Colleen and Jeremy were referred to my by Colleen’s brother and his wife. If these two look familiar, you probably remember them from their downtown Chicago engagement session last year. I couldn’t wait to work with them again on their wedding day! I started off the morning with the bride, her family, and a few bridesmaids as they got ready in the home that Colleen grew up in.
I thought that Colleen looked stunning…
… and her bridesmaids agreed with me!
Before we left for the church, Colleen read a letter that Jeremy had written for her.
We anxiously waited for the limo, and it showed up just in time.
Meanwhile, Jeremy was already at St. Ednas Catholic Church.
As soon as the bride arrived, it was time for the wedding:
Bubbles!
More bubbles!
We arrived at Esplanade Lakes and took a few minutes to do a couple wedding party photos…
…as well as some portraits of just the bride and groom together.
Out the windows of the Esplanade:
After we were done outside, Colleen and Jeremy took a minute to freshen up before the beginning of the wedding reception.
The first dance:
Time for the dance party! The Endless Summer band did a great job keeping everyone on the dance floor.
The Esplanade had a big dance floor… and it was jam packed!
A little fun in the photobooth:
We snuck outside for a couple quick photos near the end of the night.
Congratulations again, Colleen and Jeremy! Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to document your wedding day. I wish you both nothing but the best!
Shout outs to the team of vendors who helped make this wedding day possible:
Makeup: Nancy Jackson
Hair: Beth Hope
Videographer: Loudbyte Cinematography
Band: Endless Summer Band
Flowers: Stylish Stems
Cake: The Baking Institute
Photobooth: Shutterbooth
Ceremony Venue: St. Ednas Catholic Church
Reception Venue and Catering: Esplanade Lakes Hilton
Bride’s Dress: Enzoani
What a beautiful wedding! Love the bubbles shots, and the reception looks like so much fun!
What a beautiful wedding! Love the bubbles shots, and the reception looks like so much fun!
Steve these are great, fantastic to seem such emotion from the groom
Great coverage mate. Love the guy lifting his glasses.
Great set of images Steve! You captured some beautiful raw emotion, especially during the ceremony.
Steve your images are so crisp and clean, they’re going to look awesome in the album!
Beautiful work, what a great wedding! I love that bubble/iPhone shot. Awesome!
Steve, some of those emotions are next level. The look on Dad’s face when he saw his girl in the dress is something she’ll treasure for ever.
Love, love, love. These are amazing. :)
OMG STeve!!!! That second shot = AMAZING. I am swooning.
Great job Steve, very beautiful and timeless work :)
What a beautiful wedding, I really love that last shot a lot!
steve these are so full of life! i especially love this one: http://stevekoophotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/steve-koo-001.jpg
What a fun celebration! I love how you captured those candid moments and their facial expressions. So priceless! :)
great job steve! everyone looks like they are having so much fun!
Great pictures! Loved the picture of the anxious groom, wiping his brow. The pictures that capture the candid moments are always the best.