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!

As promised, here’s part 2! (did you miss part 1? Don’t worry, it’s right here). Traycie and Jason really had fun and were good sports about the whole 5 degrees outside thing on their wedding day! They wanted pictures downtown Arlington Heights before heading off to the reception at Old Orchard Country Club at 700 West Rand Road Mt Prospect, IL 60056-1098 (847) 255-2025.

We had a great time and so did their guests! This is only a small sampling of the crazy dance floor! It was great to be the photographer for your wedding! Also, what’s not in here is that Traycie and Jason set up a kids room and they ate pizza and had some babysitters there! I went back to see it and got hit in the head with a foam football (no harm was done, just was funny!) so that was a GREAT way and all the kids had a blast back there!

Don’t forget to look at all the parts!
Engagement 1, Engagement 2, sneak of the whole day and of course slideshow part 1

Well that was a lot of fun and finally rounds off my 2009 weddings!! Can you believe it!? Look for a recap of the year and maybe a contest or two!

Kara
kara@karaschultz.com

Yeah, I’m breaking up all my slideshows right now into 2 parts because I can!! HA! So there! Plus isn’t it more fun not to hear the same song 8 times? That’s what I thought!

Traycie and Jason got married on New Years Eve! New Years Eve weddings I’ve decided are a ton of fun! Besides the whole middle of winter, freezing our butts off thing, everyone is in such a great mood and just wants to party!

Everyone got ready at the Hilton Northbrook located at 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, Illinois, United States 60062 Tel: 1-847-480-7500 and then we headed over to the church for the ceremony!

Part 2 is some more pictures at the park in Arlington Heights and the reception at Old Orchard Country Club in Mount Prospect!

And if you missed it:
Engagement 1, Engagement 2, sneak of the whole day!

Part Deux coming up later this afternoon!

Kara

Nora and Tim got the pleasure of being my first wedding of 2010 on the very first weekend of 2010!  No waiting for me!  Nora and Tim hired me for the sole reason that my husband coaches wrestling, no joke.  I about died laughing but I know the wrestling community and well, we’re all pretty good people.  Though I did tell Nora never to learn how you can get 4 back-points because well, then you know too much and you get to run tournaments and teach people how to take stats.  Nora and Tim were so much fun!  We had a blast together and their wedding was one big party and I was there to take pictures.  There may or may not have been some dancing going on on my part but we’ll leave that to be decided!  They had both their ceremony and reception at Victoria in the Park in Mount Prospect, IL.  These are only a few and I can’t wait to show you the slideshow!  I really ended 2009 with 2 great weddings and started 2010 with an awesome one!  I also got to see my friend and makeup artist Cynthia Sally who did all the girls makeup (and yes Cynthia, I got a shot with you in it as is always my goal when we work together).

So without further ado, this is only a few!!  Both the boys and the girls were a bit silly!

I just love these two portraits

Their ceremony was hilarious and kept everyone laughing!

I can’t choose a favorite from these:

Nora and Tim’s first dance was a ton of fun!

And they kept dancing all night long!!

Can’t wait for you to see the rest of the wedding pictures! I had so much fun photographing it!

Kara
kara@karaschultz.com

If you’re looking for a great location Victoria in the Park is located at:
1700 South Elmhurst Road
Mt Prospect, IL 60056-5710
(847) 437-0255

Traycie and Jason decided that they would get married on New Years Eve and just party until the New Year! And with only being married a few hours, they still get their tax credit! HA! (it’s tax time, can you tell what’s on my mind?) We started the day with the girls (and boys, though I didn’t see them!) getting ready at the Hilton Northbrook located at 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, Illinois, United States 60062 Tel: 1-847-480-7500 and googlemaps took me to the wrong place!  But everything was fine, I found it thanks to a handy call to the Hilton staff!

Since it was so cold out, we did a lot of the girls pictures in the Hilton, this one is from an elevator ride!  You’ll never know where I’ll stop to take pictures on your wedding day!

We then headed to St. Peter Lutheran Church at 111 West Olive Arlington Heights, IL for the late ceremony!

I love this one of Jason’s mom looking at him while Traycie walks down the aisle!

After some pictures at the church, we headed down the street to a park in Arlington Heights that had a holiday lighting display!  It was quite chilly and difficult to shoot!  It was pretty much pitch black and freezing but Traycie and Jason were determined to stay outside and get a few pictures!

the next 2 are definitely my favorites!!

And Traycie (somehow) convinced Jason to do this one!!  She really wanted to make snow angels!!

We got back in our cars and warmed up to head over to Old Orchard Country Club in Mount Prospect!  We had a great time and the staff were wonderful even though I knew they were working late!  Traycie and Jason also had the COOLEST wedding cake this year possibly, one of the tops for sure!  But you’ll have to wait for the slideshow to see it!

And look!  Traycie changed her dress!  She didn’t want to dance all night in the ballgown so she slipped into a different dress!  She told NO ONE it was going to happen!  Not even me!  Because of this, I took them for a few more pictures in the new wedding dress!  We just did these inside at Old Orchard!

And finally the New Year hit and it was 2010!

Traycie and Jason it was great to spend your wedding day with you and ring in the new year!!!  I’ve been so lucky to photograph it!

Kara

kara@karaschultz.com

Old Orchard Country Club is located at

700 West Rand Road
Mt Prospect, IL 60056-1098
(847) 255-2025