Rejani + Lejoe : modern events {teaser}
- December 14, 2009 -
Rejani and Lejoe were a great couple to end the 2009 season with. They had an engagement ceremony at the beautiful St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek, Illinois followed by a small reception at his house in Gurnee, Illinois. Here’s a quick tease from the 5-minute photoshoot I was able to steal them away for during the reception:
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Alphy + Sony : Engagement {Bellwood, IL}
- May 9, 2009 -
Alphy and Sony’s engagement ceremony was more like a wedding for most! It was so awesome to see all their close family and friends coming together for the ceremony, as well as putting together an amazing reception in celebration of their two lives coming together. It was very clear just how much of an impact these two have made in their communities by the joyful response on this day.
We started at Alphy’s place- we’re only about 1 month away from the wedding!
The ceremony and reception were both held at the beautiful Syro-Malabar Cathedral in Bellwood, IL.
I loved the reflections!
The reception was not just a simple lunch, either. After they made their way into the hall, they kicked it off with a little cake cutting/feeding.
Throughout the reception, their friends and family performed various songs and dances, both by the young and old- it was quite a fun time!
During the final dance, much to the surprise of everyone, Sony and Alphy were pulled on stage!
The bigger surprise was when both of them started busting out their moves- totally BALLER!
After the reception, we shot their lifestyle portraits, so keep an eye out as those images will be coming soon. Looking forward to the wedding in June!
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Jaimy + Sijin : Engagement {Des Plaines, IL}
- May 6, 2009 -
I’m starting to feel like I talk about these two so much! First with their proposal, then the first part of their e-session, and now their engagement! (If they weren’t so good looking, I’d worry that you guys would get sick of them in the future, as we still got some shoots to go!)
They held their formal engagement ceremony at Floryan Banquets with their close family and friends, bringing everyone together as they declared their intent for marriage in 2010. And I know I say it every time, but I love how the marriage is not just between two people, but two families and communities coming together in agreement.
In the front they set up a table with a few of the pictures from their proposal and e-session as well as these save-the-dates I designed for them.
The hall had a beautiful ambiance as their friends set up candles throughout the room.
Jaimy’s dad was quite the comedian, bringing laughs and smiles throughout his speech.
IT’S OFFICIAL! :)
We tried to get a picture of the niece and nephew…at least she was happy to be there :)
I asked the groomsmen to get together and try to be serious…90% of the shots turned out like this:
But we did get one where they all (almost) were pretty serious.
And we can’t forget her lovely bridesmaids…
Remember the jumping picture from the teaser? In this one we actually included Sijin…it was HIS engagement :)
As always, it was a blast to take part in your engagement, and I’m looking forward to all the more shoots we’ve got to come. Good luck with the wedding planning, 2010 is just around the corner!
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- April 20, 2009 -
This past Saturday, I spent the day with Alphy and Sony shooting their formal engagement ceremony during the day followed by their e-session. It was such a fun day from start to finish, and we were blessed with beautiful weather in Chicago finally! Here’s a little tease from their e-session that afternoon.
I’m looking forward to posting their full set soon enough, so get ready for that!
Still To Come:
- Young & John’s Proposal
- Life Community Church’s In-Between Service
- Jaimy & Sijin’s Engagement Ceremony
- Alphy & Sony’s Engagement Ceremony/E-Session
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Jaimy + Sijin : Engagement (Des Plaines, IL)
- April 18, 2009 -
Last night I shot the engagement ceremony of Jaimy and Sijin, so here’s a little tease for you:
For the record, its a couple of Sijin’s groomsmen, and they specifically said “let’s take a jumping shot where we’re pointing down at ‘nate mathai photography’!” They got some serious air, too! Their idea, all I did was snap the picture. (this is currently my desktop background too :))
Oh…I guess I’ll give an additional image that includes the engaged couple…
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