Custom Save the Dates and Thank You cards | Chicago Wedding Photographer

Finding the perfect Save the Date or Thank You Card can be tough. Many companies embed their logo onto the card, which does not exactly allude to the luxury experience from wedding start to finish. If you value paper goods, our team member, Sierra, can make you a custom thank you card or save the […]

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White Pines Ranch Wedding | Chicago Wedding Photographer

Atlee and Mike are so stinking cute together! When asking Atlee to fill out a survey on how the pair met, this was her reply: “We met three years prior to the wedding at the bride’s best friend’s bachelorette party (where I was the maid of honor at). Some of the bridesmaids knew that Mike […]

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Adler Planetarium Wedding| Chicago Wedding Photographer

Kelsey and Dain met back in college, but the pair did not know that they had attended high school together (and had my big sister as a physics teacher!). The two met in a bar.. Dain was there to meet another girl for a date that night, and the girl was there with another man! […]

Groom twirls bride in Lincoln Park

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Nathan and Fedrerica’s Backyard Wisconsin Wedding

Nathan and Fede met in Israel. When Nathan first saw Fede, he said that she was way out of his league. When Fede told a friend of Nathan’s that she liked him, Nathan did not want to miss a golden opportunity to date someone as classy and beautiful as his now wife. Little did the […]

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Janet and Trent’s Mid America Club Downtown Chicago Wedding | Chicago Wedding Photographer

Janet and Trent are the goofiest, most loving and fun couple! I had the best time with them on their wedding day. The pair met in college, and have stuck together through thick and thin. From the moment I met the pair, I knew I could be carefree and have a great time with them, […]

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Allie and Ben’s Wedding at The Drake | Chicago Wedding Photographer

The Drake Chicago Wedding Photographer Allie and Ben got married on a rainy Saturday.. but they say rain is good luck on your wedding day! The pair met at a bar crawl through mutual friends who introduced them, and have spent their life together in laughter and joy. When Ben asked Allie to marry him, […]

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Mike and Shuyan’s Union Station Chicago Bridal Session | Chicago Wedding Photographer

Union Station Chicago Wedding Photographer I met Mike at a party through mutual friends years back, when him and Shuyan first started dating. I could tell she was the one instantly! Although Mike and Shuyan won’t be tying the knot for a few months, and their wedding will be in China, the pair decided to […]

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Denise and Nathan’s Onion Pub Lake Barrington Wedding

Have you ever met new friends and during that initial face-to-face, just think to yourself, “these are actually genuinely amazing people?” Denise and Nathan give me those vibes, and honestly, their friends would say the same. The respected pair reside in Chicago, and we initially had their gorgeous engagement session at the Lincoln Park Nature […]

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Diane and Bruce’s Downtown Chicago Wedding | Chicago Wedding Photographer

Diane and Bruce Nesbitt are the sweetest couple around. The two have dated for 17 years, and finally tied the knot this winter in their 48th floor apartment. The pair adorned their walls with original Chuck Close paintings, as well as a waterfall of flowers above their sun room’s skylit fireplace. Only the closest of […]

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