Chicago Engagement Photos – Susan + Joe!

Engagement Photography – 3 of Chicago’s Top Locations!

North Avenue Beach, Magnificent Mile (Michigan Ave) + Alfred Caldwell Lily Pond are 3 of Chicago’s Top engagement session locations! Congrats to Susan + Joe on their engagement, and I can’t wait to photograph your wedding at The Drake next year! First up: A few photos at North Ave Beach! North Avenue boasts one of the best views of our Chicago skyline! I also love the half moon in the sky in this first picture!

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Magnificent Mile (Michigan Avenue) Engagement Photography

Michigan Avenue is one of our city’s top locations for engagement photos – as you can get the John Hancock in the background! Here they are walking over the Michigan Avenue Bridge. Photographer’s Tip: Incorporate a sense of place in your engagement photos! Here I have the flags, the skyline, etc!

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Alfred Caldwell Lily Pond – Lincoln Park Engagement Location

We finished off their blog post with a few engagement photos at taken at the Caldwell Lily Pond! The Lily pond is not as well known by the general public, but all seasoned Chicago engagement photographer’s know about this little hidden gem!

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Thanks again Susan + Joe! Can’t wait until your wedding!

with love,

your Chicago engagement photographer,

Kenny

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Teaser Photos at the Fairmont Chicago – Jaimee + Daniel!

Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park Wedding Photographer’s Teaser Photos

What an amazing wedding just two days ago at the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park! We took so many gorgeous pictures, but I wanted to share just three photographer’s choice teasers! Congrats again Jaimee + Daniel! In case you never saw their engagement pictures, be sure to check out Jaimee + Daniel’s Chicago Engagement Photos!

Wedding Details
Ceremony + Reception Venue: Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park
Planner: Marcy from Great Events, Inc
Photographer: Nakai Photography
Associate Photographer: Tom
Florals + Decor: Epic Events
Band: Hype Productions Inc
Video: Night Owls Media

The Fairmont Chicago has a chandelier called out to me all day. And as Jaimee + Daniel’s wedding photographer, I felt oblige to make this photo happen! Soooo romantic!

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I normally don’t post dancing photos on a teaser blog post…but the confetti toss was UNREAL! Kudos to Marcy + the Great Events team for making this happen!

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One last photo of the reception room at the Fairmont Chicago Hotel decorated by Epic Events! Simply breathtaking!

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Check back here soon to see their wedding photos!

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Sabrina + Jorge Wedding Photos!

Loews Ohare Wedding Photos!

The leaves just began to turn colors for Sabrina + Jorge’s wedding pictures! Safire Belly Dancers made a surprise performance at the reception and we had the most amazing sunset pictures at the top of the Loews Chicago Ohare Hotel! This was our first Assyrian Orthodox wedding ceremony and the first time photographing the Assyrian dancing during the reception!

This is an email we received from Sabrina after she saw her wedding teaser photos!

Thank you again for capturing our big day! You captured beautiful memories all while keeping me calm! You’re the best, and I sincerely mean it!!! My entire family knows how much I praise you and your work! The teasers look great! Can’t wait to see the rest!

So excited to be able to share all of these photo with you today! Be sure to scroll all the way down! In case you missed Sabrina + Jorge’s Chicago Riverwalk Engagement Photos – be sure to check them out!

Wedding Details

Ceremony Venue: Mart Mariam Church
Reception Venue: Loews Chicago Ohare
Photographer: Nakai Photography
Associate Photographer: Tom
Belly Dancers: Safire Belly Dancers

The fall colors were in full effect for this photo taken in a forest preserve!

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A gorgeous portrait of the bride and groom taken at the Loews Ohare Hotel!

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The Loews Chicago Ohare ballroom all setup for the reception! Photographer’s Tip: Capture the ambience of the room by including the lighting effects – they help create the mood!

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Getting Ready Photos at the Loews Chicago Ohare Hotel 

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Had to get a photo of the Jimmy Choo shoes!

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My associate photographer, Tom was photographing Jorge getting ready-

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Chaldean Church Wedding Ceremony Photos

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As a photographer, I always enjoy documenting all the rich traditions in an Orthodox wedding ceremony!

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Wedding Pictures in a Forest Preserve

We headed out a local forest preserve in hopes of capturing the fall colors!

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We were able to find some fall colors!

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Love the romantic feel to this next wedding picture!

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Loews Chicago Ohare Hotel Wedding Reception Photos

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We headed up to the top of the Loews Ohare parking garage to capture this stunning sunset!

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This almost feels like we are in California!

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We had to include a photo with the Chicago skyline in the background!

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The rose chandeliers of the Loews Ohare ballroom helps bring everything together!

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I enjoyed photographing this wedding reception entrance! The Assyrian music and dancing compliments of the drummer + zerna player!

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The Safire Belly Dancers performed for the audience!

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The Assyrian dancing was a lot of fun and everyone could participate!

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One last photo with the sweets table from the Loews Ohare-

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Thank you Sabrina + Jorge for having me as your wedding photographer! So many great photos at the Loews Ohare + Forest Preserve! Hope you are enjoying your honeymoon!

with love,

Kenny

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