Jewish Orthodox weddings have quickly become my favorite type of Chicago wedding to photograph – I strongly believe that EVERY wedding should include shtick because I’ve quickly learned that there is no better way to discover the true hidden talents of family and friends. Combine the Jewish shtick with dark, dashing Persian good looks (like…
When I drive up from Indianapolis to Chicago to photograph weddings with Joshua, the landmark that stands out the most to me isn’t the Willis Tower, the White Sox stadium, or even the elusive ‘Circle’ that I finally discovered about 3 months ago. It’s Carnivale. I loved that restaurant before I had ever sampled their…
“May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rain fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand.” Chicago is known as the melting-pot of the Midwest with…
I can honestly say that, despite hearing all of ‘How We First Met’ stories from the many couples whose weddings we have photographed in Chicago and throughout the Midwest, I had not heard one blind-date-turns-wedding story. It was an urban legend until now. Not only did Katie and Frank meet on a blind date, they…
Our story with Erika and Nathan began on an incredibly hot spring day at the Popcorn Shoppe in Long Grove. We were there to photograph an engagement session with Erika and Nathan and they had picked the perfect location – plenty of quaint shops on Main Street, backed by a nature preserve with fields, streams,…
