Happy Wednesday! So happy to have you here. How are things? I bought tickets to game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals earlier today so I’m feeling happy and excited. Have I mentioned how much I love NBA playoffs? I admit I don’t care much for the regular season. It’s too long. When the playoffs roll around, the players (finally) play for something. Every game is exciting. I don’t care who plays – I love to watch every game. Especially when the jerseys are blue and gold ; ) Anyways,  should be a fun little date next week.

On to Erin & Alan’s stunning wedding. Remember their engagement photos? These two have been so kind and inviting from the start. I’ve loved working with them for so many reasons but most notably because of their down to earth vibe. Erin and Alan were so easy going on their wedding day and it made all of the difference. I especially loved seeing their closely knit families come together. I come from a close knit crew myself and am always drawn to people who are rooted deeply in valuing family.

E&A – Your wedding was perfect. It’s been so awesome getting to know you guys a little better over the past year. Thank you for the honor of capturing your wedding. Very happy to call you two friends.

Much appreciation,

Caitlin

Alan is probably one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet and he looked so handsome on his wedding day.

BAM! This bride. Whoah. Erin…you are stunning! (And that lip color on you is the best.)

Alan’s dad. : )

Let’s talk for a second about these flowers. Gorgeous, right? I love peonies and was smitten with Erin’s bouquet.

The ceremony took place at the beautiful St. Joan of Arc. (Was there the following day shooting my nephew’s baptism. I spent a lot of time in this church that weekend!)

Erin & Alan had some Filipino traditions at their ceremony. The veil ceremony symbolizes purity and God’s protection of the marriage. The cord symbolizes they are no longer two, but one in their new life as a couple.

They also did an Arrhae (coin) ceremony wherein the groom gives the bride thirteen coins which represent the sharing of resources with each other. The coins signify the hope for future prosperity and the promise to take care of one another.

My favorite : )

I can’t speak highly enough of Jama with Cake Zen – I’ve worked with her several times now and every time, her creations are stunning!

If you are a bride searching for a special venue, might I suggest The Alexander downtown? Gorgeous contemporary feel with an awesome (and helpful!) staff. Especially Maxie – thanks again, Maxie, for helping execute Erin and Alan’s wedding perfectly.

Loved the setup at the reception. One of my favorite times of the day when I shoot weddings is to sneak into the reception site and grab photos of  the space all put together before guests are seated for dinner.  This room looked much different and just as gorgeous when I shot there last at Colin & Lesley’s gorgeous wedding. This room transforms so well.

Oh yes, there was a fog machine and it was awesome. Love this shot of Erin dancing with her dad above.

Purdue Pete made a surprise visit. None of the guests knew he was coming and they went crazy when he ran in!

Guests were pretty pumped.  : )

Recognize that handsome fella to the right of Alan? That’s John – I photographed him and his wife Kristen’s wedding in June of last year. Their one year anniversary is quickly approaching.

I’ll end on this. Such a great night…

Thank you to Micah for all of your awesome help.

Thanks for stoppin’ by. More coming soon. -C

Thanks for stopping by today! I shot the most beautiful wedding this past weekend and I’m so excited to share it with you here today. Now that I’m three amazing weddings deep into my season, I’m excited for what the rest of this year has in store for me. I’ve been blessed thus far to work with clients who have become friends (the best!) and I look forward to continuing that trend throughout the remainder of 2013.

Peter and Teresa’s engagement photos were some of my favorite yet. I drove up to Chicago this past fall and despite efforts to avoid shooting in the rain (we had already rescheduled once), we had another gray and rainy day our on our second day around so we decided to just go for it and make it work. What resulted was easily one of my favorite engagement shoots ever. Thanks to the rain, the sun set over the skyline of Chicago leaving fuzzy shades of oranges and pinks. And here I was with a couple who not only knows how to go with the flow, very well i might add, but is an absolute blast. Everything added up quite well and I left Chicago that night even more anxious and excited to photograph Peter and Teresa’s wedding.

