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Anywhere love travels.

What follows is pulled from real celebrations across Chicago and destinations across the globe — different couples, different venues, the same eye behind the camera. Sequenced here by moment, not by wedding.

Preparation The quiet hour before everything begins

Bride being laced into her gown by window light — Window LightGetting Ready

Bride's silhouette against a bright window, veil catching the light — The SilhouetteGetting Ready

Bride reading a handwritten note before the ceremony — A Letter, BeforePreparation

Bridal shoes and personalized sneakers arranged on a table — The ShoesPreparation

Veil and heels arranged on a wooden table — Still LifePreparation

Bouquet of red roses laid on white silk — Red RosesPreparation

Shoes, invitation suite, and jewelry arranged on a bed — The Little ThingsPreparation

Wedding invitation suite arranged on lace with fresh flowers — The InvitationPreparation

Close-up of bridal makeup application — The Final TouchPreparation

Hand adjusting lace on a wedding gown, engagement ring visible — One Last AdjustmentPreparation

Bride in her gown by a bright window, bridesmaid in teal beside her — Morning LightGetting Ready

Close-up of hands lacing the back of a wedding gown — Laced InPreparation

Wedding invitation suite and jewelry arranged as a flat lay — The Stationery SuitePreparation

Wedding gown reflected in a gold-framed mirror — ReflectedPreparation

Bridal shoes resting on a sunlit windowsill — Waiting by the WindowPreparation

Bride's silhouette against a tall window — Morning, AloneGetting Ready

Bridesmaids relaxing candidly on a couch before the ceremony — A Quiet LaughPreparation

A couple sharing a quiet look together just before the ceremony — A Private MomentPreparation

A bride wiping away tears, bouquet in hand, before the ceremony — OvercomePreparation

Ceremony The vows, the architecture, the witnesses

A father walking his daughter down the aisle of a grand cathedral — Given AwayA Grand Cathedral

Bride and groom kneeling together in prayer at a cathedral pew — In PrayerA Grand Cathedral

A jubilant moment beneath the chuppah — Beneath the ChuppahCeremony

A couple's first kiss beneath a garden pergola — The First KissA Garden Pergola

Bride and groom recessing down the aisle of a grand cathedral — The RecessionalA Grand Cathedral

A close black and white view of a couple's kiss beneath a veil — The Kiss, CloseCeremony

Bride approaching the altar, veil trailing, officiant waiting — Approaching the AltarA Grand Cathedral

A couple seated before a sacred fire beneath a flower-draped mandap — The Sacred FireCeremony

A father kissing his veiled daughter's forehead before the ceremony — A Father's BlessingCeremony

A bride and groom kneeling together in prayer beneath a rose window — In Quiet PrayerA Grand Cathedral

A gilded column beside a stained glass rose window — Light Through GlassA Grand Cathedral

Portraits The two of them, everywhere in between

Bride's lace train pooling across the floor of a sunlit hotel suite — The Long TrainPortraits

A couple sharing an intimate moment beneath a veil with the city skyline behind them — Above the CityChicago, Illinois

Bride's veil caught by the wind among Chicago skyscrapers — Caught by the WindChicago, Illinois

A couple posed formally within a stone colonnade — The ColonnadePortraits

A quiet black and white embrace inside a marble elevator lobby — A Quiet EmbracePortraits

A close, quiet moment between a bride and groom outdoors — A Quiet LookPortraits

A black and white view of a bride's gown caught mid-motion beside a colonnade — A Dress in MotionPortraits

Couple sharing a candlelit cheek-to-cheek embrace — An EmbraceReception

A bride alone in a quiet moment beside a stone balustrade — Alone, BeforeBridal Portrait

A couple close together at golden hour beneath a garden pergola — Golden HourA Garden Pergola

A couple laughing together, hands joined, beside a stone garden balustrade — Something to Laugh AboutA Garden Terrace

A couple embracing on a downtown Chicago street beside historic architecture — An Embrace, DowntownChicago, Illinois

