AURORA/ WEDDING: LINDSEY & ZACH

The Wedding:

Well here it is! You know them from their engagement shoot, but in case you didn't get a chance to enjoy it, here's a little preface. Zach and I grew up together and have been good friends since the 6th grade. So when I had heard that Zach met a girl from Ireland and that she captured his heart, I was so excited! I was even more ecstatic when he asked me to shoot their wedding! She is from Antrim, United Kingdom, he is from Glendale Heights, Illinois and this is their fantastically cute and beautiful wedding held in the backyard of a relatives house! Such a cute setting where family and friends were surrounding the cute couple! It was an absolute pleasure for me to have been the one to capture the wedding! I hope you guys enjoy their wedding as much as I enjoyed it and telling you the story.

Some of my Favorite Images:

Their Wedding Story:

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SNEAK PEEK: Mary & Dan eSession

Mary is a teacher, Dan is a fire fighter with the Batavia Fire Department and these two are so much fun! What a great engagement session we had, Dan is so good at making Mary laugh it just made the session a blast to see them laughing together! Here's a sneak peek to spark your interest. Full session soon to come!

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SNEAK PEEK: Lindsey & Zach's Wedding

Well you remember Zach & Lindsey from their beautiful engagement session! Well their wedding was just as beautiful! A cute and quaint wedding, that just embodied their personalities; all wrapped up in a sun kissed summer day. Excited to see it? Well you're just going to have to keep up with my blog! ;)

Enjoy the 'Sneak Peek'...

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WEDDING/ CHICAGO, IL: GABRIELA & GERMAN

When I first met Gabriela & German I thought, "Wow! What a great looking couple!" He was a marine, she is a teacher and dance instructor and they love each other very much! The more we kept talking the more I thought, "I want this couple, I want to capture their wedding... I hope they pick me cause their amazing!" You know what, I was right! Their wedding was absolutely GORGEOUS! The ceremony was a beautiful, traditional ceremony, full of love with family, friends, and cultural traditions. The reception was beautiful with colored lights, shiny floors, great music, dancing, it was very classy and so much fun!

Of course I couldn't have done this alone, so a very BIG "Thanks" to my friend Giselle for second shooting this breath taking day with me!

Special Thanks also to:

Ceremony: St. Xavier University McDonough Chapel

Reception: Chateau Busche

*These are just a few of my favorite shots of the day...

Here is the slideshow of their stunning wedding! Enjoy! ;)

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GRAYSLAKE/ WEDDING: CRYSTAL & DAVID

Crystal & David; what can I say about these two? They have been the absolute ideal clients that any photographer would be lucky to have... Fortunately I have been blessed to be the photographer for these two and to have been the one to tell the story of their beautiful, beautiful, wedding day!

A little background; follow me here, cause this can get confusing. I was referred to Crystal & David by one of Crystals co-workers, who we later found out was the husband of one of my sisters college friends. We later then found out that we had all attended the same college, Judson University at one point or another! Haha, talk about coincidence... or God's provision and doing, let's just say it's a small world after all.

There really are no words on how wonderful these two have been to me, as clients and as friends! And there aren't to many more words to describe how beautiful their wedding was at the Prairie Crossing Institute in the Byron Colby Barn, a super cute & quant little town and barn like school. Not to mention the indescribable love these two share for each other that God instilled in both of them... So since I have no words, I'll let the images do the talking... Enjoy!

Also, a special huge "Thank you!" to my good buddy and second shooter Otto Rascon.

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ST. CHARLES/ ENGAGEMENT: LINDSEY & ZACH

What happens when a man falls in love with a woman half way across the world? You get the work of God bringing my two friends Zach & Lindsey together in Holy matrimony ;) Zach and I grew up together in the same church, since the 6th grade; we go way back. One of the most inescapable topics among guys is, "So how's it going with the ladies?" Come on guys, I know I'm not alone on this one. Anyways, that would be a frequent topic between the two of us. But for some reason the answer was usually... "Eh well it's alright, nothing really." Every now and then I'd hear a story or two about a girl that caught his attention, but once I saw, on the ever official "Facebook... Zach is in a relationship with Lindsey" ;) I thought to myself "hmmm" this could be serious?"

So, the next time Zach and I got in touch, the question was asked; "So, how's it going with the ladies?" He says, "I'm engaged..." I thought, "HAA I knew it!" And let me just say the moment I met Lindsey, I knew Zach had heard for the last time, "So how's it going with the ladies?" ;) Congratulations Zach & Lindsey! :D

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