Cheryl and James are no strangers to weddings…these two run the Shutterbooth in Chicago and when it came to planning their wedding together, they knew just what they wanted which meant for one fabulous wedding!  I loved the bright pink and navy theme and the fact that their dog Cody was a big part of their day.  I’m a sucker for dogs and weddings!

Both the ceremony and reception were at the beautiful Gull Lake Country Club and although the day started out with some serious rainfall, by the time the afternoon ceremony time came around the skies were sunny and blue.  The reception was filled with pretty pink flowers, Garrett’s popcorn and of course the Shutterbooth.  Outdoors, guests enjoyed an outdoor cocktail hour and yard games.  Aletha and her team at Pearls Events were there to set up and coordinate the day and I loved meeting and working with Chicago-based Ben Mahoney of Ben Mahoney Productions.  All of the pretty personal flowers were by the talented Natalie of Stems and the ceremony and reception flowers by Cheryl’s friend Kristin of Green Garden Productions.

I always adore photographing a Vera Wang gown and Kate Spade jewels!