So you saw part 1 here right? Well if not, go back, watch, it’s a good time! Once we hit up Millennium Park, it start raining! And then Kim and Rob took off running, I walked. It cleared up and we hit up Kinzie St. Bridge for just a few more photos and then it was off to the reception at Holiday Inn Mart Plaza! It was fun and Kim and Rob even had a surprise first dance!

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Reception and Getting Ready: Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
Ceremony: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at University of Chicago
Florist: Kio Kreations – Kristen Janes
Hairpiece: Megan Lim Jewelry
Video: Party Unlimited
Make-up and Hair: Your Day Glam
DJ: Party Unlimited – DJ Entertainment

Kim and Rob were definitely one of my favorite couples.  It started at their engagement session when they jumped in the fountain in Millennium Park and well, they’re Bears fans and that’s good with me!  They definitely knew how to relax on their wedding day despite many obstacles which I will now list

1. Kim got bit by her dog a few days before the wedding, the stitch had to come out on her wedding day (which you will see in the slideshow!)
2. Her other beloved dog died just days before the wedding
3. The limo for the girls, got a flat tire (but a random stranger with a superman belt helped change it!)
4. The limo’s didn’t exactly have air blasting.
5. The coppers at North Ave beach wouldn’t let us park there so the limos had to return and pick us up on the side of the on ramp to Lake Shore Dr.
6. It was hot. Very very hot.
7. The rings got lost….but found!
8. I got bit by something but was not allergic wahoo!
9. and probably more, but I don’t remember…

The moral of this story was, that Kim and Rob didn’t let all of the craziness damper their day, they had fun, they laughed and it was all fine! Their wedding pictures are some of my favorites! I just love the ones of them in the financial district! And they did have a wonderful long honeymoon where I’m sure their adventure continued! You’ll also see that Kim had all the girls sign her shoe, and the one who’s name was most legible by the end of the night would be the next to get married or have a baby

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Reception and Getting Ready: Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
Ceremony: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel at University of Chicago
Hairpiece: Megan Lim Jewelry
Florist: Kio Kreations – Kristen Janes
Video: Party Unlimited
Make-up and Hair: Your Day Glam
DJ: Party Unlimited – DJ Entertainment

Whew! Now comes the fun part, sorry for all the images, I just like to show everything that I can! If you haven’t heard, that Saturday, there was on and off torrential downpours and we got stuck in one outdoors! I only had SEVEN minutes with Jeremy and Megan! SEVEN! I usually like around 20 at least, but 7 is definitely a record. Their reception included lots of dancing as well! Enjoy Megan and Jeremy!

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Florist: Kio Kreations
Makeup: Cynthia Sally
Church: St Christopher Church Midlothian
Reception: William Tell Banquets
DJ: Admit One Djs
Video: Orange Video

Megan and I were stalking weather reports all week long up to her wedding, we’d go back and forth each day about how much rain was going to come and if we’d get any pictures outside or not, thankfully we did! But we did get rained on a bit (which you’ll see in part deux) but survived! And your just going to have to listen to the song twice

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Makeup: Cynthia Sally who is going to kill me for how much she’s in the slideshow
Florist: Kio Kreations
Church: St Christopher Church Midlothian
Reception: William Tell Banquets
DJ: Admit One Djs
Video: Orange Video

They’ve probably been waiting on pins and needles for this slideshow or any peek of any sort! I loved photographing Jenean and Erich’s wedding, they were a ton of fun as well as their bridal party! Jenean walked from the Dana Hotel where she got ready to Holy Name Cathedral which was so much fun and their ceremony was lovely! Shortly thereafter, we found out the limo bus was not what was ordered and we were all crammed in…but Kara to the rescue! I found myself by the drink cooler and made everyone drinks and well, they really liked me then! So another job added to my growing list: mixologist!

Jenean and Erich wanted a city vibe but didn’t have a ton of time and only really wanted to stop at one location, so we decided to do Kinzie St. Bridge which was so awesome! We stood in the street and still got the city views! At the reception, Connexion Band filled the dance floor and Erich told everyone that they should repay him the favor of everyone making a fool of themselves! Jenean and Erich came into the reception and cut their cake which paid homage to their alma mater, ASU and then did their first dance but halfway through mixed it up!

Ok, enough of me talking!

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Flowers: by the lovely and wonderfully talented Kristen of Kio Kreations
Table Runners: Chair Couture
Hotel: Dana Hotel and Spa
Church: Holy Name Cathedral
Reception: Maggianos
Band: Connexion Band

I would like to thank everyone who came out (and even those that couldn’t make it but sent me messages!) I really appreciated all of it! Today I spent my first meeting there, going over album choices and layouts, it was perfect and really why I wanted this space! It was a rough road and I’ll have before and after pictures but as I told everyone, it was like buying a house, you first see it and you’re like “oh this won’t be much work at all!” then you get in and you start cursing everything in it and why the last person did something the way they did. You deal with images falling off one wall (yes, I’m still fighting that one brown wall!!)

I would also like to thank everyone for putting up with the crazy dog!

this is the shooting side, quite boring but it needs to be that way

the meeting side

some of the flowers generously provided by Kristen from Kio Kreations! She did them in my logo colors and I just loved them! They were so unique!

another photo wall of 8×10′s

I do have all my products that I offer there from my new albums and canvases!

I bought a cookie, but forgot a knife, I’m not even 1/4 of the way through it, who wants some cookie?!

I had water and capri sun for drinks, I was skeptical but the capri sun went over very well, be prepared to drink some if you come to visit! I have leftovers!

the shoes I started with….

my adorable flats I ended with…though most of the time, I went barefoot! It’s my place, it’s allowed.

the boys and the dog decided to take a short nap during a lull in action.

the hubs got really comfortable!

and since the hubby took over the couch, Isabelle retreated to the rug.

the toy duck that Isabelle shoved in everyone’s face.

this is what I look like a lot of the time isn’t it?

I was using my super wide 14-24 2.8 so the lens that is huge, really looks that way!

The dog, happy to go home!

I will have winners and a before and after soon!!!

Kara
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