This wedding was SOOO much fun. I didn’t want to leave when our time was up!

The Palmer House is such a gorgeous, historic place Chicago and the perfect setting for a wedding. Did you know it was originally built as a gift for a bride to be?!

When we arrrived at the girls suite things were already in full swing with hair and makeup… and lots of selfies! I sent Robyn to hang out with the guys and she was greated by a group of shirtless meen (no complaints there)…. don’t worry there are photos haha. When everyone was ready we did first look at the hotel before heading off to Millenium Park for photos. It was chilly, but the wedding party didn’t complain a bit.

Then it was back to the Palmer House for their gorgeous ceremony that blended traditions from both of their backgrounds. After the I do’s it was party time… and boy was it a party!!! I love when couples do “East coast style” weddings. Meaning that there is dancing before dinner and in between courses. It gets everyone out moving earlier and keep things flowing.

The dance floor was PACKED all night and still going very strong when we left!

Thank you to Vla and Eli for allowing us to be a part of your wedding day and to your friends and families for being so welcoming and a blast to photograph!

Ceremony & Reception Venue : The Palmer House

Wedding Planner : Mindy Gurwin – Atmosphere Events

Makeup Artist : Kelly LaBlanco

Flowers: Blumgarten

Invitations : Wedding Paper Divas

Bridal Gown : Monique L’huillier

Band : Becca Kaufman Orchestra

Videographer : Xpress Video

Wedding Painter : Rosemary Fanti

Second Photographer : Robyn Cybulski

Ok seriously…. these shoes are amazing!! I might have gotten a little carried away with photos of them, but can you blame me?!

Meanwhile in the guys room…..

Have I mentioned how much I love the lobby at the Palmer House?!

I usually only do a jumping photo if requested, but if you can nail it like the groomsmen on the right did I’m all for it!

Putting the party in party bus 🙂

Ceremony time!

I think Empire Room might the most elegant and gorgeous rooms in the city. It’s a tough job shooting in such beautiful locations 😉

Again why I love East Coast Style! As soon as people got into the room the dancing started!

And then we slowed it down for their First Dance.

And then it was time for some toasts.

And back to the dancing! Now do you see why I said this wedding was a blast? This is probably more dancing shots than I normally blog, but there was so much going on I couldn’t resist.

My favorite dance shot of the night… maybe of the year 🙂

I have never seen this done, only heard about it, but it was so cool. Rosemary (info at the beginning of post) live painted the reception throughout the night. We weren’t there to see the final, but what a cool piece of art to have!

And last, but not least, me with the newlyweds!