We photographed Megan & Nat’s wedding on a blustery, snowy day. I was with the women and Eric with the guys. Normally there is more hustle and bustle with the female side than the guys. Not so on that winter day.

As you can see from the photo-one of the groomsman had a fender bender on the icy roads on the way to meet the guys. Luckily him and everyone else had a great sense of humor about the accident. No one was hurt!

The ceremony was held at St Tarcissus in Chicago. The setting and events were not only beautiful but very emotional-even for this photographer!

Afterwards we headed to Cafe La Cave in Des Plaines for the reception. They had Irish dancers perform for the guests, and even Megan danced the Irish step dance with her fellow dancers. She was awesome!

We wish them all the best!!

They tried this in an episode of “The Office” last December. Our attempt produced similar results. A request from the bridal party to get an image of the whole group jumping up in the air at the same time proved to be harder to coordinate than it sounded.

Jen loves winter, and was really hoping that on her wedding day there would be snow on the ground. Well we did have some snow left on the ground that day but there was also extrememly cold weather as well. Over the past year we had talked about getting some images outside with the snow on the ground, and fun bridal party photos.

Here is where we applaud Jim, Jen and their entire bridal for going outside in 17 degree weather to make sure we got these images that were very important to Jen & Jim. Bravo to them all for doing this and for having a great attitude and maintaining a great sense of humor. After the walking shot I told them to all move in for a group hug to warm up. I LOVE the laughter!!

The image of them holding hands around the corner was moments before they actually saw was other for the first time. We could see them both but they couldn’t see each other, they could feel each others hand and hear the others voice. We feel so priviledged to be able to witness such moving moments as these.

Look a little closer into the ornament on the tree and see if you can find them : )

The ceremony and reception were held at the Holiday Inn in Willowbrook.

We wish them all the best in their new lives together!!

Rain had been in the forescast for this day all week, so Elizabeth came prepared and brought rain boots!!

The ceremony and reception was held in Long Grove at The Season of Long Grove Inn. The annual apple festival was taking place in Long Grove that weekend, and they had their favorite freshly made apple cinnamon doughtnuts waiting for their guests as they arrived for the festivities. Yummy!!

Before the ceremony we walked through the drizzle to a nearby park for some portraits, along the way we stopped by different booths, and they played games and won some prizes. It was a hoot. They had a really good attitude about the rain and didn’t let it bother them one bit. So when they saw the band playing at the festival they just had to go out to the dance floor and let loose, even though the rain was coming down pretty hard at that time.

They had planned for an outdoor ceremony but instead they married under a tent. They didn’t let the downpour and change of plans affect their attitude one bit. Their happiness and excitement was contagious and a good time was had by all!

The day we photographed the Paige Family at Cantigny in Wheaton was a gorgeous fall day!! Perfect weather for family photos.

Lynn did a fabulous job picking out the clothes for the family! They blend well together with each other and the lovely fall colors.

The photo shoot was alot of fun!! We are good friends with them, and Oliver and their son Kevin are best buddies. Also along for the shoot was another friend of the boys. 3 energetic boys and the great outdoors made for a very fun time-especially behind the scenes.