Ceremony: Visitation Catholic Church, Elmhurst, IL
Reception: Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, IL
Date: May 29, 2010
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Cynthia + Michael ~ Elmhurst, IL
Amy + Sebastian ~ Tulum, Mexico
Ceremony and Reception: Dreams Tulum Resort & Spa
Date: May 19, 2010
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July 23, 2010 - 9:52 pm - love your pics amy. congrats to you both! your dress was stunning too!!!
Misty + Frank ~ Green Bay, WI
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May 25, 2010 - 4:38 pm - I love the pictures of Misty and Frank! The pictures recreated the wonderful day that it was! Wonderful job!
May 25, 2010 - 10:11 pm - You both look amazing! Great shots!
May 25, 2010 - 11:37 pm - Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!!
May 26, 2010 - 7:50 am - These pictures came out AMAZING! Can't wait to see more!!!
May 26, 2010 - 9:11 am - Misty, these pictures are awesome! I especially like the black/white portrait of you. Beautiful Bride!
May 26, 2010 - 10:51 am - These photos are lovely, the light and mixture of nature is the way to go. Wish I'd had photos like these from my wedding. Congrats to all, from Petaluma, CA.
May 26, 2010 - 6:04 pm - amazing photos, she really captured alot of those beautiful moments. Congratulations Misty & Frank!
May 26, 2010 - 7:06 pm - Fabulous photos! You really captured the beauty of each element.
May 27, 2010 - 1:04 am - A beautiful day for a beautiful couple. The photos are wonderful and it couldn't have been better for that special day. Love to the both of you from the both of us.
May 28, 2010 - 4:28 pm - Great Pics....congrats to the both of you...
May 28, 2010 - 8:15 pm - Misty - you and Frank are stunning! Your photographer is amazing. I have never seen such unique and beautiful photos! Congratulations again!
June 20, 2010 - 7:37 pm - Beautiful shots! The photos turned out wonderfully.
Abby + Jason ~ Des Moines, IA
What a perfect day. It stormed the day before the wedding and after the reception but on the day of and during the day everything was perfect. Abby and Jason got ready in separate rooms at the Holiday Inn in West Des Moines. Abby had a gorgeous modern suite which is where she had her makeup done.
The ceremony and reception were at Sticks in Des Moines which has tons of windows for lots of natural light. It’s an award winning design studio which handcrafts wood furniture, accesories and object art. It’s located on a wooded lot which beautiful scenery outside as well as in.
Abby and Jason saw each other before the ceremony so they could spend as much time as possible socializing with their guests before dinner so we took the bridal party portraits and family portraits before the ceremony. The ceremony was held just outside the reception venue so everyone mingled afterwards for cocktail hour before going inside and partying the night away!
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June 23, 2010 - 10:08 pm - BEAUTIFUL BRIDE, BEAUTIFUL PHOTOS....
June 23, 2010 - 10:19 pm - These are the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen! SERIOUSLY!!!!! WOW!!! I want to see more!!!!
June 23, 2010 - 10:45 pm - Great Pics! Jason's grandma hit on me all night.... Love, Barack Obama
June 23, 2010 - 10:52 pm - Beautiful pictures! Congrats again to Abby and Jason! :)
June 23, 2010 - 10:53 pm - Abby - What beautiful pictures! The pic where you are looking at each other - your love is shining from your faces! Congratulations!
June 24, 2010 - 7:31 am - These are gorgeous, Abs! She did a wonderful job-- LOVE THEM! Congrats!
June 24, 2010 - 9:14 am - Great pictures of a beautiful wedding!!!!
June 24, 2010 - 10:10 am - Abby and Jason, The pictures are absolutely beautiful. Everything was just perfect from the flowers, dresses, reception hall, wedding, and the BRIDE & GROOM along with the wedding party! My favorite photo is You and Jason (true love) Thanks for sharing Terry Pudenz Carroll, IA
June 25, 2010 - 11:03 pm - Great photos! What a classy and beautiful wedding.
June 28, 2010 - 10:35 am - amazing!
Wendy + Josh ~ Tulum, Mexico
It rained the night before but the day of Wendy and Joshs’ wedding was perfect! Blue skies, some light clouds. Wendy got her hair done a the spa at the Bahia Principe Tulum and then got ready in her room with her bridesmaids. The ceremony was held at the gazebo on the beach and once Wendy and Josh were officially husband and wife we took a few minutes to take photos with the gorgeous scenery. The reception dinner was held at the Mediterranean restaurant where guests toasted the bride and groom.
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May 11, 2010 - 4:27 pm - Looks great!! I can't wait to see more pictures!!
May 18, 2010 - 6:01 pm - we love this pic nora! can't wait to see more!
