Matt and Anna's Wedding

11.02.13 - Chicago, Illinois - I was invited to second shoot my final wedding of the season at Salvage One by my good friend Kristyn Ulanday. If you haven't been to the space, it's a vintage furniture store on the west side of Chicago by day and a wedding venue by night/other days. If you had to design a photographer's playground, this would be it.

Cheers,

Will

Matt.

Groomsmen.

Foosball tables also make weddings great.

Conga!

Diversity.

Anthony and Erin's Wedding

08.24.13 - Channahon, Illinois - Anthony and Erin's wedding was in Joliet with a reception near their house in Channahon along the Des Plaines River at the Four Rivers Environmental Educational Center. It's a great site at the meeting of four rivers (don't as me which) with lots of prairie grass and marsh and general excellence. I had a great time cruising in their Hummer limo and partying with their families late into the night. Also, if you're looking for flower ideas, sunflowers = awesome.

Cheers,

Will

Flower girls. 

BTW, best kiss of the season. Also, complete surprise.

Cocktail hour.

We had some fun with bridal party photos. Something tells me Erin could've thrown it 50 yards easy. 

Father's speech.

Anthony's mom on the dance floor. 

First dance. 

Shout.

Neil and Sarah's Wedding

07.20.13 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Over the weekend I had the great pleasure of shooting Neil and Sarah's fabulous wedding receptions in Milwaukee at the Villa Filomena on Friday and at the Milwaukee Historical Society on Saturday night. They met at a beach bar in Goa, India and the rest is history. Neil's family hosted a traditional Indian reception (with some great food, I might add) Friday night and they held a more formal dinner on Saturday. 

I always love shooting the dance party that follows the wedding and this time I got to do it two nights in a row, which was awesome. I've always felt that shooting the reception is a lot like my experience shooting sports in that it's all about setting a trap and waiting for the perfect moment. Here are some of my favorite moments below. 

Cheers,

Will

Sarah's father plays around with some of the props.

Neil's mom performs a dance for the couple.

Dessert, the scene.

Neil.

Sarah.

The Treatment, based in Chicago, played a two hour Soul and R&B set to kick off the night.

Breaking it down.

This was the last thing of the night, Skyping with a relative back in India. Technology. Wow.

Pablo and Mira's Wedding

04.07.13 - Evanston, Illinois - Pablo and Mira got married in a small backyard ceremony with friends and family. You'll probably remember them from an engagement photos posting a while back. Fortunately the weather was much warmer that Sunday and we were able to be outside. Afterwards we shot some photos around Northwestern University's campus, at least as much as we could stand in the 50F weather.

-Will

 

 

Engagement Session - Pablo and Mira

03.02.13 - Evanston, Illinois - Wedding season is finally upon me and that means engagement photos! I am shooting Pablo and Mira's wedding next month and met them on Northwestern University's campus for a short photo shoot (there's only so much photo taking most people can stand in 30 degree weather!). We took a stroll along the lake and scouted some spots for wedding portraits. Even in Chicago it's not every day you get to shoot with a clean 5 inches of snow on the ground, so we had fun and I tried to use that wintry landscape to my advantage. 

Cheers,

Will