Nicole and Travis, Weddings, Michigan

We pretty much laughed all day. This was a first time wedding from many point of views. It was first time I shot in a vineyard, the first time I shot in Michigan and also the first time I shot on my own birthday. Not only, it was the first time the bride and groom invited their guests to not use their cameras and cellphones during the ceremony and just enjoy it! Working mainly in Chicago, and therefore indoor, it is really refreshing to shoot with natural light for most of the day. Infact we got so many pictures that it was really difficult to narrow down a collection for the blog, left alone for the album that will follow. The rain forced Nicole and Travis to move the ceremony under the pavillion. Then it stopped and we were out again for pictures and the whole wedding party rolled with it. Looking back, the clouds made for a very special saturation of colors and I couldn’t imagine the picture any other way. Then Nicole and Travis took the dance floor and the chaos began.
Blog Nicole and Travis_0002.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0003.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0004.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0005.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0006.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0007.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0008.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0009.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0010.jpg

Blog Nicole and Travis_0013.jpgBlog Nicole and Travis_0012.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0014.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0015.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0016.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0018.jpgBlog Nicole and Travis_0017.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0019.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0020.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0021.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0022.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0023.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0024.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0025.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0026.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0028.jpgBlog Nicole and Travis_0031.jpg

Blog Nicole and Travis_0029.jpgBlog Nicole and Travis_0030.jpg
Blog Nicole and Travis_0032.jpg

Andrea and Carl, Weddings, Armour House, Lake Forest, Illinois

I wanted to blog this wedding long time ago but I waited for the album of Andrea and Carl to arrive from New Zeland. Infact this post is not just about wedding pictures but it is about the editorial project that goes into an album. It is about how images to a photographer are like words to a writer.
Andrea and Carl gave me total freedom and I couldn’t ask for more. Their wedding took place at the Armour House, on a stormy day. It looked like the sky was going to fall apart. The rain drove the party indoor but it cleared soon after the ceremony was over and cocktails were served in the elegant courtyard.
This was also the first time I designed a vertical layout and it was perfect for this collection of images.
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0001.jpg


Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0003.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0004.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0005.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0006.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0009.jpg

Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0008.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0010.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0011.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0012.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0014.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0015.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0016.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0017.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0018.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0019.jpg


Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0022.jpgBlog Album Andrea and Carl_0024.jpg
Blog Album Andrea and Carl_0023.jpg

Allie and Matt, Chicago, Weddings

This is a wedding that started with a gorgeous day, an amazing view over the lake and a magnificent wedding party. And the rest of the day was even better. Allie and Matt had an all Chicago wedding, with ceremony at Holy Name and pictures at the Washington gardens, Buckingham fountain and the Art Institute. Reception was held at the iconic Harold library.

Catherine and Josh, Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin, Weddings

I’ve been mesmerized all day. Door County has a poetry of its own and I wished the day never ended. Imagine the sound of the waves breaking on the rocks just steps below this secluded wooden house, the family flag, a french name and a close intimate group of friends. I couldn’t put it into words but luckily I’m not a writer. The wedding of Catherine and Josh took place out of the world, on the hedge of the cliffs where 4 generations have come every summer for a century now. If this was not enough, their friend Steve prepared one of the best wedding meal I ever had. No, I was not ready to drive back to Chicago. Patrick Fahrner helped me documenting the day.

Picture by Patrick Fahrner

Deonna and Gianni, Chicago, Weddings

This power couple got married on Labor Day weekend with a ceremony at Holy Name. We took pictures on Lasalle bridge before driving to Porretta for the reception where Deonna and Gianni greeted the guests with amazing italian food.

ashley - October 19, 2012 - 10:06 am

the first photo with the bubbles belongs in a magazine! and i love the editorial shots!

admin - October 19, 2012 - 1:14 pm

Thank you Ashley. Very nice of you. Have a good day. Lorenzo