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

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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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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!

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-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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for us, priscilla&mike’s wedding was an adventure! we got to take a break from the hot and humid chicago summer, and enjoy the… er… hot and humid philadelphia summer for awhile instead. it’s always fun to shoot in new places, but this was a real treat. priscilla&mike had their ceremony in the delightful riverfront suburb of conshohocken (conshy for short) at the eye-poppingly epic st. matthew’s church. from there, we made our way to market street in downtown philly. both the flyers and the phillies were playing home games that night, so the energy on the streets was intense. add to that the fact that you can’t turn around in this area without bumping into a historic landmark. we were giddy while we were shooting priscilla, mike, and their awesome wedding party.

on to tangerine for the reception, and that giddy feeling just wouldn’t go away. the lighting, music, layout, decorations….everything just worked. it is one of those restaurants that makes everyone at the wedding look (and feel) like a rock star.

so there it is - priscilla&mike, you guys are rock stars! congrats

helloooooo sexy ladies!










every time i see these photos i think - “the name’s bond. james bond.”




priscilla, you are fantastically gorgeous. the end.










the interior of tangerine was PHENOMENAL!


see what i mean?

song credit: i bet you look good on the dance floor by the arctic monkeys

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-gina

gina&tony

 
 

Date Posted: June 29, 2010
Filed under: Weddings by gina&tony
Tags: chicago engagement photographers, chicago portrait photographers, chicago wedding photographers, couple, philadelphia wedding, st matthew's church conshohocken pennsylvania, tangerine restaurant philadelphia, wedding
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