May 29, 2010 - 1:58 am - wish I'd been there, it looked like a beautiful day, and you Mrs Rose look stunning!
May 29, 2010 - 2:01 am - Oh and Mr Rose, you were quite dashing too, congrats, glad I was there for Chatham!
May 29, 2010 - 5:12 am - the pictures are fabulous!!!looking forward to seeing more!!!amazing job!!
May 29, 2010 - 6:35 am - Looks so romantic. Love the pictures. Anxious to see more!
May 29, 2010 - 6:59 am - These pics are just gorgeous. Some great shots captured. Good luck.
May 29, 2010 - 7:01 am - beautiful photos, love the gazebo shot!
May 29, 2010 - 7:37 am - Amazing shots! What a beautiful bride! : )
May 29, 2010 - 7:43 am - I love all your pics Nora. It was great having you in Mexico for our daughter's wedding. Thank you.
May 29, 2010 - 8:09 am - These pictures are gorgeous, beautiful memories :)
May 29, 2010 - 8:40 am - Your pictures are great Nora. Thanks for doing all those amazing shots at Wendy & Josh's wedding.
May 29, 2010 - 9:08 am - Wow Dianne and Sandy, what a beautu=iful bride you daughter was! Tulum is the prettiest place ever to have a wedding. Too bad Bob and I could not have come!!!! We went to a wedding in the DR but this one looks like it was prettier! Congratz to all.
May 29, 2010 - 9:39 am - Loved Wendy & Josh's wedding pictures! In particular, I like the strong contrasts of white wedding gown & tux against natural background of rocks, sand, and palms.
May 29, 2010 - 2:11 pm - These photos were very nicely done. Different ideas for different settings. Wendy's dress is beautifully featured. Sue
May 29, 2010 - 3:02 pm - Beautiful pictures Nora...It was fun doing our beach action pics!
May 29, 2010 - 4:57 pm - These are stunning! Looking forward to the rest...
May 29, 2010 - 5:36 pm - beautiful pictures, love the last one!
May 29, 2010 - 11:12 pm - Wow, there are some pretty gorgeous photos here. I LOVE them.
May 30, 2010 - 3:06 am - Fantastic photos you look beautiful!!
May 30, 2010 - 7:58 am - Lovely photos!!! :)
May 30, 2010 - 10:26 pm - Beautiful wedding! Great photos, gorgeous couple!
May 30, 2010 - 11:05 pm - Great shots.....well done
May 31, 2010 - 7:40 pm - the pictures are great! can't wait to see more...
May 31, 2010 - 8:36 pm - Gorgeous pictures!
June 1, 2010 - 9:17 pm - Love the pics!! Beautiful!
June 2, 2010 - 9:24 am - What beautiful pics--just read your review on bdw wendy, sounds like you had an amazing time, congrats!! :)
June 2, 2010 - 8:34 pm - Thank you so much for the pictures Nora! You did an amazing job.
June 2, 2010 - 8:40 pm - Fantastic photographs! I thoroughly enjoy them. They excite my emotions. :)
June 3, 2010 - 2:41 am - Lovely pictures!!
June 3, 2010 - 9:23 pm - If I had to choose a favourite, I think it would be the one where they are sitting on the beach looking at each other.
June 3, 2010 - 9:25 pm - I received my book of pictures today and I am so happy with them. Thanks again Nora
June 3, 2010 - 10:06 pm - Great photo presentation!It really captures the beauty of everything...the bride and groom, the surroundings...seems like a paradise setting...very creatively co-ordinated. Thanks for sharing and congratulations Wendy & Josh!!!
June 3, 2010 - 11:33 pm - Great shots!
June 4, 2010 - 3:05 am - Wow Dianne and Sandy, what a beautiful bride you daughter was! Tulum is the prettiest place ever to have a wedding. Too bad Bob and I could not have come!!!! We went to a wedding in the DR but this one looks like it was prettier! Congratz to all.
June 4, 2010 - 10:37 am - What a lovely wedding. The pictures are beautiful. What wonderful memories they will have to cherish always. Congrats to the newlyweds.
June 4, 2010 - 8:32 pm - Great shots Nora. What a beautiful bride.
June 4, 2010 - 8:53 pm - Beautiful pictures, can't wait to see more.
June 13, 2010 - 4:22 pm - awesome photos...you guys look amazing!
June 13, 2010 - 7:41 pm - Great job on the photos.
June 14, 2010 - 7:58 am - The pics are fun and unique. I wish I ws still there!! lol
June 14, 2010 - 8:09 am - Love the pics! They look GREAT!
June 14, 2010 - 8:28 am - Stunning photos - Wendy you looked absolutely beautiful. Wish we could have been there to celebrate with you.
June 14, 2010 - 10:19 am - Beautiful photos. This was a really great wedding.
