Ben and Meghan just got married a few weeks ago. I guess in April it’s always a flip of the coin on getting nice weather, and we got a little rain. The day still turned out wonderful as a little rain is always good luck! The ceremony was held at Old St. Pats in Chicago which is a stunning church for those of you that haven’t seen it! We hit Old Union Station and the Palmer House lobby prior to heading out to the reception at the Morton Arboretum. The reception was a blast with Meghan’s nieces performing a really fun Irish dance.

I’d also like to thank Jay for coming out to second shoot for me! I had a blast!

Take a look at some of my favorite shots from the day as well as a slideshow!

-Andrew

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Mark & Karla wanted to do a quick session downtown to grab some shots in front of the Chicago Theater to use as a “Save the Date” card for their wedding coming up in November. We were planning on doing an Engagement Session later in the summer - but since we were already downtown and it was a nice day we took more than just some shots at the theater. Here are a few of my favorites, as well as the “Save the Date” that we ended up with

-Andrew

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Greg and Sally got married in February. They had a very beautiful ceremony and reception at the Newberry Library. Everything about the day was super fun and Greg and Sally were awesome to work with.

On a sidenote, the reception entertainment was provided by Maggie Speaks - which is a super Chicago area band. What’s really cool is that the lead guitarist (Chris Seibold) went to the same college as I did. We actually played in the Elmhurst College Jazz band for a couple years - I played the Alto Saxophone…

Anyway, take a look at some of my favorite shots from the day as well as a slideshow!

-Andrew

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I shot a very cold Portrait Session for Jason & Erin a few months back and totally forgot to blog about it! Jason & Erin aren’t engaged (yet), but they are a super cute couple and I had a fun time with them taking some photos near Magnificent Mile downtown.

Here are a few of my favorites!

-Andrew

This winter in Chicago has been pretty long and not so much fun - I really don’t like cold weather!

I’ve been busy working on lots of exciting stuff for the upcoming wedding season, finishing album designs and that sort of thing. I really can’t believe it’s already March!

Anyway, stay tuned for some fun stuff. I’m going to try to take some more time this year and blog a little more on a personal level and how that all ties into my photography business. I was looking back through my blog posts and while they are awesome (lol) - I mostly have just posted my favorite shots from weddings and other events. Even though I’m super busy, I’m really going to make the effort and find the time to post more! More personal photography work, more wedding industry related thoughts and talk about trends, featured vendors etc…

Stay tuned!

-Andrew

I just wanted to wish everyone a very happy Valentines day!

Also - if anyone just got engaged (hint hint), I’m actively booking wedding dates for 2009!

-Andrew

According to my hosting company, there may be some outages on both my website and this blog today.

I’m sorry for any inconvenience!

-Andrew

Nick and Emily were married on New Years Eve… Their wedding was fantastic and I am so grateful to have been chosen to document their day. It was hard not to take awesome photos of these two as they are so cute together! The ceremony was held at St. Joan of Arc church in Lisle followed by the reception at the Hyatt Lodge in Oakbrook. While the day was cold and ended up being snowy, it was a very beautiful atmosphere. The reception entertainment was provided by Spoken Four and they made sure that 2007 certainly went out with a bang!

What a great way to kick off both a new year and a new marriage! Here are just a few of my many favorites. Be sure to watch the slideshow below for a bunch more!

-Andrew

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