Maureen and Gary are great people and great clients. Not only did they indulge me by going outside on a VERY cold day in April, they threw a great party and they were completely relaxed and themselves! When I had emailed Maureen earlier in the week, we had talked about rain locations and decided that if we needed to we’d just go to their favorite bar in Downers Grove, well it turned out to be REALLY cold, so we ended up at Emmett’s anyway! And I do love the photos from there! Maureen is also best friends with Lindsay Vito of Bella Flora (who has done the flowers for a few weddings I’ve shot!) and they’re always fabulous!
Mo and Gary were the perfect clients, they were themselves, they were in love and they trusted any of the crazy ideas that I had (and let me tell you, I have some crazy ideas). So without further ado, their slideshow!
Bryana and Deak are two that you may or may not have seen on my blog before! They were both at Stephanie and Daves wedding and Deak was in Erika and Matt’s wedding! So I’ve seen a lot of them and it’s been fun! We finally got around to doing their engagement pictures and it was so much fun! In fact, one of my favorite sessions to date! The color was perfect in Lincoln Park this time of year and I was so happy there was still leaves on the trees and it wasn’t too cold, though I did break out the UnderArmour for this one (yes, I have heat gear). We had a lot of fun and I really can’t wait for their wedding next year at one of my favorite places ever, Cantigny!
So without further ado, a nice little slideshow that’s now mobile ready! YAY! And just for you Bryana, the song is called Save Me
Robin and Monica were so much fun to work with! And they had zero bridal party, it was awesome! They instead decided to have their families be part of their ceremony and let everyone have fun on their wedding day while still incorporating them into their celebrations! It was a ton of fun with them and we had a gorgeous fall day. Monica isn’t too big into the autumnal colors but I think we worked them in nicely without being too fall! It was perfect, not too hot, not too cold and the rain stayed away! We actually did pictures at the same location they had their engagement session and I just love when couples do that, everything really comes full circle then! I’ll stop typing now and you can start watching, I know Monica probably won’t get any more work done today after this It’s ok, it’s late afternoon!
I’m saying goodbye to photographic prints and saying hello to fine art prints. It was an easy decision once I saw the outcomes and have a steady supplier of these.
Now you may ask what’s the difference? Well, the difference is that your fine art wedding print will be numbered, authenticated and a limited edition to start! Fine art papers come in a variety of substances and are green products like bamboo, sugarcane and more! The papers have a fiber in them and are truly archival. If you would like them more glossy like a traditional photo that is also possible.
You can get them in any size you want, they’ll be ready to frame and something for you to cherish forever. These are the standard sizes and pricing for them. We can also have these papers gallery wrapped (for the same price as the traditional gallery wrap for a limited time!).
Here are the normal prices:
8×10 – $60
11×14 – $80
16×20 – $120
20×30 – $200
Since I think everyone of my awesome clients should get one of these, I’m offering them for 50% off the normal prices until November 1! All holiday orders for prints need to be in by December 1, make your holiday shopping easy and get it out of the way now!
I’m also announcing a truly unique sign in option: the signed gallery wrap! My new local company will be able to deliver a gallery wrap to your reception from earlier in the day! The only way that we can really make this work though, is if you have a first look so that I have time to edit and send it over to them. Or what we can do is an engagement photo and have everyone sign it, and then I will take it back for you to get the final coats of sealer on it! Gallery wraps on the day of start at $350 for a 16×20 and if you want just a normal sign in with an engagement picture, then it will cost the normal price of $275.
Mona and Chandu found me just a few months before their wedding day! Mona said one of the best compliments I could ever receive, that the people looked great in my photos, not just the things! Mona and Chandu had a very multi-cultural wedding, from their Hindu ceremony to some Chinese integration of items (and some Jewish too!). The food they had was amazing, Indian and Chinese!! Yum!! Their ceremony and reception were small located at The Seville in Streamwood and then after we went off to Volkening Lake in Schaumburg to take portraits of Mona and Chandu. They are very private people, so this slideshow is something they can show to their families and friends (don’t worry, they have another version, I just wanted to respect their privacy!). It was wonderful being able to photograph Mona and Chandu’s wedding day!
It seems just like the other day that I met Soledad and Kurt to do their engagement pictures! But here I am posting their wedding photos! It was a gorgeous day for their wedding, not too hot and not too humid which was a plus since they had an outdoor wedding at Arrowhead followed by their reception. I loved shooting at Arrowhead and their rooms are really spectacular when they’re set up! I also got to spend some fun time with Don from XL Entertainment, he’s one of my favorite dj’s! I loved all the touches that Soledad and Kurt put into their wedding and it all just looked spectacular!
Julie and Andrew were not originally my clients and I took their wedding from a fellow photographer who ended up with a due date the week before their wedding! Needless to say, I was happy to take it over and hoped that Julie and Andrew would be excited for me to photograph their wedding! They were, I walked in and Julie told me that she loved everything I did and it was all good! They had a inter-religious ceremony incorporating parts of Jewish and Catholic traditions that was very personal and a fun ceremony! Following the ceremony, we did some portraits as the sun was losing light but Julie and Andrew were so cute, so fun, and did whatever I asked! Enough talking, more slideshowing…
I’m going to start out by apologizing for the length of this slideshow, I probably should’ve broken it into 2 but I didn’t. So that’s just how it works! Jessica and Lane planned for just a wonderful day with lots of small details and personalized parts, it was obvious who they both were as a couple and their time for just portraits was amazing. I couldn’t narrow it down and they are some of my favorites from the year! The day was not without excitement though! There was lots of mosquitoes that attacked and even a fainting bridesmaid (but don’t worry, she’s ok!) and more, but they both took it in stride! During dinner (at which I sat at her parents table, she had warned me they were very southern and wanted to make sure I was taken care of, which was amazing! Love it!), anyway, I looked outside and saw a very yellow glow and grabbed Jessica and Lane to go out to what I thought was going to be a gorgeous sunset, we were about 15 minutes too early, but I’m SO glad we went out when we did. We had the large sunset sun glowing with amazing color, then it rained for about 30 seconds, and Jessica and Lane got to see the double rainbow on their wedding day. I seriously love that series! Ok enough talk, more pictures.
So I wonder how long Lissa’s been stalking my blog for part 2? Since part 1 went up? Most likely! Lissa and Phil’s reception was a ton of fun, and it was national Tequila day, so there was a bit of celebration! And honestly, anyone who dances to Apache at their wedding is my friend. So enough talking, more slideshowin’
Ah I loved Lissa and Phil’s wedding! Their chapel was gorgeous and bright, it didn’t pour rain as it had planned, and I just generally love their wedding photos! All the time, I’m extremely jealous of my clients as I wish I had these images on my wedding day! I’d love to have some like these of David and I! And that’s a great thing for Lissa and Phil. You may remember their amazing engagement session and how they were easy clients and barely needed direction, ah love.
It’s ok, it’s late afternoon!
