Eric and Sarah got married on the 18th of October in Grayslake. When I met Sarah it was fun because she was all smiles and had decided I was to be her photographer before she even met me. This was special because she immediately had confidence and trust in me on the day of the wedding. Here are a few of the many wonderful moments we captured.

Another wonderful thing happend to us. The Limo driver had to be somewhere early and he took the bridal party and left Eric and Sarah with me. This gave us more time to spend together and allowed me to get to know Eric just a bit better. Ironically Eric works for a longtime client of mine (TTX) This is my corporate client from my http://www.firstlightcreative.com/ photography. We had a great time talking about his company and the new changes that were coming as well as our mutual friends and acqaintences at TTX. Small world, and a fun couple - I especially like the shot of Eric lifting and swirling Sarah. The location was stunning. I am afraid to share it because you don't want to lose the intimacy and have it overrun with wedding parties!!!!!

Thank you Eric and Sarah for choosing me for your special day!!!!

Here is another Trash the dress image that I thought was worth sharing

We had a wild couple that was willing to go the distance and "Trash the Dress!" It was fun, but my heart went out to them as it was a bit cold, and rainy and yet we all had a good time and made some pretty fun photos. We even had part of our session in a turn of the century School house. Penny and Greg- you guys are too much. Congratulations on your marriage- which took place the day before.

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I have to give credit to Mr. John Michael Cooper aka http://www.altf.com/ who is pretty much the originator of the Trash the Dress!! Plus a very cool and creative guy!! Catch him if you can.

This was also an emotional wedding because the father of the bride, had a heart attack two days before the wedding. Unfortunatly he was unable to attend, but thanks to modern technology he saw it all on Web Cam, and Jennifer saw him as well. Please keep him in your prayers-

more of the wedding can be seen at www.firstlight.photoreflect.com

This was a wedding I was so excited for. I met Jennifer and Juan when they came to my studio for engagement photos. Now this was a bit unusual because they wanted me to shoot their engagment and not the wedding pictures. Well by the time we were done, we had so much fun they asked me to shoot their wedding in Northern Wisconsin. A place dear to both of them. The thing that surprised me the most is that Jaun came from Logan Square area in Chicago and his dream was to become a game warden. How cool is that? It still amazes me, cause so many many Chicago, or city people think pigeons are as wild as the world gets, except for a few National Geographic episodes. So he is about 6 months or less from becoming a warden, and he and Jennifer hope to eventually move to the great Northwoods of Wisconsin and call it home.

Jenny and Jason were soo much fun, I think they broke the funometer on this day and probably most every day.


I have to say - this was the most accomodating priest/minister I have ever encountered. Such a wonderful guy and understood the value in photography. In this photo he is doing something I have never witnessed before, he is blessing the rings in the baptismal fount. It was so incredible.

I love it when couples find me on the web and they know exactly what they want in their photography, especially when it is me. Jenny and Jason were soo cool, they just let me do what I do and laughed about it the whole time. They also had a cool dance routine that can be seen here. Joel from weddingfilms.com out of Milwaukee did an incredible job. Take a look at this video. http://www.weddingfilms.com/jennyandjason/

This was such a wonderful couple. What was special is about 2 years ago I shot the wedding of Liz's sister Sonja. Their family was soo warm and charming I felt soo at home with them. I was quite flattered when Liz's mother introduced me to Tim's mom as "just a friend of the family". The other fun thing was I don't think any of the groomsman (except Greg- Sonja's husband) was shorter than 6'3" - When I left they all picked up up in the air and hugged me! Now I would have loved a photo of that. That was a first for me. Here are a few photos from that great time.
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These guys Katarina and Michael got married at a very cool place known as the DeKoven Center in Racine, on Lake Michigan. The place is like a page from old english history. It is soo cool, and the grounds, are huge. I think about 11 acres, and lots of great places to shoot!

This is also a wedding I have been a bit late in posting on the blog. Katarina and Michael were married in April. Katarina moved to Greece when she was younger and then came back to the U.S. Much of her family still live in Greece, so it was a wonderful reunion and wedding.

I have been a bit bad updating the blog - but here are a few pix from a few weddings. This is Brook and Allison- The funny thing about this wedding is the best man is the son of a very dear friend of mine. The grooms dad is my oldest brother's best friend. It was a coincidence that we all came together as we did. These two were such a blast and it was great to know so many people that attended the wedding.

trying again with the photos

I just realized I never posted any photos from my wedding in January. This was January 5th. and this is Mark and Laura. They were soo much fun and I we stay in touch as time passes. Great sense of humor and an incredible amount of love between them.


It seems we are having trouble with the photo uploader- Will try again later. Just one little perk if you read this and book your wedding with Firstlightweddings.com we are including free internet posting - only catch is you have to ask for it and say you saw it on the blog. How about that for a little midwinter gift? So if you see it here make sure you tell us.

I have been swamped with both booking weddings, and shooting corporate work. I am now only catching up. If you have a chance stop by on Sunday at the Midlane Country club in Wadsworth Ill. on Sunday from 12-3. We will be at the bridal faire at Midlane. It is always a good place to see many vendors and options for your big day. There are florists, cake makers, caterers, dj's as well a photographers and a bridal fashion show. If you have a chance stop and say hi. The food is always a real treat as well. Hope to see you there.