Maureen and Kyle are the cutest pair! Our team member, Stephanie, captured their min ceremony at the St James Parish effortlessly. It wasn’t hard, because these two make it easy to photograph pure joy and beauty. As their Chicago wedding photographers, it is our aim to ensure each guest and the couple looks their very […]

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 […]

Hosting this Chicago wedding photography shoot with Urban Allure Events was absolutely incredible. The theme was whimsical garden elegance with a hint of vintage. The enchanted-feeling woods of 150 N Riverside proved to be the perfect spot for this event! Thank you to the vendor team listed below for their beautiful contributions to this shoot! […]

Lia and Isaiah are the cutest couple! About to enter med school, the two have come a long way! The pair are high school sweethearts, and did not hesitate to model for Elope Up’s styled shoot with a fall theme. As a Chicago wedding photographer, I was not about to turn down the opportunity to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]