A New Leaf Wedding : Maril and Joe

Welcome back to the blog! Today, I’m really looking forward to sharing a few of my favorites from Maril and Joe’s A New Leaf wedding day. I remember at our initial consultation about how laid-back and relaxed these two were, and they approached their wedding day the same way. The most important thing was for their friends and family to have a great time, and I think that they were definitely successful!

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I started off the day with Maril, her family, and her friends as they got ready in their suite at the Hotel Lincoln.

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Joe got ready at home, which happened to be literally down the street from the hotel. Both of these locations were also just a short walk from A New Leaf, and I loved how Maril and Joe literally kept all of the festivities in their home neighborhood.

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Back to Maril and the girls! I loved the details of Maril’s dress:

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After a couple portraits in the courtyard and garden, we headed indoors for the ceremony.

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Time for the dance party! There was a lively hora, and I was thrilled to be able to work with Rachel from Toast and Jam again. She made sure that the dance floor was packed all night long!

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We snuck outside at the end of the evening for a quick night portrait in the courtyard.

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Congratulations again, Maril and Joe! Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your wedding day. I wish you both nothing but the best!

Shout outs to the team of vendors who helped to make this A New Leaf wedding day possible:
Planner: Kesh Events
Hair: Marianne Strokirk Salon
Makeup: Beth Follet
Music: Toast and Jam
Flowers: A New Leaf
Cake: Alliance Bakery
Catering: Boka Catering
Ceremony and Reception Venue: A New Leaf
Host Hotel: Hotel Lincoln, Chicago

A very special thank you to Boston wedding photographer Kate McElwee for flying into Chicago and shooting this A New Leaf wedding with me!

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