whew! so we took a little break to move my siblings into columbia college this past week. but we’re back!! and so excited for all the things we have to show you!

first up is the fabulous antje&kurt and their amazing, international wedding spectacular at architectural artifacts in ravenswood. these two had wedding guests flying in from germany, australia, south africa, france - and those are just the places i remember! but it definitely says a lot about your awesomeness when so many people will travel halfway across the world to see your wedding.

we had so much fun with these guys!! from the ceremony (which was totally auf deutsch!), to the food, to the dancing, to the decor, to the spontaneous lumberjacking - there was never a dull second. antje’s maid of honor even made her a traditional german wedding newspaper filled with photos and interviews with their friends. and the best part was i got to try out some of my rusty college german and decipher the articles!

antje&kurt - vielen dank für haben wir an ihren hochzeit! viel glück in alles!! (und entschuldigung für meine schreckliche grammatik. :P)

where else in chicago can you get married in front of greek columns?














ha! and you thought we were joking about spontaneous lumberjacking…

song credit: hey, soul sister by train

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prost!!

-gina

gina&tony

 
 

Date Posted: August 30, 2010
Filed under: Weddings by gina&tony
Tags: architectural artifacts, chicago engagement photographers, chicago portrait photographers, chicago wedding photographers, couple, hotel felix chicago, wedding
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take one part teenage summer romance, one part serendipitous reunion, one part ernie, and one part amazing location at eagle ridge resort in galena, il, and you get total romantic wedding perfection. now, i’ve mentioned before that i will probably cry at least twice during any given wedding. (seriously - i even cry during those silly tlc wedding shows. it’s embarrassing.) but listening to lauren&nick’s vows made me sob buckets. to say these two are perfect for each other is a complete understatement. take perfect - and then multiply it by infiniti and add one.

but shockingly enough - there was even more awesomeness to abound at lauren&nick’s wedding! one part involved their obnoxiously cute pug, ernie, who was the official ringbearer. another part involved fantastic wedding cake. another part involved louis from i do films who captured all the wedding festivities in glorious super 8 film. (if you’re looking for an amazing videographer - we highly recommend them!) and last, but certainly not least, one part involved drunken acapella renditions of your favorite tgif tv theme songs from the late 90’s in the back of a trolley. yeah. beat that!

to lauren&nick - we were truly blessed to be a part of your wedding day. we couldn’t ask for a more awesome couple. (and family to boot!) thank you for having us there.

absolutely stunning location.










i told you! obnoxiously adorable. (nick and lauren aren’t too shabby either!! :P)










i’m seriously in love with this adorable cake topper trend i’ve been seeing.

song credit: how you like me now by heavy

25 blog comments = free stuff for lauren&nick! let them know what you think!

-gina

gina&tony

 
 

Date Posted: August 9, 2010
Filed under: Weddings by gina&tony
Tags: chicago engagement photographers, chicago portrait photographers, chicago wedding photographers, couple, eagle ridge resort, galena illinois, puppies, sock monkeys, super awesome light, wedding
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sometimes, simple is the way to go. sara&eric had an amazing and intimate ceremony outside the adler planetarium surrounded by their close family and friends. first of all, the location is absolutely stunning. in one direction is the planetarium, and in the other - a stunning skyline view of the city. but the best part, is that sara&eric’s wedding was centered around one thing, and one thing alone - THEM! we were truly honored to have been included.

so congratulations you two! we couldn’t be happier for you!

make sure to leave them comments! 25 and they get a free 8×10!

-gina

gina&tony

 
 

Date Posted: July 22, 2010
Filed under: Weddings by gina&tony
Tags: adler planetarium, chicago engagement photographers, chicago portrait photographers, chicago skyline, chicago wedding photographers, couple, wedding
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if ever there was a couple that i wish we could shrink down to miniature size and keep them with us all the time, it’s got to be these two. we must be the luckiest photographers in the world, because i swear to you that all of our couples are 100%, unequivocally, fantastically and wonderfully in love with each other. and THEN there’s marianne&ian, who took that bar and then smashed it to pieces.

we see a lot of happy faces on wedding days, and this crowd did not disappoint. there was a ton of laughter, a few tears (of joy, of course!), and possibly the most fantastic wedding cake of all time. to top it all off, they got married at cantigny gardens in wheaton, which we can’t recommend enough! these guys really know how to put on a show, and the whole wedding was flawless - down to the smallest details.

to marianne&ian - this will sound silly, but i’m all teary looking at your photos! you guys are fantastic, and we wish you nothing but joy and happiness. thank you so much for letting us be a part of your day!

marianne has one of the most genuine laughs ever.


best. shoe. shot. of. all. time.














no lie - they had this awesome ray of light on them the whole time they said their vows.


















ian is a HUUUGE fishing buff, so marianne tracked down this awesome cake topper! made this cake topper herself!! i’m in love with it!!














song credit: love is all you need by lynen david hall

leave them lots of comments so they can win a free 8×10! and if you want to be one of the cool kids that knows the second their full gallery is released - sign up at their proofing gallery! the password is marianne’s maiden name.

-gina

gina&tony

 
 

Date Posted: July 15, 2010
Filed under: Promos, Weddings by gina&tony
Tags: cantigny gardens, ceremony, chicago engagement photographers, chicago portrait photographers, chicago wedding photographers, couple, super awesome light, wheaton illinois
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