Steph and Ty are a beautiful globetrotting couple who were kind enough to model for this shoot. We started at the Woodlands House with a gorgeous dress from Willowby by Watters. Then we went out into the muddy woods with a different dress that was ok to get muddy af (which it most definitely did, as you can see).
Read MoreThey also opted for a much smaller guest list than usual. Only about 40 people at their ceremony and 80 at their reception. They wanted to be sure they were surrounded by the people who love them most and would lift them up and bring good energy to their wedding day. I LOVE that.
Read MoreAs I’m finding with a lot of my clients, they would have loved to elope, but they wanted to involve their families in their wedding. So they opted for a very lowkey intimate ceremony by the pond in Humboldt Park with about 15 family and close friends standing by, one violinist, and their best friend Nick officiating.
Read MoreThese two took the old wedding traditions and completelyyyy turned them on their head. Like, COMPLETELY. I loved it so much. They took a situation that would normally make them super anxious and turned it into something fun both for their guests AND (more importantly, in my opinion) for THEM.
Read MoreI knew Michelle and Tony from college at Lawrence University and it was such a privilege to be a part of their wedding day. Anyone who knows Michelle will tell you she is one of the sweetest, smiley-est people on planet Earth and it’s really infectious. It was a truly happy, smiley, beautiful day.
Read MoreThey took all those antiquated wedding traditions and did them in a way that was completely their own and honored their amazingly weird personalities. This is exactly what I advocate for. Doing YOU on your wedding day! Make it YOURS! Make it something that you look back on and relive the happiness, not the anxiety or stress.
Read MoreAriel was getting pretty fed up with online dating and decided that the next date would be her last on the app. But as fate would have it, her next/last first date was with JOHN. They hit it off (and, perhaps more importantly, Ariel hit it off with his two kids), and they’ve been together ever since.
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