June 14, 2010 - 1:23 pm - Every perfect moment was captured with your creative eye Nora. Fantastic!
June 14, 2010 - 3:08 pm - Awww... great photos you guys!
June 15, 2010 - 8:32 pm - Loved the beach pics with Josh and Wendy! Great job Nora !!
June 21, 2010 - 2:57 am - Fantastic images.Loving the details the peacock feathers
June 30, 2010 - 11:06 pm - What gorgeous pictures. A beautiful bride,a handsome groom and a perfect setting....priceless
More Headshots
I’ve started a separate website for actor headshots in Chicago: Chicago Actor Headshots
From now on I’ll post my headshots on that site and leave this blog for weddings only 
Off to Mexico next week for Wendy and Josh’s wedding!
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Actor and Model Headshots
For the sake of staying busy when I’m not shooting weddings I’ve decided to start doing actor and model headshots again.
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Shannon + Jonathan ~ Naperville, IL
More info about this wedding to be posted soon!
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May 4, 2010 - 3:49 pm - Nora- These are unbelievable photographs. I can't wait to see all of them. It will be hard to choose since all of these shots are truly beautiful. It certainly was a day to remember.
Jennifer + Cory ~ Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
After a long day of lounging by the pool I am finally ready to write about this wedding. Jennifer started the day getting her hair done at the spa at The Reserve side of the Paradisus Palma Real. While we were leaving the spa she ran into another bride getting married that day who was also named Jennifer! What are the odds? Her dress and all the details (i.e. rings, flowers, invitation) were back at the room which is where she started getting ready. The invitations were passports with their picture inside and information about the wedding activities.
I went over to where Cory was getting ready to get some shots of him and also some photos with his family. The guys never take as long as the girls I went back to Jennifer’s to get her putting on her dress which her mom and soon to be mother-in-law helped her with. We took a few photos in the hall outside the room and then it was off to the ceremony!
The ceremony was on the beach and although it was small in terms of invited guests there were quite a few onlookers. Who doesn’t like to see people get married? Afterwards we took some family portraits and then Jennifer, Cory and I set off to walk around to take some of them. We didn’t have to go far since this resort is so beautiful wth tons of variety so we were able to get a bunch of different shots in less than 30 minutes, then we headed back to enjoy the end of cocktail hour.
At the reception everyone enjoyed a buffet style dinner and Jennifer and Cory danced their first dance. Immediately after cutting the cake the power went out for a few minutes which was actually kind of nice since there was still music (an battery powered ipod) and candlelight. After the reception ended there was a Michael Jackson show that some of the guest went to enjoy but I was exhausted and excited to post the pictures so I just retired to my room.
Jennifer and Cory – Enjoy the rest of your stay!
They day started at the spa at The Reserve side of the hotel.
Back to the hotel.
View from the bride’s room. Not bad.
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No heels for Jennifer. She didn’t even wear the flip flops half the time.
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March 16, 2010 - 2:55 pm - Absolutely breathtaking!!! Leaving us speechless and teary eyed. Great photography. Great subjects with beautiful scenery. Wishing much happiness to Cory and Jennifer. Love Grandmother and Aunt Kathy.
March 18, 2010 - 12:56 pm - Beautiful! What a day to remember! We're so happy for you. Fae & John
March 19, 2010 - 7:54 am - It was a lovely day and the bride and groom looked so very happy. A good time was had by all. These are just a few of the lovely pictures Nora took during the day. It was a pleasure having her hang out with the group while catching lots of photo opps! I highly recommend the beach for a breath taking casual wedding. Jennifer did a great job with all the details and was a beautiful bride. Many blessings, Mom Stults
March 22, 2010 - 10:32 am - Great site and photography! Do you ever come to Houston, TX?
March 25, 2010 - 7:15 am - Beautiful images and fantastic location.
March 28, 2010 - 7:45 pm - great pics cant wait to see the rest.
March 28, 2010 - 7:46 pm - Nora, you were so wonderful to work with. We love all the picture's we have seen so far. Can't wait to see more!!!!
March 28, 2010 - 7:57 pm - The wedding was very pretty, and the pictures was good , everyone looked very nice . Great job . Liz
March 28, 2010 - 8:09 pm - Great People, Great Wedding, Great Pictures!
March 28, 2010 - 8:14 pm - beautiful!!! Makes me want to go there for a getaway with my husband. You really captured the love
March 28, 2010 - 8:49 pm - What a wonderful wedding and beautiful picture of the day!!
March 28, 2010 - 8:54 pm - Congrats to Jennifer and Cory! The ceremony looks absolutely gorgeous. What a wonderful variety of pictures! Wishing you many years of happiness together! Marcia
March 28, 2010 - 9:15 pm - sweet friend! i knew you would be the most beautiful bride in the whole universe! love you...misty mac
March 28, 2010 - 10:36 pm - WOW! It looks like a fairy-tale wedding! Congratulations to both of you!
