Rejani + Lejoe : modern events {indian creek, il}
- January 29, 2010 -
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!
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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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Alyssa’s Baptism : modern portraits {Lombard, IL}
- December 3, 2009 -
It’s crazy to see life progress. Alan and Jane were the first couple I ever shot an e-session for a few years back, and now they were welcoming their first child into the world. It was an honor for me to be able to document the baptism of baby Alyssa for them.
The ceremony took place at the beautiful St. Thomas Mar Thomas Church in Lombard, IL
They had a small reception afterwards as well.
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Baby Alyssa : Baptism {teaser}
- October 4, 2009 -
Though few and far between, I do manage to shoot an occasional baptism every now and then. Here’s a quick tease from Saturday:
[If you follow me on twitter, you would have seen this one yesterday, as I'm starting to do some "twittertease"s where I'll post an image or screenshot of what I'm working on for those who actually do follow me. Figured it's a special something-something my twitter crew get. :)]
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In Between
- April 22, 2009 -
For the past few months, my home church has been having renovations done on our building, and so we have been holding services at Life Community Church. It’s been a blessing in and of itself to have such an opportunity, but even more doors have been opened recently. Last weekend, Life Community hosted an “In Between” service on the Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, with the focus being on living life between brokenness and redemption. A few of the kids from my church put on a praise dance during the event as well. It was an awesome night of reflection.
The first performance was by a singer named LE Taylor, who had an amazing testimony to share.
After her, was the rap group ALERT who definitely got the people moving.
During the service, a group went up and shared about the “Invisible Children.” It was crazy to hear about all that has/had been going on on the other side of the world. I definitely recommend you guys to check out the site and videos to learn more.
Then came the dance by the kids from my church. Awesome work guys!
Another plug was given for Coffee Ambassadors, which is a “business as mission” concept dedicated to impact coffee producers and consumers economically, socially, spiritually, and environmentally. You can currently order their coffee beans online, and they are looking into having some standing coffee shops in the area soon.
Again, it was a great time for me to spend time reflecting on my life, and how we’re living in between brokenness and redemption- it’s Friday…but Sunday’s coming!
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