It’s about time we made it back to Chicago! Karl and I used to visit several times a year when we lived in Michigan, but it’s a bit more off our beaten path these days. (In fact, we spent one of our first ever days together wandering around Chicago.) Thanks to Becky and Alex we were able to spend a long weekend enjoying the city, hanging out with their super nice family and friends, and photographing their extraordinary wedding. See some of their engagement photos here.
We were fortunate to stay at The James, just a block off of Michigan Avenue, where the wedding took place. If you’re looking for a downtown hotel I absolutely recommend The James- we had a fabulous stay! Our Friday morning involved filling fifteen massive balloons and eating some delicious croissant paninis. Not a bad way to kick off a wedding day if you ask me! Plus, carrying all of the filled balloons (to be used for photos later in the day) a few blocks to the hotel and up the elevator proved to be pretty comical.
A vintage Rolls Royce drove Alex and then Becky to their first sight at Washington Square Park. (The same park where they once had a snowball fight on a date.) It now has to be one of our all-time favorite first sights. The anxious and excited looks on their faces, the dress and the tuxedo, the beautiful park… the whole scene was just classic. The vintage car was the icing on the cake and complemented the moment perfectly. After that we headed to Millennium Park. When Becky and Alex stood underneath The Bean a crowd circled around them and cheered when they kissed! The wedding party joined us there for some fun with balloons. From there it was on to the church for the ceremony. Since we shoot mainly outdoor ceremonies in SWFL it was such a treat to shoot in a big, old, beautiful church!
Once the bride and groom were officially married the group headed back to The James for a stylish and modern reception. The space was really neat, from a room-sized chalk line drawing of the Chicago skyline to one of the most beautiful cakes we’ve seen yet. The dance floor stayed packed all night and the fotobooth kept both the kids and adults entertained. Mr. and Mrs. Hahn, we were honored to be a part of your wedding weekend. Thank you so much for having us, and congratulations!
Venue: The James Chicago | Dress: Amsale through Boca Raton Bridal| Wedding Planner: Tara with Lola Event Productions | Cake: Amy Beck Cake Design | Florals: Asrai Garden | DJ: Style Matters
See at the flower girls in the window waiting for the bride?
That’s our friends Natalie and Jordan, and they’re expecting their baby girl Greta in less than two months now!!
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Hooray! Today our photography is featured on the Wedding Channel Blog as wedding of the day! We shot Jennifer and Annemarie’s Naples wedding this past spring at Stonebridge Country Club and it couldn’t have been a prettier event. Check out the post here and we’ll be sure to post more pics from their wedding day soon.
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I had to post this image taken at a wedding photo shoot for Grandezza. We took this image on the bridge where the water behind Angelina has such an amazing mystic quality.
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We recently caravanned over to Key West for a weekend in celebration of team Luminaire. While Karl and I were able to shoot a bananas amount of weddings in the past year we could not have done it without the help of Angelina, Justin, Stephanie, and Marlon. Ange helps us with everything from creative shot inspiration to post work to fotobooth setups. Justin takes the lead on shooting our foto videos. Stephanie is our brilliant numbers girl. And Marlon has the super important task of taking care of Iso, our furriest family member. We missed Justin and his wife Jen, but for good reason: they just had a bouncing baby boy, Chase! Our friends Natalie and Julie tagged along too. At the bottom of this post I’ve included links to some places we enjoyed.
Top photo: Julie, Stephanie, Marlon, Nanette, Karl, and Natalie (with baby bump Gretta!) Angelina took the photo.
Angelina, enjoying the view of a looming storm.
Our B&B was a good little find called the Ambrosia Key West. We rented Katie’s Cottage, where we commandeered the little pool. Iso had a blast hanging out poolside and chasing chickens on her morning walks.
A highlight of the weekend was taking a sailboat-kayak-snorkle tour with Danger Charters. While kayaking Natalie and Julie actually found a message in a bottle, can you believe it? The problem is the note is in Italian, so we don’t yet know what it says!
Just for fun, a few restaurants and spots we liked:
Thai Island
Blue Heaven
Better Than Sex Dessert Restaurant
Santiago’s Bodega
Old Town Bakery
Kermit’s Key West Key Lime Shoppe
Pete’s Dueling Piano Bar
Just as we were finishing our last few photos at this Fort Myers wedding, the rain set in. In the second photo you can see the rain (especially if you look at the groom), they were running as fast as they could for the limo, but I couldn’t help but stop and capture this moment!
I love this bamboo area!
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