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Nicole and Mike’s Armour House Wedding in Lake Forest, IL | Chicago Wedding Photographer

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There came a time in my career where I wanted to start booking more weddings with couples like Nicole and Mike. Sweet, kind, and with an excellent eye for details, these two blew everyone away; myself included. Peek below for their GORGEOUS Lake Forest Armour House wedding, with details curated by The Flower Girl Company, and a stunning cake by Deerfield’s Bakery. I am just beside myself looking back on this day! When Mike first asked Nicole to be his girlfriend, it was on a card that he left on her doorstep after he ding-dong-ditched her. Years later, they are as happy as can be! The crowd was an amazing group of kindhearted people, and the mood was just glorious. I hope to shoot more weddings at the Armour House in the future! <3

Justin says:

April 1, 2020 at 3:43 am

Hey there 🙂

Your wordpress site is very sleek – hope you don’t mind
me asking what theme you’re using? (and don’t mind if
I steal it? :P)

I just launched my site –also built in wordpress like yours– but the theme
slows (!) the site down quite a bit.

In case you have a minute, you can find it by searching for “royal cbd” on Google (would appreciate any feedback) – it’s still in the works.

Keep up the good work– and hope you all take care
of yourself during the coronavirus scare!

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- Rachel Mandel says:
  
  April 1, 2020 at 4:41 pm
  
  Hi Justin, I had a designer create the template for my site. We actually use Showit. Thanks for the compliment!
  
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