Remember Sam and Kyle from their Chicago engagement session earlier this year? Of course you do! This was my final wedding of 2011, and it was such a fantastic way to close out a great year. Lovers of good food and good wine, Sam and Kyle chose to have their winter wedding at Spiaggia, where they had more than enough of both to go around. I had such a great time working with these guys at their engagement session that I couldn’t wait for their winter wedding!
I started off my day with Sam and the girls as they got ready at the Intercontinental Hotel Chicago.
I loved Sam’s sparkly shoes:
Deb started her day with the guys in another room at the hotel.
Misse from Honey Bee Weddings made sure that everything ran on schedule.
With Rebecca from Sonia Roselli doing her makeup and Livia Caporale on hair, I thought that Sam looked absolutely stunning!
Her bridesmaids agreed with me:
A Chicago winter wedding always runs the risk of bad weather. While it was chilly, the skies were clear, so we did our first look outdoors!
Tina and Dollie were able to get ahold of peonies in the winter for Sam’s bouquet!
Afterwards, we drove around Chicago in a limo to take a few fun photos with the bridal party.
Loved this winter wedding photo:
And then, it was off to Spiaggia for the ceremony.
The guests stepped outside for cocktail hour while the fantastic Spiaggia staff flipped the room for the reception.
Congratulations again, Sam and Kyle, and thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to document your wedding day. I wish you both nothing but the best!
-Steve
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Shout outs to the fantastic wedding vendors who helped make this day possible:
Planner: Honey Bee Weddings
Hair: Livia Caporale
Makeup: Rebecca from Sonia Roselli
Flowers: Tina and Dollie
Venue: Spiaggia
Cake: Sarah’s
Catering: Spiaggia
DJ: DJ Erik
Host Hotel: Intercontinental Hotel Chicago
I just love your style Steve. Sugoi!
These are so beautiful, Steve! I absolutely adore the photo of them under the lit-up gazebo!
You make every shot count, great work! Really like the group in the middle of the two busy roads. Very cool!
Great moments, Steve. I love the picture of her after she took a shot. :-)
Fabulous coverage!! She has such an amazing smile. :) I adore that gazebo shot, and that bridal party sidewalk shot is awesome too!
Way to wrap up the year! You captured such a great energy from everyone there! Awesome job!
You’ve done such a great job of capturing the laughter and happiness here, I found myself smiling back :)
That first look is superbly done. I love your perspective and all the yummy color.
Lovely! Really cute couple, so happy, and you can see the fun everyone was having, even in the group shots. Love the windy veil shot!
LOVE these. I really love how excited she is in that second shot.
This is such an awesome wedding! That street shot is so wonderful — love the blur!
Love her expressions in every photo.. especially love the street shot where her veil is covering her face :) Beautiful job!
Steve, your work always blows me away – and this is gorgeous! I especially love the first look photos and the portraits outside afterwards. The gazebo is awesome!
Amazing work Steve – that group shot with the cars is s**t hot!
Wow, this is hot. I love the freaking group shot, seriously, so good!
awesome stuff Steve, love that shot on the median with the cars flying by.
wish I could have come hang out with you Kyle and Seba last week also, hopefully next time!
beautiful event. love your photography. great colors. really natural. great lighting.