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I was blessed to take part in one of the most fun weddings I have been to. Karen & Mike were married at The Chapel in Mudelein IL. After the ceremony we went to Independence Grove in Libertyville IL for the portraits with the bridal party and family. Both, Karen & Mike were amazingly fun and up to do pretty much anything I asked, even putting on fireman’s boots - Karen ;-), and getting in a row boat, and let’s not forget the “looking to the future” picture (hint: look for babies). From there we headed to the reception which was held at the Holiday Inn in Crystal Lake IL, which is an amazingly beautiful venue. We had a ton of fun shooting the portraits in Independence Grove, we shot in some amazing wooden structures, in the row boat, and in some beautiful rolling hills. And we were extremely blessed because right when we were shooting in those beautiful hills it started raining, but they were great sports, they were more worried about my camera then about themselves getting wet. We got a bit wet, but right after we got in the cars, it really started coming down. Here are a few of the images I created for them and as always, your comments are welcome.
I am going to break rank a bit here from posting only weddings because the DJ I am posting about is that good. Bill Spindler is the owner, along with his wife Allison, of Double Platinum DJ service. I don’t know how he does it, but he is my age and Bill looks 10 years younger than me, and I know he looses as much sleep as I do, if not more. Bill is the best DJ in the Midwest serving Milwaukee & Chicago and all surrounding markets. Not only that but Modern Bride Magazine has ranked Bill’s Double Platinum DJ in the top 150 DJs in the US in 2006 and 2007, which is no small feat. You can tell someone that is just a rung or 2 above the rest, and I saw Bills caliber in one simple but elegant setup. Bill had arranged his business cards in a black mantle he was using over the table of his DJ equipment, an aquamarine colored light was shinning on the business cards from above giving them a very interesting look. Needless to say, Bill pays attention to detail, his music choices, his charisma, his energy, is very contagious. So if you want to have some of the best DJ services for your wedding or special event, you’ll be hard pressed to find someone with more passion, energy, and creativity than Bill. By the way, below is an image I created of Bill’s business card display.
I had a blast photographing Nicole and Temo’s wedding and they had some of the craziest and fun friends and family I have had the privileged to work with in a long time. Nicole and Temo tied the knot at Saint Sebastian Catholic Church in Milwaukee, which is, I have got to say, an amazingly beautiful church. After the ceremony we headed to Lake Front park to take some pictures of them and the bridal party and I was just blown away by the stairs structure facing Lake Michigan and I just had to use it. The reception was held at Panos Char House in Brookfield WI and I have got to say, their food is simply amazing. Nicole’s dad put together a slideshow for them with pictures since they were kids. I heard that he worked on it for like 25 hours and it was fantastic, full of significance and emotion. Here is a small sample of the images I created for Nico and Temo, congratulations guys and thank you for the blessing of being part of your special day.
On May 24 I photographed Nicole and Phillip’s wedding and I had a blast. Nicole and Phil were so relaxed, laid back, and fun to be around that their personalities just made photographing their special day a total joy. Nicole and Phil were married at Redemption Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Then we headed for the Buckhead Saloon at Old World 3rd Ward in downtown Milwaukee. Nicole and Phil talked to the owner of the saloon to let us use it for pictures because that is where they met. But then we stepped out into the balcony for some shots and as the rose bud on one of the bride’s maids bouquet came off they started playing hacky sack with it. The reception was held at the Double Tree Hotel in downtown Milwaukee and that was a total blast as well. Below is a little taste of the images I was able to create for Nicole and Phil. Congratulations guys and thanx for the privilege of being part of your wedding.
I was fortunate enough to photograph Tiffany and Adam’s wedding in East Troy Wisconsin. Tiffany and Adam were so much fun and relaxed the whole time that is was clear they were having the time of their lives. I was fortunate to be a part of their special day. For both Tiffany and Adam family is very important and it showed in the little details, like Tiffany wearing pieces of her grandmothers wedding gowns with their names embroidered on her own wedding gown. Another great gesture on their part was that instead of having a receiving line and having all their guests congratulate them, they had everyone stay in their seats after the recession and then they walked back and thanked everyone for coming. They did this for every one at the ceremony. What a great thought. The ceremony was held at Saint James United Methodist Church and after they were married we headed out to the town square which presented some great photo opportunities, but my favorite was by the old train station, which is actually like a museum. From there we went to the Evergreen Golf Club for the reception and I was able to create some really fun images of them. Below is a small sample of the images I created for them. To start the slideshow click on the image and press the space bar.
Colleen and Mike got married at the Idlewild Country Club in Flossmoor IL and I had the greatest time shooting their wedding. Although their wedding is not the first Jewish wedding I photograph, I was blessed to be able to capture the deep emotions of love and blessings during the signing of the Ketubah, which is a prenuptial agreement traditional in Jewish weddings. During the Ketubah ceremony I was blessed and almost brought to tears by the thoughts and prayers both parents shared with Colleen and Mike. Mike’s dad was brought to tears several times because of the great love and relationship he has with his son. Colleen was also brought to tears when her dad shared his thoughts of how great a daughter and person she is and how they are so blessed and proud to be her parents. You will notice in this small sample of images I created for them, that Colleen is a really happy person, as she is always laughing and smiling in all the photos. I wish the best for Colleen and Mike and I feel blessed to have taken part in their wedding. Congratulations guys, you are awesome!.
Well, after a few days of not having any images on our site, everything is back to normal. All galleries and images are back. We apologize if you visited the site and didn’t see images. The lack of images was due to a server software upgrade that broke all the galleries, however everything has been fixed and we are back to normal. Thanx for visiting and for being patient with us as we resolved this issue.
We apologize for the lack of galleries, the site was upgraded last night and for some reason the galleries disappeared. We are working to correct the issue to make all our galleries available for viewing again.
So in my previous post you saw some of the fun we had in the evening, but OSP Indy wasn’t all just fun and games, it was chock full of learning, practicing, growing, challenging, sharing, and pushing each other to grow as professional photographers. I made some wonderful friendships and at the same time I practiced some ideas I had and learned from what was shared by others. I made some great friendships with some really fun and talented photographers from Grand Rapids MI, Amy, Kerri, Jen, and Kelly. I also met Mike Wise, Matt Hall, Jim Cook, Dan Watkins, Anne, Brandi and Sticky, Kevin Swan, and of course, Garrett Nudd. I also met a bunch of other people whose names escape me at this late hour, but since OSP Indy was for photographers by photographers and we got some assignments to shoot, here are some of the images I created during those assignments. Feel free to leave me some love!
Well, I made it to OSP Indy 2008 and day 1 was very informative. I met some great people and am developing some new friendships and most importantly, I am learning new things, new ideas, new methods, and what others do to make sure the clients are as happy and pleased as can be with the service and the products. I am so glad I came this year and here is a small sample of the images I shot. Since today was mostly presentations on sales, there will be more images of the sharing and fun, but tomorrow we do the nigh shoot and I’ll post some of those tomorrow. Oh, and by the way, I hope you like the new size of the images, since resizing the site, these are the first images that will not be up-sized like all previous ones. Let me know how you like them.
