Chicago Wedding and Elopement Photographer

Downtown Chicago Engagement : Cindel + Kent 5/18/14

June 19, 2014

Meet Cindel and Kent…. again! You may recognize them from the impromptu snowy engagement session I talked them into this winter (if you missed it you can see it HERE ). However, this was our true scheduled session and the weather was slightly different than before! We started at the LaSalle bridge for some downtown photos before heading to Millenium park. If you saw my last session this was shot the same day so it was prime tulip time at the Lurie Garden.

We finished with sunset at North Ave. Beach which is such a gorgeous view as the city starts to light up. Having know Cindel since high school shooting this session hardly seemed like work! I can’t wait for their October wedding in Indiana!

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Best of Chicago Engagement Session : Mary and Mike 5/18/14

June 19, 2014

I have to say I was very honored to shoot this session as both Mary and Mike traveled from different states to meet me in Chicago. Mike flew in from California and Mary came over from Iowa where she is in grad school. Long distance relationships can be rough, so the fact that they spent some of their rare time together with me was a treat!

I’m calling this session the Best of Chicago because there is no question that it truly captures all the amazing architechure and skyline views that Chicago has to offer. We started at Millenium Park where we manged to hit the 2 weeks of the year that the tulips are up! We then wondered over the garden at the Arts institute. From there it was out to Museum Campus for some skyline photos and back downton for the bridges that the city is known for…. all that we’re missing is maybe a slice of deep dish or a Chicago dog 🙂

Thank you to Mary and Mike for spending the morning with me and congratulations on your upcoming wedding in California!

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Stan Mansion Wedding : Melissa + Patrick – May 17th, 2014 in Chicago, IL

June 15, 2014

Meet Mel and Pat! This wedding was a blast! Mel and Pat now live in Arizona, but traveled back to Chicago near their families for the big day. It isn’t often that I don’t meet my couples face to face before the wedding, but with the distance we had only planned via phone and email. Yet when I arrived that day I felt like I had known everyone for years! Both their families and the entire wedding party were very welcoming and friendly and just fun to hang out with all day. I think Mel set the tone by being a laid back bride who requested some McDonald’s mid photos. Nothing like a bride with a burger! haha.

The ceremony was at the gorgeous Assumption Catholic Church which I’m starting to feel is home thanks to shooting several weddings there, but it’s so gorgeous that I can’t complain! From there it was off to do photos around the city at Board of Trades and the Riverwalk before a quick stop by The Kerryman in Pat’s old neighborhood for a drink. When couples don’t do a first look it’s so important that we have enough time for all the photos and stops afterwards or it’s way stressful. Luckily we cruised through photos and even had time for a stop by the United Center on the way to the reception!

Kevin and the team at Stan Mansion were amazing and had the space looking fantastic when we arrrived. Since both the bride and groom attended Big 10 schools all of their tables were named after Big 10 schools which I loved having graduated from Indiana University… even if I did have to sit at the Purdue table ;). Ruby from Toast & Jam kept the partying rocking all night!

Thanks to Mel and Pat for allowing us to be a part of your day! Congrats!

Photographer : Becky Brown Photography

Photographer’s Assistant : Robyn Mathews

Ceremony Venue: Assumption Catholic Church

Reception Venue: Stan Mansion

Bride’s Dress : Jenny Yoo

Hair and Makeup : Chicage Ave. Salon

Flowers: Juliet Tan Floral Design

Cake : Alliance Bakery

Invitation: Soiree San Francisco

Catering : D’Absolute Catering

Tuxes: Jos A. Banks