March 29, 2010 - 9:49 am - Beautiful!
March 29, 2010 - 10:10 am - Cory & Jennifer---Your day was absolutely gorgeous!! Love all the pictures, just sorry that I couldn't be there!!!
March 29, 2010 - 10:41 am - Gorgeous photos! What an amazing place to get married! Makes me want to renew my vows and head to the Dominican. Congratulations to you both and best wishes for a fabulous future!
March 29, 2010 - 11:03 am - What a beautiful wedding and the setting was amazing! You will have your wonderful day captured forever in these gorgeous pictures. Blessings to you both.
March 29, 2010 - 11:10 am - Absolutely beautiful photos, love how the blues just pop! It looks like an amazing wedding and perfect weather. Best wishes to the couple :)
March 29, 2010 - 11:15 am - What a beautiful location for a wedding. Congratulations! Antoinette & Steve Simon
March 29, 2010 - 11:26 am - Beautiful pictures Nora! This couple looks so happy to be married!
March 29, 2010 - 11:26 am - just fabulous
March 29, 2010 - 11:42 am - Hi Jennifer!! Your pictures are beautiful!!!!! And you were a gorgeous bride! It looks like you had a wonderful time! -from a fellow BDW member!
March 29, 2010 - 11:52 am - Wow the pictures are incredible!! Congratulations!
March 29, 2010 - 12:17 pm - Absolutely gorgeous work, the colors are so vibrant! Jennifer was a beautiful bride!
March 29, 2010 - 12:30 pm - Lovely photos! You guys look great. Nora did a wonderful job of capturing your moment!
March 29, 2010 - 12:37 pm - Beautiful photos. Love the different and cool shots. Looks like a great place to visit for fun and sun. Sharon Hamilton
March 29, 2010 - 12:38 pm - LOVE THESE!!! You look stunning :)
March 29, 2010 - 1:15 pm - So beautiful.you and the wedding... with really nice shoes lol.... Looks like a dream wedding that came true
March 29, 2010 - 1:34 pm - Such a beautiful wedding location in the Caribbean. The bride looked so happy and beautiful it brought tears to my eyes!
March 29, 2010 - 1:59 pm - Jennifer & Corey What a joy, to watch such a beautiful wedding in virtual. You are special, and may all of your dreams come true. Sending blessings of Peace, Health, Happiness and Great Joy. God Bless You, you were united together on land that is "Enternal", the water, sand, nature and life, sun, it is free to all of us, how beautiful to take a vow in a place that many of us take for granted. Love unspeakable Love.
March 29, 2010 - 2:38 pm - Beautiful wedding and location, love all the pictures. Wish you all the luck in the future. amber martin
March 29, 2010 - 2:43 pm - Love how you captured "the moment" - hate those stuffy pics and showed memories in pictures that they will "feel" when they look at these int he future. Great job
March 29, 2010 - 7:02 pm - Absolutely beautiful! I love all the pops of color
March 29, 2010 - 7:22 pm - Beautiful and Stunning. Congrats!
March 29, 2010 - 7:42 pm - Amazing Pictures! So beautiful!
March 29, 2010 - 11:34 pm - Fantastic photos - you really captured the love!
March 30, 2010 - 4:08 am - The pictures are great and you guys look beautiful!
March 30, 2010 - 7:57 am - What spectacular pictures. So happy for the two of you.
March 30, 2010 - 8:18 am - Absolutely stunning!!!!!
March 30, 2010 - 9:05 am - Beautiful Pics!!!! Nora you did such an AWESOME job! Congrats Jen & Cory!
April 1, 2010 - 6:11 pm - Love, Love, Love the pictures the dress, the colors, congrats!
April 1, 2010 - 7:47 pm - These looks so beautiful!!
April 11, 2010 - 2:09 pm - AMAZING. Love LOVE the photos. Such a wonderful job and a beautiful couple!
April 11, 2010 - 9:42 pm - Beautiful pictures and even more beautiful couple. Nora outdid herself again.
April 13, 2010 - 7:19 am - pictures turned out great! looking forward to Nora shooting our wedding! Congrats to you both!
May 14, 2010 - 12:19 am - I love these pictures. I especially am drawn to the pic of the dress hanging from the chandelier...it's stunning!
May 17, 2010 - 4:23 pm - Looks like a heavenly wedding! The starfish sandals are sooooo cute!
May 28, 2010 - 2:34 am - Absolutely stunning!!!!!
May 31, 2010 - 6:08 pm - The pictures are great and you guys look beautiful!
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