Rejani + Lejoe : modern events {indian creek, il}
- January 29, 2010 - posted by chicago wedding photographer nate mathai

categories: Formal Engagements, Modern Events
tags: chicago wedding photographers, engagement, illinois, indian creek, Modern Events, st. mary of vernon catholic church

interested in booking? Head over to the the contact page or shoot me an email to info@natemathai.com

To end of last year’s shoots, I had the honor of capturing the formal engagement ceremony of Rejani and Lejoe, in Indian Creek, Illinois. Rejani is from Baltimore, and it was awesome to see both families come together to celebrate their plans for marriage. I started out at Lejoe’s house for a quick prayer before the ceremony.

We then headed over to the beautiful St. Mary Of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek, Illinois for the engagement ceremony.

An Indian ceremony tradition for engagements that I love is when the two fathers hug-

After the ceremony, we headed back to Lejoe’s house for a luncheon.  They did an amazing job decorating their place!

I was able to steal the two of them away for about 5 minutes for a mini-shoot, and we made the most of it!

Lejoe and Rejani, thanks for letting me serve you guys during your engagement. I wish you all the best as you prepare for the wedding day this year, and married life from then on!

Ask me anything! (within reason :))
- January 13, 2010 - posted by chicago wedding photographer nate mathai

categories: Modern Portraits, The Blender
tags: chicago wedding photographers, couples, Couples Lifestyle Sessions, formspring, modern portraits, natemathai, posing, Q&A, shy, twitter

interested in booking? Head over to the the contact page or shoot me an email to info@natemathai.com

So I’ve been stuck in front of my computer for what feels like 75% of my days recently, so I jumped on the formspring.me bandwagon, an online site dedicated to simply answering questions!  I decided to do a video post answering one of the questions I got there, so I hope you enjoy it.  If you have any follow up questions or anything else that you would want me to answer (either on the form or as a video response), hit up the comments, or just post over at formspring. Enjoy!

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Susie + Shawn : modern weddings {troy, mi}
- January 4, 2010 - posted by chicago wedding photographer nate mathai

categories: Modern Weddings
tags: brett maxwell, chicago wedding photographers, destination wedding, dodge park, indian weddings, Modern Weddings, royalty house, st. george orthodox church, susie and shawn, troy michigan, warren michigan

interested in booking? Head over to the the contact page or shoot me an email to info@natemathai.com

For the last wedding in 2009, these two threw an amazing party!  They didn’t let a little weather scare mess up their day at all, and everything worked out beautifully.  It was very obvious throughout the circumstances wouldn’t hinder the joy they had this day, which made the whole wedding turn out amazing from start to finish.  It’s always a blast to have big reception performances, and Susie and Shawn’s friends and family put together a jaw dropping dance at the reception to truly get the party started.

Big ups to Brett Maxwell for second shooting for me at this wedding.

ceremony: St. George Orthodox Church – Troy, Michigan
portraits: Dodge Park – Troy, Michigan
reception: Royalty House – Warren, Michigan

Susie and Shawn, it was such a blessing to serve you guys in this way.  I’m so excited for what’s in store for you this upcoming year and wish you all the best!

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