Ivy and Shannon got married at The Garfield Park Conservatory. The ceremony took place in the steamy fern room and then everybody was ready to party! @jawshuadrumms provided the karaoke jams and some sweet back-ups. This was one helluva fun wedding and I’m so glad to have been there! Thanks Ivy and Shannon!

Hilja and Zach got married at Room 1520 recently and whatta fun day it was!  We cruised around town in a limo, jumped out for pics at The Kinzie Street Bridge and even managed to squeeze in some arcade time at the worlds best bar, Logan Arcade.  After their charming lil’ ceremony, everybody wined, dined and primed themselves for dancing.  Groove is in the Heart Dj, Carrieanne, served the musical treats to keep those feet moving!  Congrats Hilja and Zach and thanks for asking me to photograph your wedding!

Hilja and Zach are getting married in a few weeks! We met up in The West Loop, where the temp was about 15 degree and we quickly began to freeze. We had to seek warmth and shelter and we found it at Chicago’s smokiest bar, Richards. That’s where Zach and Hilja first met. Zach and Hilja were so much fun to hang around and photograph. I can’t wait to shoot them again early next month!
 

Diane and Dagan were in town, from Vermont, to get married and they asked me to catch the day with my trusty camera.  We started out with a first look at Westin River North and then grabbed the bridal party, strolled around The River Walk and hung around on the Lasalle Street Bridge.  We headed to Gallery 1028 where Diane and Dagan caught up with family and friends and then came the ceremony.  They were married,  everybody dined, and Tim from Toast & Jam got everybody dancing.  Another smash hit of wedding!  Thanks, Diane and Dagan, for asking me to be a part of it!

Stefanie and Nicole were married on a steamy August afternoon at the lovely Redfield Estate.  Their wedding was so much fun to shoot and it so cool to be a part of it! Nicole’s brother even busted into a killer Pee Wee Herman Dance at the reception.  What a night!  Thanks for asking me to photograph your wedding!

John and Allison were married at Honky Tonk’s Secret Garden in Pilsen and I was the lucky dude that photographed it.  We started out at their place, where they had their first looks of each other and then we paraded on down to the Garden where the guests were already waiting to witness this union.  It was great!  They kissed under an explosion of confetti, dined and danced into a sweaty frenzy.  This was such a cool and unique wedding and I’m honored to have been a part.  Way to go John and Allison!  Thanks for having me!

Amber and Jon had a fun lil’ Sunday afternoon  wedding at Maggiano’s and I got to shoot it.  We strolled around the block for a few photos, they got married and everybody partied partied hard.
Thanks for letting me be a part of it!

John and Kristine are an awesome couple who were married at Salvage One this spring. I was the lucky guy that got to photograph their wedding day. Thanks so much, John and Kristine. You rule!

Amber and Jon are getting married in May! We recently met for a fun engagement shoot that started at their apartment.   We tried to work their skittish little cat, Butters, into the pics and managed to get just  a few before little Butters slipped away.  Good job Butters!  Then we took a stroll over to Winnemac Park for some shots in the autumnal sunset.  Amber has a background in improv and was not afraid to get a little silly.  I love when that happens!  I can’t wait to shoot Amber and Jon’s wedding in a few months!

This past weekend marked the 3rd annual Krampusnact celebration in Chicago.  The party started with a costumed procession from Maria’s Packaged Goods to  The Co-Prosperity Sphere, a couple blocks away.  The place was packed with Krampus related art, games and costumed monsters artists like  EC Brown, Stephanie Burke, Justine Harlan, Angela Lopez, Celeste Neuhaus, Kevin Jennings, Frank Pollard and Catie Olson, a photo booth by Rebecca Hinsdale.  There was plenty of glogg, beer and sausages for everybody’s face.  The partying and dancing went on until late into the night and I can’t wait to do it again next year!  Go Here to view the full gallery.