenty to see around Millennium Park. We even got a few shots on the ice-skating rink before being chased off by the security guards. The bride's mother is a commerical stylist, and is starting to branch off into event floral design. She made all of the wonderful floral arrangements and table centerpieces on display througout the reception at the Wyndham in Glenview.
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Red and gray were the colors of the day for Caryn and Jason's outdoor fall wedding at the Loyola Park lakeshore. Caryn enhanced the fall colors by having her mother "import" autumn leaves from the trees of her parent's Michigan home, which were used to make the isle for the ceremony processional. The bride's burgundy pashmina and the groom's matching burgundy ascot and grey suit were fabulous tones for a crisp autumn wedding day.
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Fall colors were in full bloom for Stephanie and Nick's September wedding. Locations included the Drake Hotel and Cité at the top of Lake Point Tower.
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