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!
Holly and Bill’s engagement session was way back in 2010 but I just never got around to blogging it! There were lots of images on my facebook page and Holly came by that next week to get her disc so it wasn’t something that I ever remembered to do since they got their images already! But it was one of my favorite engagement sessions last year! And the last one! I really can’t wait for their wedding, it’s going to be a ton of fun and completely stylish! Holly and Bill love the sunset light and we took advantage of it, heavily. I know it’s not everyone’s favorite but it’s one of mine and definitely Holly and Bill’s!
Engagement sessions are some of my favorite things. They not only allow me to shoot the couple before their wedding day but it lets everyone relax about pictures when the day comes! I love being able to pose without the stress of a wedding timeline and it’s definitely one of my favorite things to give a couple some images that they love of themselves and will cherish for years to come!
I’ve been meaning to blog about this adventure (well that’s what we’ll call it) all summer. We got tricked asked to watch David’s aunt and uncle’s monster lab for about 2 weeks. It was a long couple first days. There’s nothing like pairing a 40lb puppy with a 85lb dog. Puppy wants to play, dog wants to really play. And not in our fenced in backyard. ONLY in our living room. Scary. I feared for our sliding glass door that it would be shattered from the dogs running into it several times a day. They wouldn’t sleep unless we separated them and when we did, they were out within seconds. FINALLY on day 3, they passed out in the same room, exhaustion had gotten to them. Now, Isabelle got man-handled, don’t let it fool you, but she kept going back for more! By the end of it, Isabelle was cunning and knew how to get away. Mabel, was lazy to say the least. She didn’t really run, it was more of a fast walk. And in all honesty, we worried about her having a heart attack more than our dog being manhandled. So here’s some fun pictures. So if you need a dog sitter, call us, bring lots of wine for us to have and we’re so not responsible for your dog
So now it’s time for the slideshow! When I went through and edited all of these, it reminded me of how fun their wedding was! Mike and Jessie told me they wanted things to be very different and people just to have fun! They had all sorts of stations of food that they all loved (and they were all delicious!). People danced all night and from what I hear the party went on way after the wedding as well! It was a blast to photograph!
Here are some of the things you may notice:
1. Kaya (their dog) is really important to both of them
2. If you send out a guy to pick out your card box, he may just come back with pinatas
3. Jessie and Mike have wonderful family and friends who like to have a lot of fun!
4. Jessie did all of the flowers!! They picked them up at the farmers market and made everything! Best DIY flowers I’ve seen!
5. There’s way too many pictures that I think they should put on a giant canvas. Just saying.
So if you’re looking for an awesome wedding venue, go look at Architectural Artifacts!
Architectural Artifacts
4325 N. Ravenswood
Chicago IL 60613
773.348.0622
Mike and Jessie it was great to be a part of your day!
