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    My name is Olivia, and I am the owner and photographer of Olivia Leigh Photographie, a boutique photography studio based in Chicago, specializing mainly in weddings for unique clients across the country. I am so very lucky to do what I love every day -- to be allowed to observe and artistically interpret the love between what are truly the most divine clients from Chicago to New York, DC to San Francisco. If you are new, thank you for taking the time to take a peek; if you're a current client, stay tuned for the latest updates and work; if you're a lovely regular reader, thank you as always for reading and viewing.

    My Chicago wedding blog is a collection of my recent work, wedding style that I adore (particularly fond of vintage and quirky details), other bits of inspiration and snapshots from my personal life as a Chicago wedding photographer. New posts will show up below, so scroll down!

    Please feel free to peruse the blog to see all of my recent weddings (every single wedding and engagement session is blogged so you can be certain of consistency!) You can also find more information about my style and services in the links above.

    Some weddings you might enjoy:

    Sudhir and Chrissy (modern wing wedding) | Anna + Darin (four seasons scottsdale) | Julie + Brett (architectural artifacts wedding) | Autumn + Brian (lake engagement) | Julie + Matt (sneak / wedding i / wedding ii / engagement / film) |  Mary + Dan (warehouse district engagement) |  Jessica + Jeff (lakeside wedding in Minneapolis)  | Classic NYC wedding

Nicole + Craig

Modern Wing Wedding :: Erik + Katie at the Art Institute

At each wedding, I am always trying to observe while shooting. One would think that those would be the same thing, but it can be so easy to just get wrapped up in the moment that you can forget to really observe and witness what is actually happening. My goal is always to try and find the unique characteristic or emotion that represents the couple. For Erik and Katie, it was this truly lovely tenderness and admiration that really stood out to me. It was really so beautiful, and I just loved  watching them together. There are many portraits below that I just love, but the one on the beigey-purpley wall is what feels so much like them to me: so soft, connected, and so full of respect and love for each other.

Katie and Erik are also a couple that have a great love for architecture, art and culture, and so it made perfect sense that they chose the glorious Modern Wing to host their wedding celebration. This was my second time shooting here, and it is always a treat. It is so ripe with inspiration, and there is something quite incredible about being able to create wedding portraits with paintings by Degas and Monet in the background. It was such a beautiful wedding, and it was such a pleasure to be a part of it.

Wedding venue: Terzo Piano at the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago | Florals: Botanicals | Officiant: Terry Brady (a favourite of mine) | Dress: Vera Wang | Shoes: Chanel | Makeup + Hair: Jo and Claudia from Sonia Roselli

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Andrea + Patrick

Andrea and Patrick are a great couple getting married at Salvage One later this fall. They live on a cute block in Humboldt Park with a cute pit bull that they rescued. We decided to shoot in their neighborhood for their engagement connection session, capturing some urban elements that Pat and Andrea love, along with a trip to gorgeous Humboldt Park proper.







Kristin + Chris :: Morton Arboretum Wedding

Kristin and Chris are a sweet couple who met in college at U of I, now live downstate, and came back to Kristin’s hometown area for a beautiful, intimate wedding at Morton Arboretum. This is a venue I shot at several times last year and still love to shoot at, if only because it allows for outdoor ceremonies! It is so extremely rare in Chicago to be able to married outside, that I feel like I hit the photography jackpot anytime I am able to shoot one. We were blessed with stunning weather on their wedding day, and as the sun set behind their large ceremony tree, the colours and light just became resplendent. Kristin and Chris also decided to do “private vows,” as a part of their first look. I had never heard of or seen a couple do this before, and I thought it was the perfect touch. I love personal vows during the ceremony but understand several reasons why a couple might opt for traditional vows; Kristin and Chris still wrote out their private l vows and just shared them privately with each other when they first saw each other. It was a touching, personal and emotional moment that really added some extra depth, meaning and almost “sacredness” to the first time they saw each other.

Venue + Catering: Morton Arboretum |  Dress: Pronovias | Florals: Elizabeth Wray Designs | DJ: Toast & Jam

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Two from the weekend


Mark + Monica :: A New Leaf

When I met with Mark and Monica many months ago, I instantly knew I wanted to shoot their wedding. When I saw them again last month on their wedding day, I was quickly reminded why — I think they may be the most genuine, exuberant, and joyful couple I have had the pleasure to work with! The minute you meet either of them, they make you feel so welcome, and both have such open and authentic personalities. I just loved being around them and capturing the obvious pleasure and joy they have in each other’s company.

They had a perfect little wedding at A New Leaf on a Sunday in July. Monica’s dress was custom designed using her mother’s wedding dress, Mark’s wonderful children served as groomsmen and bridesmaids, an African musician provided such beautiful and unique processional music during the ceremony, food was plentiful and delicious, the dance floor was bustling, and the much-discussed Louboutins made it into the wedding day. It was the type of wedding I adore – personal, meaningful, unique and fun.

Dress: Custom from the Dress Doctor / Shoes: Christian Louboutin / Catering: Hearty Boys / Florals, Ceremony and Reception: A New Leaf / DJ: Toast & Jam