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!
Ok, so it’s no surprise, I can’t really write much in the mornings right? So I’ll make this short because I KNOW you’re here for the continuation of Karen and Greg’s wedding slideshow! Their reception was held at Belvedere Banquets in Elk Grove Village (1170 W Devon Ave Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-3214 (847) 534-0600?) and the staff there was just great! My friend Don from XL Entertainment was there to keep the dance floor packed all night long (and he really kept it going all night long! And it was a party, I love working with Don, he truly gets it when it comes to reception music! I also had a great time working with their videographer Don Bloom, he was really a pleasure and awesome, so if you’re looking for either a DJ or Videographer, look into Don and Don!
I would also like to thank my wonderful hubby for coming along with me to be the 2nd shooter, he did a fabulous job and I couldn’t have been happier and I’m sure Karen and Greg agree when they see their wedding images!!
I’m up early getting Karen and Greg’s slideshow(s) together! So they had a TON of images, left me a ton of time (despite what the sun had in mind!) so I just couldn’t put it all in one, so you’ll get round two soon, like almost immediately…
I had a great time photographing their wedding day and despite I got home into the wee hours of the morning I knew Karen and Greg were still awake since they were hoping on a plane to their honeymoon at some early hour (I believe it was 5, but had to be at the airport by 3:30 or 4! Yikes!).
Ok, ok, slideshow right? That’s what you came here for right?
Ok, part two of your wonderful November wedding day is to come!
Who knew that November could actually be warmer than most days in October?! Karen did. She scoped out the weather for November 14 for the past 3 years and knew that it was always pretty decent! We had planned on going to Volkening Lake in Schaumburg for bridal party pictures but a thick cloud cover came it, so Karen and Greg were ok with moving it to a random park near their church!
Isn’t this just too perfect? My lovely husband who came along to be my 2nd shooter for the day captured this gem!
look at the picture on the right, it’s one of my favorites! Though you can’t see their faces, can’t you tell what they look like? It gives me chills and I tear up just thinking about it!
I’m so in love with this picture:
We then headed over to Belvedere Banquets in Elk Grove Village (1170 W Devon Ave Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-3214 (847) 534-0600?) for the reception! Don from XL Entertainment was there to keep the dance floor packed all night long! And it was a party, I love working with Don, he truly gets it when it comes to reception music! I also had a great time working with their videographer Don Bloom, he was really a pleasure and awesome!
And finally, this one I laid on the ground, in the middle of the dance floor, then got spun around by one of the groomsman (totally unplanned!) It seems whenever I’m at a wedding with Don he dares me to lay on the dance floor again with my fisheye, and there I went!
Hope you had a great time on your honeymoon!! Hope these brighten up this cloudy day! I had a great time with all you at your wedding!!
I loved being able to photograph Amanda and Steve’s wedding, and you could see the awesome colors and how laid back they were from their sneak peek a few posts down! Even though it was freezing we braved it for their pictures!
At this wedding, I got caught. I got caught crying. I even cried while I was editing them! I went to the bathroom and one of their guests said I must be a great photographer because I was crying during the father/daughter dance when Amanda’s dad handed off to her ailing grandfather and how many other photographers do that, well, I do! I’ll probably cry during your vows or some time during the day! You’ll see when you get there, you may cry too! I will, I know it. But look at those, you can totally see the emotion in all of them during it!
Ok, enough talking, time for slideshow right!?
Also if you’re looking for a interesting, different reception venue, look into Entourage located at 1301 American Lane Schaumburg, IL 60173 (847) 995-9400 They were great!
And my good friend Cynthia Sally did the makeup! I just love working with Cynthia, she totally gets it!
