If you’re currently a bride or groom planning a wedding in the Chicago area I HIGHLY suggest you scroll through Claudia and Tyler’s wedding sneak peek blog for inspiration. It was – in a word – breathtaking.

Okay, so no one hopes for rain on their wedding day. It’s just not something any of us day dream about when imagining how our day will play out.

But let’s be real here: rain happens. And I’m here to tell – nay – promise you if you wake up on your wedding day to stormy skies, that is more than okay!

couples like the gorgeous pair featured in today’s post that keep reminding this photographer to not overthink, not despair and keeping going with the flow. Originally planning on a big wedding out east next year, Taylor and Danny – semi-new Chicago transplants – decided to scrap their plans still shrouded in uncertainty and downsize. What they didn’t compromise on was style, heart and fun.

What an incredible wedding!

There’s one very important word that is sometimes omitted from the “wedding experience”.

Sure, the gorgeous flowers, the fabulous dresses, the delectable food and age-old traditions are incredible in their own right, but for this photographer, one of the most powerful words you can associate with a wedding day is family.

And let me tell ya, Linda and Carter’s elegant Cress Creek Country Club wedding last summer was all about the love, all about the family and all about the feels.

The thirty five amazing women who made up my bridal squad in 2019 are all very different from each other, but they all had one thing in common: one heck of a fierce bouquet game and incredibly talented florists.

I’ve rounded up some of my absolute favorites (which was impossible) and loosely categorized them in hopes of helping all brides-to-be nail down their dream wedding flower vision as they enter the exciting and sometimes overwhelming world of wedding planning!

Here we go, Chicago brides!

It seems like only yesterday since Carin and Phil’s incredible art deco influenced, elegant and classic Chicago wedding was held at the stunning St. Jane Hotel in downtown Chicago. This place exudes elegance in a way only that’s only second to the amazing couple themselves.

Noelle and Brett’s wedding day was perfect. Chicago being Chicago means that the weather will always keep you on your toes. Despite a little summer rain, their city summer wedding day was elegant and unique at the always fabulous Ovation Chicago…

It was a lovely day in July that Melanie & David exchanged vows on the sweeping lawns of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Chicago’s north suburbs.

I could probably write a love poem about Melanie’s dress alone….

I can’t believe the day has come to officially blog Karen and Matt’s incredible wedding day. Time flies!

Now, don’t get me wrong, My wedding day three years ago was amazing and lovely and all of the things one would hope their wedding will be.

But was it in an old Firehouse, you may ask?! Nope. Sadly, there was nary one fire pole to slide down.

Allow me to explain.