Whew, Kelli has only been harassing me for this since about Sunday after her wedding I did make her wait and thanks to some other events, this wasn’t up as early as I had hoped. I’m sure she’s been refreshing the page non-stop all day. Right? Hi Kelli!
Brandon and Kelli’s wedding was a lot of fun! I got to work with Cynthia for makeup which is one of my favorite things (that and putting her in slideshows and albums) and also got to see Shannon and Matt! Remember, they were the very FIRST couple to book me for their wedding, so they’ll always hold a special place in my life and we’re totally going to set up our husbands on a man-date. But back to this whole thing, Brandon is a ham. End of story, which made for some hilarious wedding photos, but we also got some very lovely ones as well. We started the day off at Cantigny and then moved onto the Abbington! I love them all! I really do! So enough talking about their wedding and onto the photos!
Oh Matt and Erika’s wedding was fun to say the least! With 2 of my other clients in the wedding party, we had a blast!! There were ups, there were downs but in the end everyone had a blast! Matt and Erika were champs the entire day! During the ceremony, one of their groomsman passed out and had to be taken to the ER to make sure he didn’t have a concussion. Thankfully, there were a few medical professionals at the wedding to help and make sure he was fine while the ambulance arrived! He returned for the reception at the Abbington though and he was fine! I had so much fun at their wedding and I know they’re really really really exited to see these pictures!! I’m sure they didn’t want to work today anyway…
Soledad and Kurt are getting married at the end of the month, which means that their wedding fast approaching! I’m very excited to capture their wedding day but we also squeezed in their engagement shoot. We shot at Cantigny, which you know I just love, and the grounds were pretty spectacular that weekend (the grounds change quite often). We did get eaten by mosquitoes but it was totally worth it. I love me some sunsety light which I love about Soledad’s and Kurt’s images!
Anna and Ethan are more like friends than clients. We talked about our crazy dogs and training issues, food issues and pretty much anything else. We laughed about everything and I’m not sure that surly IT guy ever came up when I was around on their wedding day! I did have to convince them into their first dance and I hope they eventually thank me for it. Anna and Ethan are not people who love the spotlight but I think they handled it quite well despite any issues like having to sew in a bustle in the middle of the reception!
Their day went off without a hitch and it was great to work with Emmett from Logi Productions and we had a good time. It’s often known that videographers and photographers don’t get along but I’ve been lucky and we had a lot of fun, I think I’ll be in their video dancing on the side of the room (don’t pay attention to me…). I’m sure that Anna and Ethan won’t even read this part until they’ve watched the slideshow a few times.
And now I bring you a lovely assortment of the majority of my 2010 couples! I only have a few left to get in before their weddings and I’ve been in contact with them about it! (if you haven’t contacted me and talked about it, no sweat, just shoot me an email if you have a time/place you’re thinking of! I’m hoping there’s green and warmth in March!)
I am so excited for my 2010 season, I kicked it off with Nora and Tim‘s wedding and if that was a sign of how this was going to be, then I’m giddy!
There were sessions downtown (me and Millennium Park and the Cloud Gate are very good friends!)
And then I spent a whole lot of time at Cantigny! You know how much I love Cantigny, it’s a great location for engagement shoots or wedding day pictures if your schedule allows!
And then there were sessions all over the place!
Well that wraps up everything I shot in 2009! Next week, I’m featuring my advice segments such as constructing a timeline, accessories (loving this), first look information and more! So if you have any questions in general you would like me to answer just let me know and I’ll be sure to cover it!
Kara
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So Megan and Jeremy opted to go to one of my favorite photo places in the suburbs and that’s Cantigny in Wheaton! I love that place, perfectly sculpted gardens all year long, great grounds and it’s not crowded, not even on the weekends! I need to buy a pass for next year! That’s for sure!
We laughed a lot, in fact looking back on the pictures, Megan and Jeremy were cracking up! I didn’t know I was that funny, and I’m sure I’m not!
After some rescheduling, we finally got the engagement session with Katie and Mark done!! Their wedding is fast approaching at the end of the month too! Luckily it was a great evening and not too warm and not too cold but just about right. We met up at one of my favorite locations: Cantigny! They were up for any of my crazy photo ideas!
Cantigny is just beautiful and located at 1S151 Winfield Rd Wheaton, IL 60189-3397 (630) 668-5161, they also have a venue for weddings there and I would love to shoot one there one day!
Yes, we started at Cantigny but then went a mile or so over to downtown Wheaton, I love these ones!!
So Val and Josh were troupers. We meant to go to the Morton Arboretum but they closed 30 minutes before we started. So I said, we could easily head to Cantigny about 5 miles away, no biggie on my part but I felt so bad since Val and Josh had picked the Arboretum! But they enjoyed the scenery and had NO idea that this place even existed!! Josh made the most hilarious faces to make Val laugh, they were fun (and yes Josh, THAT picture is in your gallery in color and black and white sorry Val!)
And there is more to come!! I’m almost caught up!! (well besides weddings, but really, that’s just the circle of life!) I really love shooting anything at Cantigny in Wheaton! It’s just a wonderful place to take pictures!
Annette and Josh met me at Cantigny in Wheaton located at 1S151 Winfield Rd
Wheaton, IL 60189-3397 (630) 668-5161 for their engagement pictures. Can I just say that I LOVE Cantigny!? There’s so much there and it’s only $5 to get in per CAR maybe even $2 if you go at twilight! Usually engagement sessions are done at twilight so it’s really affordable! Anyway, I love it!
Without further ado….pictures!
Annette really wanted to do this one
Annette didn’t like too many kissy pictures so I hope she likes the few we did get!!
Shannon and Matt were one of the first couples to book me for their wedding day! We had some crazy time trying to find a day and time that would work around everyone’s crazy schedules, but we finally found some time on Sunday. It didn’t snow until we were done so we had great timing! We headed to Cantigny in Wheaton, it’s really beautiful over there and I can’t wait to go back during the actual blooming season!
I did make her wait and thanks to some other events, this wasn’t up as early as I had hoped. I’m sure she’s been refreshing the page non-stop all day. Right? Hi Kelli! 
