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Cafe Brauer Wedding :: Meagan + Drew
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- 02 February 2012
Meagan and Drew were another great couple that we met at Indie Wed last year. I don’t know what it is about that event, but it really led me to some of my favourite couples—all incredibly fun and kind. I always view my mission as trying to capture the essence of each couple, and Meag and Drew are at their core, an incredibly *fun* couple. These two had a blast all day and you could tell they were just so excited to get married. Meagan wore this incredible tulle confection—a beautifully whimsical dress. However, it was one of the windiest days of the year (and it is often windy) and it was incredibly amusing for us to watch the dress behave, or misbehave, as the case may have been! They also introduced me to the concept of the wonderfully fun “second grade portrait,” for which I will always be grateful. :)
Along with their great energy and attitudes, they also managed to have one of the prettiest weddings of the year. They were married at the peak of fall at Meagan’s home church in Western Springs, where her dad directs their wonderful music program. After that we returned to the city for a reception at Cafe Brauer, and with its location in the heart of Lincoln Park., it was a gorgeous setting for this autumn day We were rushing to get back to the city in rush hour, and as the light was quickly dwindling, I became nervous that we’d run out of sunlight, but the fates intervened and we were instead met with one of the most beautiful sunsets of the year. I also haven’t been sharing many bouquets this year but had to post some from this wedding, designed by Stems—just so gorgeous!
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Martha Stewart Weddings + Cafe Brauer
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- 06 December 2011
When I first started my business, I made a little list of some general goals I had when everything just seemed like a distant dream—“book 20 weddings!” “shoot a destination wedding” “get to know 5 other photographers.” They seem funny now but to me they were big goals. One of the other ones on the list was to be featured in Martha Stewart Weddings. I still feel that Martha Stewart brings such unique and fresh ideas to the table in what can be a very repetitive industry, and they continually feature some of the most lovely photography from photographers that I admire. I photographed Matt and Mindy’s wedding at KAM Israel in Hyde Park and Cafe Brauer in Lincoln Park this summer—Mindy worked tirelessly on all of the incredible details from the day and also had dreams of maybe having it end up in Martha. Needless to say, I was so excited when their gorgeous wedding was featured as a real wedding on their site! Not the magazine, but still such a honor. Many thanks to the incredible team from this day—Anthony Navarro, who was just incredible; Jesse Deckard, one of the most talented designers in the city; and Bethany Fritz, who was an enormous help in photographing the day. You can view the feature here. Below are a few larger photos of some of their beautiful details and some additional photos that were not featured.
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Amy & David : Cafe Brauer Wedding
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- 31 March 2011
I photographed the sweetest little 20-person celebration in February that I hope to share some photos of soon, but Amy and David’s wedding was my first big wedding of the year, and it was a great way to kick it off! They held a celebration over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend at the beautiful Cafe Brauer in the heart of Lincoln Park. We ran past crowds of partygoers decked out with green and gold beads to take a couple photos at the river; this was my first time going down there for the dyeing of the river, and wow, it was green (feel like I had to offer a disclaimer so no one thinks I was doing some crazy photoshopping!).
They truly have one of the sweetest love stories I’ve ever heard, having met in kindergarten and making a childhood pact to marry if they weren’t already by a certain date. While they fell in love independently of that childhood promise, it was still incredibly neat to see that childhood letter displayed at their reception. Both of them have such kind spirits and obviously care so deeply for one another, and I think these qualities really were evident throughout the day and consequently, in their photos.
Amy and David also had an usually great set of vendors that I needed to give credit to:
Venue: Cafe Brauer | Dress: Lela Rose | Floral + Chuppah Design: Heffernan Morgan | Coordinator: Atmosphere Events | Catering: Blue Plate | Band: Ken Arlen Orchestra (These guys were AMAZING! Holy cow. So professional and so talented and had the dance floor packed all night.)-
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