We teamed up with City Girl Weddings and Events and White House Black Market for the official launch of
City Girl Weddings and Events. During the launch party we had the opportunity to meet and mingle with
various vendors, and many potential clients. Part of the promotion was for us and other photographers to
take models around the city for mock wedding photoshoots to show off the types of weddings City Girl plans,
style of photographers they work with, not to mention help generate buzz!

www.citygirlweddings.com

This quirky couple’s big day was filled with personality. Each detail infused with a little James and Nikki.
With bright pink, butterfly touches, custom made M&M’s for the candy table and a quaint country chapel
this truly was a day to remember. Congratulations to the newlyweds.

The doctor prescribes: Love. Devon and Greg have a lot of it – you can see it in their eyes! We had
such a great time photographing them around Chicago. These two doctors and fun loving couple
will be tying the knot in November 2011.

We love our wedding day! It is one of the top 10 days of both of our lives! One thing I love about this photo is my two cousins in the back are trying so hard to see our first kiss! Such a happy day and a wonderful memory!

This photo was taken by our friend MJ.

When David and Maggie left with her brother, Andy, on their biannual trip to see Maggie’s mom’s side of the family, she had no idea what was in store. After a few days of typical visiting and typical family fun, Maggie was enjoying a typical night after a typical dinner in Michigan.. which is why she was so surprised when her Aunt Susan presented her and David with 2 very nicely-wrapped presents.

David volunteered to let Maggie open hers first. Still perplexed at why she was getting a gift on July 30 (almost 5 months from both her birthday and Christmas), she became quickly more confused when she opened the first box to find another box inside.. and another box inside that one.. and another box inside that one.. and.. you get the picture.

Finally, she pulled out a beautiful white box wrapped in tissue paper– which David intercepted saying, “I know what this is.” At this point, Maggie was still confused; for only minutes before she was just relaxing on a normal night with her family watching the Discovery Channel. Why were her brother, Uncle Mike, Aunt Susan, and Gramma taking pictures? And smiling? And how would David know what was in a white box that her aunt was giving her?

It all made sense, however, when David pulled out the ring box and dropped to one knee.

“Maggie,” he said, “I’ve loved you since day one. Will you marry me?”

Maggie froze in both shock and joy. Though she had immediately said “yes,” she was still hesitant to put the ring on. She had known from the first day she started dating her best friend that she wanted to marry him; she just couldn’t believe it was happening. God had just allowed her biggest dream to come true.

Three adjectives that described your wedding day are:
Joyful, Thrilling, Christ-centered

What was the design inspiration for your wedding?
We wanted a traditional wedding with fun, creative, and personalized elements. We kept things simple and add little details that made it truly ‘us.’

What was your favorite design element of your big day?
We picked a difficult color scheme to plan according to, but we loved how everything came together so beautifully in the end. From the flowers… to the wax seal… to the stain glass of the chapel…to the groom’s grandmother’s dress… everything was coordinated and looked lovely together. It was well worth the effort.

Our favorite detail of the wedding was:
What a tough question! It’s a toss-up between the guest card table (which we covered in coffee beans, candles, and tiny calla lily adorned place cards) and the programs (which included ‘our story’ and little biographies of the wedding party, whom we cherish so much).

If you could do anything different what would it be?
David- “…make sure my best man didn’t lock my keys in my car before I left for the ceremony that morning…”

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We had fun shooting their engagement session at the beach with John and Katrina (and their dogs last June, so we were looking forward to the wedding day all summer!

The guys and girls got ready separately:

The ceremony was in a gorgeous old church

Dinner started with prayer and ended with cake

Instead of a garter, a frog was thrown…

But it kept going all night with a live band and lots of dancing!

Congratulations!

Katrina’s favorite detail was the back of her dress!

Flowers and rings!

At their sweet heart table they had glasses with their names and a frog to toss!

His and Her details.

Church details.