So now it’s time for the slideshow! When I went through and edited all of these, it reminded me of how fun their wedding was! Mike and Jessie told me they wanted things to be very different and people just to have fun! They had all sorts of stations of food that they all loved (and they were all delicious!). People danced all night and from what I hear the party went on way after the wedding as well! It was a blast to photograph!

Here are some of the things you may notice:
1. Kaya (their dog) is really important to both of them
2. If you send out a guy to pick out your card box, he may just come back with pinatas
3. Jessie and Mike have wonderful family and friends who like to have a lot of fun!
4. Jessie did all of the flowers!! They picked them up at the farmers market and made everything! Best DIY flowers I’ve seen!
5. There’s way too many pictures that I think they should put on a giant canvas. Just saying.

So if you’re looking for an awesome wedding venue, go look at Architectural Artifacts!

Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood
Chicago IL 60613
773.348.0622

Mike and Jessie it was great to be a part of your day!

Ok, it’s now time for the slideshow, remember Matt and Shannon’s sneak peek? I know it’s just a few down! But if you feel like clicking instead of scrolling, that’s all good!

I’m going to do a list of the things you will find out from Matt and Shannon’s wedding photos.
1. Their wedding party is crazy.
2. Their guests love to dance.
3. Shannon’s dad is hilarious
4. I’ve never seen such enthusiasm for “I’m on a boat”
5. Shannon and Matt are 2 peas in a pod
6. I’ve never seen such spirited dancing prior to their wedding
7. I had a blast photographing the day!
8. I got the best quotes from this wedding: “I feel like a shaken bottle of champagne” and “the limo driver said he can’t dance on the job, I told him strippers do” (all from the same bridesmaid)
9. I love the first couple who took a chance on a crazy girl with a camera! (that’s me and them)
10. Enjoy the slideshow!

For good measure, here’s the stops of the day if you’re curious!
Phillips Park Aurora
901 Ray Moses Dr
Aurora, IL

St. Anne’s Church
551 Boulder Hill Pass
Oswego, IL

Riverview Banquets
1117 N Washington Ave
Batavia, IL 60510

Shannon and Matt, can you believe it’s over?! Your wedding is over?! And now you have to look at pretty pictures all day long!

I had a blast and glad you chose me to be your wedding photographer!

Kara

I’ve been waiting to post this all weekend! I just ran out of time each day to spend at my computer to blog about it. Jessie and Mike’s wedding was definitely untraditional, but I loved it!! First, their dog Kaya made another appearance (remember their engagement session where Kaya took over? Love it!) and was so much fun during the ceremony!

Jessie and Mike decided to have their entire wedding events at Architectural Artifacts in Chicago. If you’re looking for a hip, modern, not traditional reception and ceremony space, definitely check out Architectural Artifacts located in the Ravenswood neighborhood.

Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood
Chicago IL 60613
773.348.0622

I loved photographing their wedding! And did you know Jessie is the queen of gelato in Chicago? And of course her business name is Black Dog Gelato after Kaya I’m sure! She made some of the gelato for the wedding and it was AWESOME, I had the salted peanut flavor and it was to die for. Maybe I should’ve negotiated gelato as part of my payment?? Is it too late?

Remember when I said Jessie and Mike were untraditional? This is right when Jessie walked in and they saw each other for the first time, just in the lobby of Architectural Artifacts! There was no staging or anything, it was such a sweet moment!

I love these two images! One was when Kaya started barking during the ceremony following their first kiss and then another of Kaya greeting them on their recessional! Love it!

After the ceremony, I got to take Jessie and Mike all around for portraits!

architectural artifacts wedding picture

some of the fabulous gelato!!

It was a pleasure to be the photographer for your wedding! More to come SOON!

Kara

Shannon and Matt were the first couple to book me for their wedding last year! Can you believe how time flies? I was just a lowly wedding photographer who didn’t have much on the books but Shannon and Matt took a risk on me and thought that I could definitely photograph their wedding. Their engagement session is still one of my favorites and I believe the first time I ever went to Cantigny in Wheaton!

Any way, we started out the day at Shannon’s parents house in Oswego and then headed to do wedding party pictures in Phillips Park in Oswego. Even though it was so hot out I got everyone through the pictures pretty fast!

Phillips Park Aurora
901 Ray Moses Dr
Aurora, IL

The ceremony was held at St. Anne’s Church in Oswego which had a lot of natural light for me to use!
St. Anne’s Church
551 Boulder Hill Pass
Oswego, IL

The night was finished up at Riverview Banquets in Batavia and we had just a great time with the wonderful wedding party!
Riverview Banquets
1117 N Washington Ave
Batavia, IL 60510

Enough about the day, more will come later but you get the idea, you want the pictures right?

the wedding party was seriously a ton of fun!

I love that when I asked Shannon to go into this field she didn’t even care about her wedding dress! It was all about the photos!

Shannon and Matt it was such a blast to be the photographer for your wedding! Don’t worry, there’s more for you coming!
Kara