Elizabeth and Jason's wedding

What an amazing and heartfelt wedding! I just adored working with Elizabeth and Jason all day. We were at the First Unitarian Church in Hyde Park for both the ceremony and reception.

Very cool origami at the church






I love her expression here!


Elizabeth's first moment seeing herself as a bride!


Such a proud dad


And such an adoring and loving husband (to be)


Married!


The wedding party was lots of fun. Not too many serious moments with them!


For some reason they started making zombie movements








The blessing before dinner




I loved her awesome colorful flowers


They had a few cakes at the reception made by friends. This one was Dungeons and Dragons themed.






Jason wanted to honor his parents and invited them up for a special dance




Many more photos in the slideshow!

A rainy night in Central Park

Ahhh.... Central Park for a fabulous orchestra concert. Too bad it had to be cut short due to rain. Lots of rain. But it made for some fun photos!

The skyline view from our spot


Also pretty in out-of-focus


Once the lightning started, security kicked people out; it was amusing to sit and watch the chaos. Until security told our group specifically to leave as well. Ruined all my fun...










The next day was beautiful!

Family summer fun

Last month my dad and all his brothers were in town for my uncle's grand birthday celebration. It's always a fun time when everyone gets together!

Every time all the brothers gather, they recreate a photo that was taken of them as kids. If one of them is absent, they simply use a broom or zucchini or something as a stand-in for the missing brother.


We took a trip down to Millennium Park


cousin Seamus!


A little playtime in the park with Vandhana and her sweet dog, Shivani










Careful of that beard, Mark


Violet is done for the afternoon






Seamus is fascinated by the iPhone, especially the bubble wrap app that dad had installed






Kitty time!

Audrey and Dan's wedding

Fabulous day for the wedding of Audrey and Dan!

I loved the detail of Audrey's flower on her dress


Their First Look










We stopped in at Lizzie McNeill's for a few portraits (and a little break from the hot sun)
















Dan did a cute little dance as Audrey's father escorted her to the altar




I just loved this girl's expression


Awesome detail on their cake




They certainly know how to make an entrance!