Lindsay and Jordan

Lindsay and Jordan got married a few weeks ago on a beautiful (and slightly rainy) August Saturday. Their ceremony and reception took place in their backyard and I had absolutely great time spending the afternoon capturing their event. Some of the highlights are the millions of rose petals on the aisle, the cocktail bar in the front yard for the guests upon arrival, and the wood fired pizza for dinner. It’s always such a blessing to see two people in love get married and to be able to celebrate them with creating photos. Thank you, Lindsay and Jordan, for having me be a part of your wedding! - Jake

List of Vendors:

• Photographer: Jake @ Two Birds Photography

• Ceremony & Cocktails Music: Cloud Gate

• Catering: Wooden Paddle

• Pre-Ceremony Bar Service: Belissimo Bar Co.

• Planner: CFFE, Carolyn Flueckiger

Jennifer and Brandon

Jennifer and Brandon got married in Naperville in their parent’s backyard a few weeks ago. It was a beautiful summer afternoon to be surrounded by their loved ones as they celebrated their marriage together. I had an absolute blast capturing all the moments as they, and their family, hung out and played games. Congratulations Jennifer and Brandon!

Lauren and Andrew

I’ve been looking forward to photograph Lauren and Andrew’s wedding for a couple of years and I am so excited to be showing a preview from their day! I did their engagement photos in 2019 and since then they had to make a few changes to their wedding plans and they welcomed a sweet baby girl into the world. They had their wedding at Lauren’s parents property and they transformed the place into a beautiful wonderland. To get to the ceremony site the guests walked along a forest trail and were greeted with cocktails. They then crossed the bridge where Andrew proposed to Lauren. Their ceremony was held under the most gorgeous floral backdrop made by Life in Bloom. Fortunately, Lauren and Andrew were able to say their vows and they got married right before the rain came. I had such a great time photographing their wedding!! Special thanks to Rachel Langlois for helping me photograph this event and it was so awesome to work with Melissa from Clementine Custom Events again.

List of vendors:

Planner: Melissa Samek of Clementine Custom Events

Caterer: Food for though

Floral: Life in Bloom

Lighting: Elegant Lighting

Furniture: Bowery and Bash

Cake: Julie Michelle Cakes

Hair and Makeup: Three One Two Bridal

Hannah and Sam

I had the pleasure of photographing Hannah and Sam’s wedding earlier this month on a beautiful summer day in their parent’s backyard in La Grange surrounded by their immediate family and friends. We started the day with some getting ready photos and portraits at the Hilton in Oak Brook. We found some really pretty spots on the golf course that made it look like we were deep in the woods. Their intimate backyard ceremony was so sweet and I love that they passed around their wedding bands to all the guests to be blessed. How cool is it that they had an artist paint their ceremony live? Afterwards, I went with them downtown La Grange for a few quick urban shots. Dinner was provided by the most delicious food truck and they danced the night away under the string lights. Hannah and Sam’s wedding day was perfect! Special thanks to Nick Holstein for photographing with me!

List of vendors:

Officiant: Anita Vaughn with Anita Weds

Food/event planning: Jamie Billow with Chicago Food Truck Hub

Live painter: Tori Cohagen

Catherine and Faiz

Catherine and Faiz got married a couple of weekends ago in Catherine’s parents backyard. When I got there I was immediately greeted by their sweet pup named Bear and I knew that it was going to be a great evening. Although it started to rain a bit, the storm blew through quickly and their ceremony started only 30 minutes behind schedule! A huge shout out to Catherine’s dad who made the benches for the ceremony site and cooked the food for the dinner. It was such a perfect evening!

The following day I met up with Catherine and Faiz again downtown Chicago and spent a couple more hours with them doing portraits around the city! Some of the spots we made it to were the Art Institute, Lurie Gardens, Wrigley Building, and the Riverwalk. Thank you to Catherine and Faiz for having me be a part of their wedding weekend! -Jake