SURPRISE! We dared ourselves to pull this one off and guess what? It worked! At Joanne and John’s wedding reception at Riverwalk in Chicago, Emotia suprised the newlyweds with a 24×36 framed print of a shot taken hours earlier that day! And to top it off, we also surprised them with a wedding photography slideshow that we designed to tell the story of their day from getting ready to ceremony to the first dance and toasts! It was a lot of work, but the look on this bride’s face made it all very well worth it. Hmmmm, what will be the next challenge?

P.S. Be sure to check out the rest of Joanne and John’s wedding photography shot at The Sheraton Chicago, Quigley Center, and Riverwalk Terrace.

Emotia is happy to present the wedding photography of Joanne & John. It was fun and exciting to document their day that was full of love, family, and good friends. You could tell from the quiver in his lip and look in his eye that John really loves his girl. (He proposed to her at the top of the Empire State Building – how classic is that?) Joanne looked absolutely fabulous and was a ton of fun the whole day. We always love getting referrals from our clients, so many thanks to Nicole and Bill who introduced us to this great couple when we shot their wedding photography at The Ivy Room earlier this year. Joanne & John, Congrats on your big day! Have a blast in Hawaii!

Here’s a sneak peak of from the Chinese wedding of Momei and Nathan, a really fun couple that got married on Saturday 09.19.09 at the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago. If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting them, you’ll know that they’re a very fun-loving, passionate couple who cares deeply for the special people in their lives – family and friends. The day was full of non-stop fun, a high point being Nathan grabbing the mic during the first dance and singing along with the music to his beautiful bride.

Mo & Nathan, it was a great honor to capture your wedding. Congrats, and may your love always be ‘unbreakable’!

To see more wedding photography at the Peninsula Chicago, visit the post for Yana & Leonard

We’re happy to present pictures from Tanya & Alex’s engagement party at the Sofitel Chicago Water Tower. These two are consultants, (which we seem to be attracting a lot of lately), and they have a sense of humor and warm personalities. We look forward to shooting their wedding later this year. Tanya and Alex, Congrats on your engagement!

 

We’re very happy to present the wedding photographs from Mary Kate and Mike’s Chicago wedding. If you’ve seen their vintage engagement photography, you’ll know that this is one creative and fun couple. We really dig that they appreciate the classics – cars, music, and antiques. Of course, the fantastically vintage Salvage One was the perfect reception venue for this unique couple. This celebration was full of antics (paper mustaches all over the place) and a surprise performance by MK singing “Runaround Sue” (Maryoke anyone?)  The decor was fabulous thanks to Mary from Flowers by Color, and as an extra treat, we were humbly honored by how MK chose to display the pictures from her engagement session.

MK and Mike, we had a blast documenting your fantastic day. Congrats!!! We wish you nothing but the very best!

To see more of their wedding photography, check out the full slideshow:

This upbeat teaser is from Laura & Rian’s wedding on Saturday at St. Clement and the Newberry Library. The day was a great start to a new begining that started at IU (Indiana University). We hit several locations, an interesting one being the North Pond at Lincoln Park Zoo, which was very serene and peaceful. Congrats Laura & Rian! The full story is coming soon …

We met this couple back in the winter and we’ve had fun getting to know them while shooting their engagement photography. Now that summer in full swing, it’s time for them to get married! It’s our pleasure to present wedding photography for Yana & Peter, who got ready at the Ritz Carlton Chicago. Great location (in the heart of Chicago’s Mag Mile), great decor, great pictures! The Ritz Carlton is another Chicago venue that’s fantastic for wedding pictures; we especially like the large fountain in the lobby, and the garden down the hall.

Yana & Peter, Congrats and we wish you the best! Gorka!

We were honored to document the wedding of Melissa Diep, a fellow Chicago wedding photographer. The day was full of fun and surprises, including a rooftop photoshoot in the west loop and a Chinese Lion Dance performance at the reception held along Chicago’s riverfront at Flatwater. I shot alongside Bobby Aazami from LA and Chicago’s own Memories in Motion, who did cinematography.

Here’s the full slideshow: