Shauna & Tony's Sneak Peek

Shauna & Tony had a personal and colorful wedding this past weekend.  Check back soon to see their full post!

Katie & Tom

Katie and Tom recently made the journey from Providence, Rhode Island to have their wedding in Chicago.  We got ready at Katie's parents' house (whose last name is Rabbit, hence the bunny in the first photo!) in the beautiful south side of Chicago.  Katie & Tom tied the knot at St. John Fisher Parish before making the trek up to Olive Park for photos.  After goofing around there for a bit we headed south again to their reception at Ridge Country Club.  Toast & Jam rocked the house all night; guests had a blast! 

Re-blog: Hipsters Stunned as Vintage Cameras Fail to Make Them Professional Photographers

Sure, some of us wear flannel, skinny jeans, and sport wreckless facial hair, but put us behind a camera and we know what's up!  With increased popularity of Apps like Instagram and Hipstamatic, we find this article from Hayibo quite hilarious.  Do yourself a favor and have a laugh!

"The international hipster community is in shock this week after the purchase of a vintage Polaroid camera by a young hipster failed to bring him instant acclaim as a gritty, original, yet quirky photographer. Meanwhile, the non-profit Hipster Photographer Rescue has  revealed that “this kind of tragic occurrence is happening so often now that it’s almost become mainstream”.

Leaning against the exposed brickwork in his loft-slash-studio, 28-year-old ‘creative’ and part-time barista, Zak Retrough, said that he is “like, shocked?” that his totally deck photographs of his friends looking moody next to some kitchen appliances from the 70′s have continued to be ignored by independent art galleries.

“Mainstream sellouts think that we use old cameras and only shoot in natural light because we can’t learn all that artificial strobe-flash stuff,” said Retrough. “But it’s actually because we’re shooting it the way we saw it. It’s, like, our truth,” he added, pausing to crack the plastic case of his new Lomograph camera to create light leaks.

According to a spokesman from Hipster Photographer Rescue, ever-increasing numbers of tiny-trousered, vintage-Polaroid-wielding 20-somethings are putting a strain on their limited resources.

“The problem is so much bigger than we thought” said Phil Anthropy. “Whoever it was who first told a hipster that extreme cross-processing and vignetting instantly elevates a photo of themselves looking bewilderedly off-camera through their asymmetrical fringe into art has a lot to answer for.”

He said that there was a persistent belief among the community that using old film cameras was somehow more “authentic”.

“But the sad truth is that they just can’t be bothered to learn about ISO, shutter-speed, and aperture,” explained Anthropy. “And we’re seeing a lot of injuries caused by them trying to force a spare film cartridge into the pocket of already too-tight skinny jeans.”

But, he said, there was hope.

“Here at Hipster Photographer Rescue we give these kids options, and make them see that lurking self-consciously on street corners, wearing a messenger bag filled with old cameras, cigarettes, a James Joyce novel, organic cashews and a Macbook Pro, does not make you a professional photographer.

“Still, we can only detox, de-program and re-home so many of these little guys,” he sighed."

Katie & Tom's Sneak Peek

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Frances & Joe

Joe and Frances had a super personalized wedding - Frances even wore Chucks under her dress.  Joe's best man is in advertising, so he made a "brand" for the bride and groom complete with t-shirts and stickers.  The couple had their ceremony at one of our favorites, Old St. Pat's.  After the ceremony, we went on a photo safari through their old stomping grounds in Wicker Park.  They now live in San Francisco, where Joe works for Apple and Frances works for Amazon.  Their reception was at Loft at Lake where friends and family had fun with this awesome couple!

From Inspiration to Reality

We thought it would be a good idea to show our readers where some of our inspiration comes from.  Though tons of our best shots come from spontaneous moments, we always reference great photographs when shooting weddings.  If you have photos that inspire you for your wedding, share them with us, we'd love to see!

The Kardashians

Empire State Building

Jackie Kennedy

The Kardashians... Again...

Reservoir Dogs

Tommy Hilfiger

Sex and the City

Nefertiti

Enjoy!

Kristina & Doug

Kristina & Doug had a picture perfect wedding! They had their ceremony at St. Anne's Catholic Community Church in Barrington. After that, we did pictures at the church during a crazy-short storm. We went to the Catlow Theater in downtown Barrington before heading off to Lake in the Hills to the Boulder Ridge Country Club. Jim Cornelison - the tenor that sings the national anthem and Oh Canada at the Chicago Blackhawks Games - brought the groom a signed jersey and sang the national anthem. The reception was filled with touching toasts and great food. High Society rocked the dance floor and guests danced their booties off!