I recently made a house call to the home of this lovely family. They needed something slightly silly to be printed on their Christmas Cards. We ordered a pizza, cracked a winter ale, gathered ’round the ol’ Christmas cactus and took a few pics. Here are a couple of my favorites.
Categories: Family Portraits, Portraits
We started our day at The Blackstone Hotel, where Tyler and Lindsay got all fancied up for the big wedding. Once they were ready, they met up for their first glances of each other and my camera went clicking away. We grabbed the bridal party, took a walk down Michigan Ave. and took a few pics in the Art Institute’s Garden. The ceremony and reception both took place at The Roosevelt University Library in the beautiful and historic Auditorium Building. After a lovely ceremony, the guests grabbed cocktails and did a little mingling. I really loved all of the book themed decorations….pretty clever, being at a library and all. Everybody feasted on some of Wishbone’s finest meats and sides and then on came the party! Cage and Aquarium provided some unruly jams and the guest brought one of the wildest dance floors I’ve seen. There was a real rowdy Hora that seemed to bring sheer terror to our groom. Hora-fied! Things got wilder and wilder as the night went on. Aint no shushing going on in this library! Thanks to Tyler, Lindsay and all of their guest for making this bash such a blast to shoot.
Local artist’s EC Brown and Catie Olson hosted Krampusnacht ’13 at their home/studio/art space. There was lots of Krampus themed art, wintery grub, glogg, dancing and this photo booth where i got to photograph revelers. The guests were given the opportunity to sit on Krampus’ lap, receive swats from the demon’s broom or just have their mug taken in front of this really cool curtain. The Krampus costume and the beautifully crafted curtain were made by Rebecca Hinsdale. Her company, Make a Scene can create a booth for your event!
Categories: Art, Art Openings, Chicago, Photo Booth, Portraits
We last saw Kari and Andy at their engagement shoot on a sweltering summer day around the Montrose Bird Sanctuary. This time, they would be getting married on a crisp autumn day, at The Bottom Lounge. As the guests arrived and found their seats, Kari waited outside and out of sight. Once everyone was settled, Kari made her way in and found her man. After a sweet little ceremony, we strolled around (and right smack in the middle of) Lake Street and took a few portraits. After dinner a variety of First Slice’s finest pies were served and on came the dancing! DJ Major Taylor kept the dance floor kickin’ hard for hours. As the night began to wind down, people danced their last dances, played pinball, had another drink and munched on a late snack of candy apples. Whatta night! Congrats Kari and Andy!
