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Brittany and Shaun had a wonderful wedding ceremony surrounded by friends and family at the Cancer survivors Garden inside of Grant Park in Chicago. It was a VERY sunny day that took the Fall chill out of the October air. I will detail our entire day in chicago in subsequent posts, but today we will concentrate on the ceremony in a serene are of the city with the skyscrapers hovering over. Click on the image above for a Windy City style collage of their wedding day.
I rode along with the girls in the limousine so I could catch the arrival of the bride and her entourage...
It was a bit of a walk to get to the Cancer Survivors Garden within Grant Park where the outdoor ceremony would be held. My assistant and I are excellent at walking in reverse, so we were able to capture the long entrance into the park. :)
You can see the cars traveling on Lake Shore Drive along with the museum campuses in the background as the bride enters with her father for a walk down the aisle as Shaun eagerly awaits....
It was a beautiful scene as Brittany and Shaun did a traditional pouring of sand with the Chicago skyscapers towering over them...
As they awaited to be pronounced man and wife, the happy couple exchanged rings as captured here in this close up photo...
The parents of the bride held hands tightly as their daughter became Mrs. Shaun Moran.
With the sun beating down upon them, friends and family looking on, Brittany and Shaun became man and wife in this quiet garden nestled within the Windy City.....
One of my favorite ceremony photos is this one of Brittany jumping for joy with a little help from her new husband just after being married...
The guests were armed with bubbles as the couple kissed during the recessional...
We immediately began taking family formals at the ceremony site in Grant Park. We would soon be off via bus to tour the city and take many more shots with the bride and groom and the wedding party...
After family was photographed, I quickly took the couple off to a wooded area for this sun drenched kissing shot...
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The newly married couple take a stroll toward the "party bus" where their friends awaited...
Brittany says goodbye for now to family as she gets ready to take a tour around Chicago...
Our next posts will feature shots like the one below of the newlyweds in various spots around Chicago like Millennium Park and Osaka Garden. Subscribe here to the Journal for an update.
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Molly and Steve were married just last week at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in Barrington, Illinois. I caught up with the bride just before the ceremony for last minute powdering of her make up before walking down the aisle.
It was a windy, but fairly warm winter day so we did a few family formals photos outside the church before guests arrived...
On Molly's shot list of requested photographs was the choir's bells which sounded fabulous as they played during parts of the church ceremony...
The children were great as they walked down the long aisle of the majestic looking church....
As our groom Steve awaited, Molly walked down the aisle with her brother giving her away...
After the ceremony we began taking family photos inside the church and eventually ended our session with the bride and groom alone and sharing a kiss in the darkened room...
The reception took place at Pine Crest Golf course which served a fantastic meal. Here the maid of honor gives a speech to toast the newlyweds...
Soon the first dance was underway as my assistant and I put the happy couple in our spotlight...
This is just a sneek peak with many more images to come. Subscibe to this Journal or the SBV Photography Facebook Page for updates and links to the entire photo gallery of Molly and Steve's wedding in Barrington, Illinois. For now, as this family here might say - peace out!!
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A few week's back I did a sneak peak at Jackie and Brandon's Fall wedding. I finally get a chance to follow up with more images and stories from their beautiful wedding day. I got a little behind due to shooting about 6 more weddings this Autumn!! So let's play catch up here and let me take you through their day...
The wedding day started out at Jackie's parent's Schererville home with the bride (and her bridesmaids) in her flannel shirt and veil getting her make up applied.
I remember a flurry of activity with the occasional stop for bagels and orange juice....
These Getting Ready sessions are where I become a fly on the wall taking photo journalistic shots of the wedding day - fun candids, detail shots and some casually posed photos like the one below of mom and her daughter.
I had done engagement photos of Jackie and Brandon the previous year and it was great to come across the save the date magenet tucked into these flowers....
I try to never leave the Getting Ready area until I can get a photo of the bride's mom zipping up her dress. This one was taken in the bedroom of the house just before the limousine was scheduled to arrive.
We were able to sneak in some nice photos of the girls in their dresses at the house. In this one we walked over to the side of a neighbors yard and did a quick celebratory shot with flowers in the air against the gorgeous field and blue skies...
My assistant and I arrived at St. Michael's Church for the ceremony and immediately began taking formal pictures of the groom and his family including this GQ cover shot of the groomsmen...
St. Michael's church in Schererville Indiana is a beautiful setting for a wedding with great architecture. I like to take many wide shots here to capture the grandeur of the setting. Here is the bride and groom praying in front of the Virgin Mary during the ceremony...
Another wide shot of the catholic ceremony....
The areas that a photographer can go within the church are restricted so this is why I carry an extra camera body with a telephoto lens so I can get up close when I need to.
Perfect examples of this would be Jackie giving a hug to the groom's parents...
.... and the bride and groom sharing a laugh during the ceremony.
There were two priests present on this day and I thought they made for great subjects as they conducted the catholic mass...
Capturing the first kiss is often done by zooming in tight and anticipating the moment. I love it when the bride and groom linger for awhile. Keep smootching - I want more shots!! :)
St. Michael's Church allows 30 minutes for formal photography so I like to get the large groups done first. I often say I like to mix different styles and here is a great example of a traditional pose for Grandparent's to hang on the wall followed up by a fun one for the young couple to show off...
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The jumping bridal party photo from above was taken at Centennial Park in Munster, Indiana. This location is becoming quite popular for formal photographs as well as outdoor ceremonies. There is a golf course at the park and i often uses the carts as props for group photographs.
It's a wide open area with many different scenes such as this winding road to a lake complete with a running fountain...
We went behind the amphitheater stage and used this wood wall for some edgier bride and groom shots. This first one features a tired bride holding here shoes and flowers and awaiting the groom to wisk her away. He certainly does so, but not before some major kissing ensues...
To view the entire gallery of Jackie and Brandon's Fall Wedding, including the reception at Villa Cesare Banquet Hall in Highland, please follow the link.
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