for no money! Last night I got together with some of my fellow Get Weddy Chicago vendors to finalize the newsletters and really get the website and newsletter going! Once we’re all finished, it’s going to be an awesome resource for all brides over Chicago! My clients get a newsletter about things that pertain to my style and how it goes with me, but Get Weddy is an all encompassing resource written from several views and more general than specific. We have a member of each part of the wedding day represented and writing articles to help everyone!

Don’t judge these, I had no light when we met at the Brickhouse in Downers Grove located at 1461 Butterfield Rd Downers Grove, IL 60515-1004 (630) 963-1104 who have an awesome atmosphere!

Kristen from Kio Kreations who has been working hard on the layouts talks about where we stand and is rocking a new haircut

Mike from MDM Entertainment is focused on something…listening very intently as you can see (p.s. did you know MDM is now doing affordable uplighting!? ::swoon::) And Matt’s in there too, he almost skipped out on his bill on accident

Faith from Photobooth Express looks over our handouts

Cynthia is hiding from my camera per usual (if she didn’t love her headshots so much, she’d kill me for this)

Patti from With Love Bridal planning starts going over what needs to be done.

Pat Pecirno who is a videographer looks on!

then the computers come out…

my notes. I had to make a new list for myself, these were just ideas I just kept jotting down!

A chance to show off my custom iphone case, isn’t it fun!?

There was some wine and beer involved.

look at those stacks of business cards we got handed!

Our goal for rollout is May 1, so I’ll be blogging about it much more and you’ll see articles here that will be going over there and will be easy to find! We’re sad that not everyone could make it but we all look forward to seeing each other again!

I have some exciting other things coming up like boudoir posts and some guest blogging!

Kara
kara@karaschultz.com

and it wasn’t me!  Well, I need a new one but that’s another story, but I’ve been harrassing Cynthia for months about her current headshot (and now I know her site will get a ton of hits!).  I told her she needs a new one because the one there looks nothing like her!  Over the weekend when we were doing boudoir I told her I was determined to take new ones and she obliged!  Which is funny because I was begging to take pictures of her and she probably should be begging me…roles reversed huh?

So here are my favorites, which one do you think she should use?!

This one is nice and safe and a real smile.

I like this one because it shows her laughing and Cynthia is always laughing…sometimes even to the point of tears!

I was making her do boudoir poses to lighten up the mood and so she would laugh.  I think it worked.

A little more serious…

And this one is just for fun because I like it

So which one do you think Cynthia should use?!  Oh and if you don’t have a makeup artist for your wedding yet, hire Cynthia, she’s fantastic!  And if you’re looking for boudoir we still have some openings on April 25th and April 6th!

Kara

kara@karaschultz.com

Did you end up here without seeing the first part? Well don’t worry, it’s right here! And that’s where you should start!

So now we get to the party part, and Nora and Tim and their guests know how to dance and aren’t afraid to! Nora and Tim did their entrance (which was not to the Final Countdown…tsk tsk…haha, I vetoed the same thing!) and then went straight to cut their cake (which was so cute! And I love when a couple walks right in and cuts their cake!) then went straight into their very fun first dance. Nora’s dad hates to dance but her mom obviously is all over it! I think they coaxed her dad onto the floor one more time that evening…but Tim’s parents also knew how to cut a rug! Ok, enough talking about their wedding, you just want to see the pictures don’t you?

Yay for not doing anything all day!! Wait until I send you your full gallery then you’ll really not get any work done!

Kara
kara@karaschultz.com

So you want to know who helped make Nora and Tim’s wedding this awesome?
First, Victoria in the Park was the perfect venue, they’re located at 1700 South Elmhurst Road Mt Prospect, IL 60056-5710 (847) 437-0255
Making everyone look fabulous was Cynthia Sally for makeup and Brides by Kelly made all the bridesmaids hair look fabulous!
MilleFiori! had wonderful flowers to accent the day and Rev on the Run set a tone for their wedding day with the wedding ceremony that was unique and fun!
Making dancing happen was One Stop DJ Service and really adjusting to what the crowd wanted!

So I told Nora her slideshow would be up today right around this time, she replied that she’d probably be getting nothing done. Usually that’s how it works!! Nora and Tim’s wedding was a lot of fun, their friends were up for goofy things (the boys had a wonderful time with it, I just couldn’t NOT post those!). I had a lot of fun with Nora and even curled a few strands of hair that fell before the ceremony (completely forgot about that until I was going through the pictures and remembered!). I think Nora was like, are you sure you want to do this? And I was like yeah, it’ll bother me. HAHA, what other wedding photographer will curl your hair or tell you that you should open gifts while the makeup artist is still there so she can fix any issues if you cry Oh it’s me!

So I can’t say that I didn’t have fun at Nora and Tim’s wedding at Victoria in the Park! The staff was amazing, the food delicious, and the dancing you’ll just have to wait to see! So enjoy the first slideshow and all it’s glory!

Some of Nora’s lovely vendors:
Victoria in the Park
1700 South Elmhurst Road
Mt Prospect, IL 60056-5710
(847) 437-0255 (it’s the big glass building!)
Cynthia Sally for Makeup (see how I sneak you in all the time! Cynthia doesn’t like to be photographed, but I manage to get her at every wedding we do together!)
Rev on the Run provided a FUN, entertaining and truly personal and touching ceremony, perfect for Nora and Tim
Her lovely flowers were done by MilleFiori! and they were some of the best red bouquets I’ve ever seen! Definitely on my top 10 list!!
The bridesmaids hair was done by Brides by Kelly (Nora had a friend do hers!)
The dance floor was packed thanks to the services of One Stop DJ Service and I had time to talk to the DJ and he has been doing this for years! He really knows how to keep the dance floor moving!