Talk about connecting with our couples...

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Engagement sessions is our favorite way to connect with our couples, as we get to see them interact with each other, and practice being in front of the camera. While the session is completely different than the wedding itself, we get to feel their way of connecting with one another, and more often than not, we end up chatting about their wedding and all the fun they are planning for the big day.

This is Monica and Michael, two people with the sweetest personalities. You see them smiling in every photo, not because they were nervous in front of the camera, but these two are such a flirt! and to this, we call being in love!

I love that they didn’t wear glamorous outfits, but instead they photographed true to themselves. Seriously, two honest people with a genuine heart!

Invited to a Sangeet for the first time?

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If you ever get invited to a Hindu, Punjabi or a Gujurati wedding event, and you see the word “Sangeet” or “Garba” it means festival of music. It is by far our favorite day of our 4-day Indian weddings. In most Sangeets or Garbas, depending on their religious background (usually depends whether the couple is from the north or the south of India), couples perform in front of their guests, and their families put together quite the show for the night!

We start our Sangeet/Garba celebrations by taking a creative session with our bride & groom. This session was a thirty minute window before their program began. Monica is not only the most photogenic bride we’ve had all year round, but also had a contagious smile that warmed everyones hearts while working with her and her handsome groom.

To start the program, Monica and Pratik lit up a candle and had a religious ceremony at the altar. Then they danced around the altar. All guests were invited to do this challenging dance, even if they didn’t know the steps; while the expert crowds danced non-stop as the music and the difficulty of the dance continuously got faster and harder.

She enjoyed planning her wedding so much, that she became a Wedding Planner herself!

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Ashley’s vision for their beautiful wedding was a romantic glam/elegant wedding, which came to life with sparkling everything! She took care of all the planning herself, and enjoyed it so much that immediately after her wedding, she made wedding planning her own business.

One of the things that we really loved about this wedding was how much in love Ashley and Joey are! So much so, that when Joey stopped by to just get a photo of their dog, Ashley couldn’t help but try to see him, so we setup a quick meeting of them both, but Joey couldn’t look, which had to be so frustrating for him, but it was so romantic too.

Ashley, our bride went for a full-on glam look with ombre eyeshadow and thick lashes. She also wore a cathedral-length veil, perfect for their ceremony venue.

The wedding party in shimmery black dresses, and white flower bouquets.

Sparkling decor and white furry rugs and sofas set the tone for an elegant wedding reception. They set up a lounge area near the bar for their guests to create a relaxing conversation area.

We don’t normally share the garter toss, but OMG this one was hilarious! Look what Joey found under Ashleys dress…

Cheers to 2019!

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It feels like we have been hibernating all this winter, but who is to blame with Chicagos weather and the famous Polar Vortex 2018. We are all so excited to begin our 2019 wedding season, and to honor our first wedding of the season, we wanted to post images from Binal and J’s wedding. They will be getting married this weekend in Indianapolis. The weather hasn’t changed much from their cold engagement session, but our hearts have grown to love these two people full of love and excitement! Here is to a great start of the season!