SHAWN | Fine Art Videographer  Hello! My name is Shawn, and I am the wedding videographer and cinematic producer for Mandelette Photography, and the director of photography for the Obama Foundation. I am based in Chicago, and am available worldwide. I thrive on making your wedding videos effortless, while capturing raw emotion between you and […]

Nicole and Josh’s love story is so darn adorable. It was a hot, sunny 4th of July in Chicago circa 2011, and Nicole and Josh were hanging out separately at the beach. Suddenly, a crude young man came trailing by Nicole, and carelessly got his beer all over her! Josh saw this as his opportunity […]

Emily and Brian were truly a sight for sore eyes, and a half & a half. I had so much fun capturing their pets, their new home, and a night in a Chicagoland forest preserve. Peek below for their dreamy session, caught on digital mixed in with Portra 400 film on the Pentax 645N and […]

I had the honor of recreating my parents’ wedding photos at our synagogue. It was in March that my dad’s illness got diagnosed, and it was so important to my parents to recreate their wedding photos on 8/25, on their 35th wedding anniversary. Rabbi Tachman blessed my parents in their marriage, and joked about how […]

For mine and Cole’s 2 year dating anniversary, we went to the woods since we were quarantined together, and then took a walk around Loyola’s campus. We had so much fun at the woods shooting on my Canon 1V Fuji 400H film, and waited a few months to get our film processed due to the […]

It’s not every day your boyfriend takes you on a horse-drawn carriage ride around downtown Chicago. Sarah was completely surprised to be serenaded by a musician playing “Your Song,” by Elton John as Daniel took her out of the carriage and got down on one knee. This was truly a sight for sore eyes! I […]

Kristina and Angelito have a love for the ages. Their beautiful and elated blended family contributed to their wedding as the pair said their vows and tied the knot. Kristina’s son helped fluff her sparkling sequined dress as their daughter helped with the rings and flowers. This family is too cute to be true, and […]

Mayra and Nikko had planned a stunning wedding at The Old Post Office for August first, yet life had other plans for them. The adorable pair chose to marry at Chicago’s City Hall, and said their vows before a justice of the peace. Now, this was not what they had envisioned, all rustic decor and […]

Carolyn and Rob had to reverse-postpone their November 2020 wedding due to COVID-19, and planned their entire event perfectly from shake-up to finish. Carolyn’s backyard doubled as the perfect ceremony and reception space for her family and friends; social-distancing style. I was so inspired and in awe of the kind spirits that filled the room, […]