A couple posed before a grand gilded doorway — Framed in GoldPortraits

Bride's veil caught mid-motion in a stone colonnade — The Veil, MovingPortraits

A couple walking side by side through a stone colonnade — Side by SidePortraits

Bride sitting quietly with her bouquet, wrapped in a silk robe — A Quiet MorningPortraits

A groom embracing his bride at the foot of a grand staircase — Turning Toward HerPortraits

A couple kissing on a garden path at dusk — An Evening KissPortraits

A couple laughing together, drinks in hand, at the reception — A Shared LaughPortraits

A couple walking a curved modern glass-and-column walkway — Leading LinesChicago, Illinois

A couple standing together within a modern glass colonnade — In PassingChicago, Illinois

A couple sharing a close embrace in a modern glass hallway — Holding OnPortraits

A groom seated with his bride beside him, both smiling — A Private JokeA City Park

A couple dancing together on a garden path before a white pergola — A Dance, Just BecauseA Garden Pergola

A groom in a tuxedo and boutonniere, portrait — Before the VowsPortraits

A couple sheltering under a rainbow umbrella with the Chicago skyline behind them — A Splash of ColorChicago, Illinois

A couple posed beside a vintage convertible under vintage neon signs — Vintage & NeonChicago, Illinois

Reception Light, sound, and the long exhale

A bride dancing with her father across a black-and-white checkerboard ballroom floor — A Dance With DadA Ballroom Floor

A couple's kiss in a sunlit glass-roofed conservatory — A Sunlit RecessionalReception

Wedding cake with a small dog-shaped topper — A Personal TouchReception

Bride embracing a tearful loved one during a candlelit reception toast — A Tearful ToastReception

Reception tablescape with a candlelit floral centerpiece — The TablescapeReception

Close detail of a candlelit wedding cake — The CakeReception

Guests dancing beneath chandeliers at a lively reception — The Dance FloorReception

Bride crossing a black-and-white checkerboard ballroom floor — Arriving at the FloorA Ballroom Floor

Guests laughing during a candid reception toast — The ToastReception

A grand, ornately decorated reception ballroom — The BallroomReception

Bride embracing her parents on the dance floor — Her ParentsReception

A couple sharing a formal dance on a checkerboard ballroom floor — One More DanceReception

A quiet embrace between family members during the reception — A Quiet ToastReception

A couple embracing in front of a colorful photo booth backdrop — The Photo BoothReception

Guests dancing with glow sticks late in the reception — After MidnightReception

An ornately decorated tiered wedding cake, candlelit — Sculpted in SugarReception

A bride-and-groom cake topper silhouetted atop a candlelit wedding cake — Two Figures, One CakeReception

Bride and groom cutting the cake together, guests looking on — The First CutReception

Guests dancing with glow sticks on the dance floor — Glow Sticks OutReception

Guests laughing together at the reception — Old FriendsReception

A couple at the signing table in a sunlit conservatory — Making It OfficialReception

Groomsmen and bride sharing a candid moment beneath a grand staircase — Between ToastsReception

Couple walking through a sparkler send-off tunnel at night — The Send-OffReception

Guests laughing together on the dance floor — Caught LaughingReception

Guests dancing and celebrating together — Dancing It OutReception

Couples dancing together at the reception — On the FloorReception

An older family member embracing the bride at the reception — Family, CloseReception

Guests in colorful formalwear mingling and laughing at the reception — Among FriendsReception

A groom feeding cake to his bride at an Indian-fusion reception — A Sweet ExchangeReception

A couple cutting their wedding cake together in low light — Sharing the First BiteReception

A couple laughing mid-swirl on the dance floor — Still DancingReception

A couple laughing together on the dance floor — Laughing It OffReception

Guests raising their glasses in a toast beside light-up LOVE letters — Raise a GlassReception

A grand reception ballroom set with floral arches and crystal chandeliers — Set for CelebrationReception

A domed reception ballroom glowing beneath a gilded ceiling — Beneath the DomeReception

A floating candle glowing against a warm, blurred backdrop of lights — Warm LightReception

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