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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Standard Club Wedding :: Rachel + Daniel

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12 September 2011

I met Rachel and Daniel early in 2011 and immediately took such a liking to them. However, with several months passing between when we met and their wedding day, I grew curious to see how the day would actually unfold—13 bridesmaids (!), quite a traditional venue, trying to remember the energy of the couple, etc. - I wasn’t completely sure what to expect. But, wow! Wow, wow, wow. These two and this wedding! I have truly never seen a couple so incredibly excited to be marrying one another. Both Rachel and Daniel are such beautiful, kind and fun people—I have never seen a bride and groom laughing and smiling so much on their wedding day. Myself, second photographer and assistant all thought it was one of the best weddings we had ever photographed—beautiful, touching, fun, personal, elegant and relaxed all at once. Daniel’s younger brothers may also win the award for best toast I have ever heard at a wedding. Both Rachel and Daniel come from such wonderful families that made the entire day such a pleasure and a breeze, and Daniel’s actor and improviser friends made the dance floor a blast, to say the least. Thank you, you two. It was such a pleasure and joy to be a part of your incredible day! Thanks as always to my favourite team—Sarah Postma for incredible second shooting and the always fabulous Miss Casey Winkleman for invaluable assisting.

Some other great vendors from this day: Venue: Standard Club | Floral/Decor: Jessica at Botanicals | Cake: Amy Beck | Coordinator: Lisa Zimbler | Dress: Monique Lhuiller

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