Peter and Teresa married this past Saturday and it was all stunning. Every last detail. I briefly chatted with Teresa the afternoon of her wedding about our relief to have such gorgeous weather – it rained almost every day last week leading up to their wedding on Saturday. You never would have known on Saturday, though. The sun was shining with a cool breeze. It was perfect. They married at St. Mary’s (my second time shooting there this month) and had their reception at the beautiful Indiana State Museum. I run past the ISM on my running route every week and have always envisioned P&T’s wedding there when I pass – it was a wonderful venue that did not disappoint.

P&T – I’m so grateful for you guys. Thank you for the chance to do what I love. It was so awesome spending the day with your wonderful friends and family. So happy to call you both new friends. Can’t wait to see what the future has in store for you!

Love and gratitude,

Caitlin

Awesome bridal party. So much fun!!!

St. Mary’s is always stunning. Love this look Peter’s wearing as Teresa walks down the aisle.

Married!

I was pretty smitten with the bridesmaids looks – there was a lot of amazing hair at this wedding. By the way, the three lovely maids on the left are Teresa’s sisters and the gorgeous maid on the right is Peter’s sister.

My favorite.

I love these two together!

Love this shot of the father/daughter dance. Teresa’s dad, Steve, was an absolute blast!

Thank you so much to Esther Boston for all of awesome help.

Have a wonderful day! I appreciate you. -C

Hi there! So excited to share this wedding with you today. Why not add a little more sunshine to this gray and rainy week? Remember Maureen and Matt? I took their engagement photos in Chicago over the summer. My sister tagged along and the four of us went to a Cubs game. We had such a great time! I love a good trip up north to Chicago in the summer months. Maureen was my sister’s best friend growing up – she went to St. Thomas for grade school and we all irish danced together for many years. She’s practically like a sister to me so you can imagine my excitement when she reached out to me to take her wedding photos soon after she was engaged!

Maureen and Matt married last week at St. Mary’s with their reception at Sahm’s in the One America building. It was such a special day for so many reasons. Since Mo grew up with Beth, she is close with my parents and they were guests at the wedding. So fun to see my dad smiling back at me during their ceremony! : ) Beth was a bridesmaid, too, so it was a family event! My dad said to me later that night, “I had no idea you moved around so much at the ceremony!” It never occurred to me that my parents had never seen me at work at a wedding. Proud moment to show ‘em what I’ve worked hard to build and why I love what I do.

What I loved most about photographing Mo’s wedding was remembering the history we have together. So awesome to see an old and dear friend marry her best friend.

M&M – Thank you so very much for asking me to be your wedding photographer. I was so honored to play a part in your big day. I won’t ever forget it! You guys deserve nothing but the best. Hope you two are living it up for us all in the Dominican Republic. I won’t lie, I’m pretty jealous with all of the rain we’ve had this week.

Much love,

Caity

Maureen made a last minute shoe change and I was a little smitten. What girl doesn’t love a little sparkle?

I’ve really enjoyed getting to know Matt over the past year. He’s a great guy and loves Maureen so much.

My blog = my rules. These two make my heart SO happy!

Oh Maureen, you really are stunning. Thank you so much to Kiralee with Eyemax for doing a phenomenal job on Maureen’s makeup.

Elizabeth (you know it’s a big deal when I use your full name), I’m going to cry enormous tears if you are even a fraction this beautiful on your wedding day. Seriously.

Matt’s mama on the left and Maureen’s on the right : )

That shot there on the left was taken by my lovely second shooter, Nicole, just seconds before Maureen walked down the aisle.

THIS. This moment was amazing. Maureen’s father passed away at the end of October. All of her brothers and sisters walked her down the aisle. All together there were six of them. So powerful and so special.

Married!

So her dad could be with her all day.

Pictured on the right is a patch of fabric sewed underneath Maureen’s dress from one of her father’s shirts…

Special shout out to Katie B.  - thank you so much for helping Maureen and Matt’s reception flow so well!

It is tradition in the Jennings family to give an Irish blessing to every newly married couple in their family. Such a cool moment.

I’ll end on this image because it makes me so happy – Matt’s parents on the dance floor.

Have a great evening, everyone! -C