Little Miss J
I was so excited when I got a call from Little Miss J's mom looking to book a shoot for J's second birthday. We had so many ideas but decided on a trip to the park, followed by a tea party and some dancing in mom and dad's room. She was so excited about the whole shoot, but especially about eating all her animals raisins. Take a look bellow!
The {K Family}
I was excited to plan this shoot with the K Family for their adorable daughter Lily and her birthday! She just turned 1 on May 24, 2014. According to Jennifer.
Favorite food: Blueberries (but cheddar cheese is a close second!)
Favorite activity: crawling/exploring/getting into anything she can! She also loves swinging on the swing at the playground.
Three words to describe our family: love, laughter, and blessed
For her first birthday party, her grandma, grandpa, aunt, and uncle are coming to Chicago to celebrate! Her birthday party is pink-themed, with a vanilla smash cake with pink frosting for her and pink cupcakes for everyone else! And if the weather is nice, they'll celebrate by taking Lilly to the zoo!
Matt and Jen have been married for almost 5 years. They met in Chicago though he's from Michigan and she was from NC. As a family of 3 now, they love to spend the weekends taking Lilly for walks, especially when the weather's nice!
Same-Sex Brookfield Zoo Wedding
I had the pleasure of photographing Dave and Paul's gorgeous zoo wedding this weekend! What a gorgeous setting for a wedding and no one could of asked for a more perfect day. The weather was amazing, not too hot, not too cold, just right! Their ceremony and reception were filled of laughter and joy. One of the readings from their ceremony you can read bellow their images and was just the most amazing lyrics from a song sang in the musical "Catch Me if You Can". They had delicious signature drinks at the cocktail hour with the giraffes, followed by an awesome reception with some amazing musical choices for the dance floor. If you have never heard Downtown and Mrs.Miller, listen to it....you are in for a serious treat!
A Special thanks to the Officiant, DJ Benson, the couples great friend"She really made it personal and gave us a chance to turn around and take in the crowd. It was a breathtaking moment." said Dave
The venue for the wedding was the gorgeous Brookfield Zoo
The DJ was their friend's brother Jeff Beilfuss
The flowers were by Bride's Choice Wedding Flowers in Lisle. Mary Kenny was the flower designer.
Invites were through WeddingPaperDivas.com.
The cake came from Lezza Bakery in Bellwood which Brooke did.
The suits were through Formally Modern Tuxedo in Countryside. http://www.formallymodern.com/ Carmelo helped them in particular
Also a huge thanks to Ania Scheiman for being my amazing second shooter for the day!
I've seen the seven wonders
if you give or take a few
But all them seven wonders
well they can't compare to you
I've been a lot of places
Yes I've traveled near and far
But now I know that home is where you are
Niagara Falls a leaky faucet that a plumber oughta fix
The Pyramids are really just a dusty pile of bricks
The Taj Mahal a fixer upper
The Grand Canyon just a hole
The Grand Canal in Venice an Italian toilet bowl
I've seen the seven wonders
if you give or take a few
But all them seven wonders
well they can't compare to you
I've been a lot of places
Yes I've traveled near and far
But now I know that home is where you are
The Aurora Borealis just a night light on the fritz
And Stonehenge it's just a bunch of rocks
La Brea's tars the pits
I've seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa it looks like somethin' up and broke
Mount Rushmore someone climb up there and tell them boys a joke
Yes my travellin days are over
You get the check I'll pay the bill
Cause I see all the wonder in your eyes
Just standin' still.
I've been a lot of places
But I've learned now near and far
There's no need to roam
Cause home is where you are
There's no need to roam
cause home is where you are
yes now I know that home is where you are.