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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alright, here’s the deal: navy pier is the shizz. it doesn’t matter if you are only in chicago for the day and have your heart set on seeing the big sights (millennium park, willis tower, mag mile, etc.), or if you are a native chicagoan and detest the thought of walking around any place that might be construed as “tourist.” go to navy pier. right now. grab whoever happens to be closest to you at this very moment, bring a few bucks for a tasty treat (or don’t! walking around and seeing a lot of the stuff doesn’t cost a dime) and you will have a truly great time.

we say this, because we went to navy pier for the engagement session of the very awesome jen&frank. now, we have been there before (both to shoot sessions and for the heck of it), but we have never really taken it all in and really appreciated the charm of the place the way we did this trip. there are so many great places to shoot, we both feel like we could have kept going for hours. jen&frank looked fantastic, were up for anything, and were so fun together. the place can be so incredibly romantic that it makes taking photos there a dream. imagine this: jen&frank walking hand and hand down the crowded pier through the sounds of jugglers performing and families laughing. The smells of churros, cinnamon-roasted nuts, and gourmet popcorn are in the air - the stunning chicago skyline is twinkling in the background. are you kidding me?! we have the best job ever.

song credit: papa’s got a brand new bag by james brown

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-gina

gina&tony

P.S. one of our good friends matt is going to be sailing a tallship he crews, the europa, into navy pier for five days of festivities starting 8/24. matt is one heck of a photographer, and has been voyaging from peru through the panama canal, up the eastern seaboard, and through the great lakes to get to chicago. we can’t wait to see his new stuff!

 
 

Date Posted: August 16, 2010
Filed under: Engagements by gina&tony
Tags: chicago engagement photographers, chicago portrait photographers, chicago skyline, chicago wedding photographers, couple, navy pier
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talk about feeling loved! we actually knew mandy and jimmy were getting engaged before mandy did! mandy is sarah&tom’s niece, and was even in their wedding party. just a few days after their wedding, we got an email from mandy’s mom, patty, saying “she doesn’t know it yet, but she’s getting engaged this weekend.” we’re so glad they got in contact with us and incredibly flattered that they chose us for their photographers!

these two are completely adorable together, and without sounding too much like a hallmark greeting card - their love literally oozes out around them. thanks to mandy and jimmy for traipsing around mchenry and looking cute for us! can’t wait til next may!

song credit: you are the best thing by ray lamontagne

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-gina

gina&tony

 
 

Date Posted: August 11, 2010
Filed under: Engagements by gina&tony
Tags: chicago engagement photographers, chicago portrait photographers, chicago wedding photographers, couple, engagement session, mchenry illinois
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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

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-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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