Billy and Michelle are just… fun and original. For our last meeting before their wedding, we sat in their (new!) house and ate chocolate chip cookies, and mostly talked about everything other than their wedding for two hours. We probably would have stayed longer because we really could have talked all night, but I sadly had to leave to shoot a concert.
Their wedding was just like them… fun, and lively, and full of personality. The girls got ready at Billy and Michelle’s house, music blaring, mimosas flowing, Michelle put her dress on at her childhood home, and when I caught up with Billy just after that, he was all smiles. Really, I don’t think I’ve ever seen such an excited groom. The ceremony was beautiful, with tears aplenty… and after that, we headed over to the basketball court, where Michelle spent many hours of her life. The reception was at the amazing Wilder Mansion and while it was a somewhat intimate crowd, it was crazy. Michelle and Billy’s friends know how to party. For real.
In fact, it was so much fun that this is a really long blog post. I just really liked a lot of the pictures. Sorry.
PS. Michelle and Billy asked me to shoot some film and while I didn’t get the chance to shoot nearly as much as I would have liked, I did shoot a bit. You can tell which shots are film I’m sure.
PPS. If you’re planning a wedding, I highly recommend the vendors below…. there were some really fantastic people helping out with this wedding!
Ceremony – Immaculate Conception, Elmhurst
Reception – Wilder Mansion
Hair – Jillian Koch & Lauren Alvis
Make-up – Cynthia Sally
DJ – James Mastrino
(Billy designed the invites… aren’t they fabulous?)
(YMCA!)
Tasha, these are amazing! Thank you so much for capturing our wedding perfectly! You are so talented. I love it!!!
These are so fantastic! This looks like such a fun wedding, and the bride’s dress is gorgeous!
Great work – I love the treatment of these images – you told the story really well.
Love it! Great work!
Love the shoes by the window
Looks like such a great, fun and original day! What a score to be able to shoot that wedding
Nice work, beautifully captured, I’m sure they’ll be very very happy with the results! x Rae
LOVE this dancing shots. The silly hats are too funny
Beautiful wedding. I love the ones of the bride at the altar and getting dressed, especially the image of her laughing after she’s all dressed up. Her wedding dress is gorgeous.
great stuff here. love the details shots.
Great wedding, looks like a great time!
great details!
Great work – what’s the story behind the basketball?
Thanks all!
Alan – the basketball is from the shots we did in the basketball court since the bride and her family played there often.
wow her dress is lovely – amazing detail in the back of it
party looks like it was lots of fun!!!
Looks like so much fun! Great work!
what a fantastic work. love every single capture
The shot of the groom with his dad behind him really caught my eye. That is a great shot.
And the bride is beautiful! Looks like an amazing wedding.
Love this, it looks like an amazing day.
I really like the black very vintage looking shots, and the shot with the groom and his father. I bet they will remember that photo forever.