Jennifer and Ryan’s wedding was my first time shooting at Morton Arboretum. It’s so gorgeous there. A couple of days before their wedding it was raining, so on their day the mosquitoes were in full effect. For the portraits we made a quick decision and decided to go with the locations with the least amount of bugs. Anywhere at the arboretum is beautiful so it just helped us narrow down the choices. We would jump out of the trolley, swat, shoot, swat, shoot, and jump back in. Thank you to Jennifer, Ryan and your awesome bridal party for enduring those icky bugs. I super heart the really wide photo of the tall trees and the teensy bridal party beneath. That one’s definitely going up in my new meeting space.
After we got back and everyone had a little down time, we were ready for the ceremony. Their good friend Aaron Berndt officiated in the The Hedge Garden. It’s such a pretty spot for a wedding. Following the ceremony their reception was in the Ginko cafe with windows on one side overlooking the arboretum. After the dinner everyone was on the dance floor. Ryan’s groomsmen got the party started:)
Thank you Jennifer and Ryan for being so great to work with. A big congrats!
Here are some of my favorites from their day.
Ryan had this made for Jennifer. So sweet.
I love these captures of Jennifer’s hands taken by my second shooter Cynthia. I wonder what she was saying.
Second shooter- Cynthia Wang
Ceremony & Reception Venue-Morton Arboretum
Officiant- Aaron Berndt
Floral Design-Chicago Flower Company
DJ-Just Press Play Productions
Hair Stylist- Janice Bridgeforth from Pixie Salon
Caterer- Chris Schaik
Cake Artist- The Cakery