Colvin House |Chicago Wedding Photographers

Cole and I got married on the luckiest day of the year. 7-18-21, are all lucky numbers both in Vegas and Jewish tradition. The one thing missing from our wedding was my father, who passed away from brain cancer this March. He was shining down from heaven on our cocktail-style event, and I carried his […]

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Bolingbrook Golf Club Wedding | Chicago Photographers

Lauren and Mike met 12 years ago in high school. One party that they went to, they shared their first kiss and knew almost immediately that it would be a lasting bond. Lauren’s best friend proceeded to tell everyone out of excitement that they had kissed! The pair soon started dating, and Mike proposed in […]

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Wrigley Building Elopement | Chicago Wedding Photographers

Rachel and Connor are so sweet together! The two met at Georgia Tech while studying engineering abroad in China. Rachel is Korean and met Conner in the study abroad program. The pair dated long distance for many years, and they finally moved in together in the Chicago suburbs! After so much time apart, they felt […]

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Oak Brook Hills | Chicago Wedding Photographers

Nora and Dan are such an amazing couple! The pair met through a family member who set them up, and actually tied the knot earlier this year in March! This big reception was post-covid, to have 250 of their closest friends and family members there. As their Chicago wedding photographers, we captured it all- their […]

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LGBTQ+ Wedding Editorial | Chicago Photographer

Fran and Steph met via mutual friends, soon before they started working in treasury together, and their relationship really blossomed on a trip to Vegas! The pair decided to get new jobs, and have been dating for many years. Then this summer, Steph popped the question to Fran on a trip near Breckenridge, Colorado where Fran […]

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Old Post Office Bridal | Chicago Wedding Photographers

This session was inspirational because the models actually liked each other! They had not met before the shoot, and had a blast taking photos together in front of my camera. The chemistry was sparking as they danced in the lobby of the Old Post Office underneath paper airplanes. This event was planned by Lauren at […]

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Las Vegas Destination Elopement | Chicago Wedding Photographer

Romily, Keri, and I met in Chicago through our mutual best friend back in 2014. Our night together at JBTV was so fun! We played drinking games and chatted, becoming rather close. Flash forward 5 years, and the couple was finally engaged after 6 years in the making. Our mutual friend passed away tragically that […]

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Lytle House Wedding | Chicago Wedding Photographers

This wedding kicked off our wedding season, and I was so happy that we started the season with Jen and Andy. The pair met on Coffee Meets Bagel, a popular dating app. They knew right away that they would hit it off! Andy proposed after some time so that the couple could start their lives […]

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Field Museum Elopement | Chicago Wedding Photographer

This vintage-inspired Parisian elopement at the Field Museum was so beautifully curated. Angela had a vintage theme in mind with a bouquet from Kehoe Designs, planning by Pop the Knot, and a zoom ceremony in the couples’ Gold Coast, Chicago home, I was stunned by the whole affair in the best way possible. The bride […]

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