VICTORIA and ZAK

a picture from the day we got engaged

Victoria and I photographed our first wedding together a couple weeks ago for our friends Kristin and Steve. We had a blast and were quite happy with the images we got, have a look at some of them below.

After looking at hundreds of photographer’s websites and thousands of images, we finally decided on our photographer. Her name is Elizabeth Messina and she is from California. She was voted one of the Top 10 Wedding Photographers in the country by American Photo magazine. We can’t wait to be in front of her lens, until [...]

For most people, picking a venue to hold the reception at is overwhelming, with so many options to choose from which do you choose. However, for me, I knew right away where I wanted our celebration to take place.
Elawa Farms as most of you know, is the place where Zachary proposed to me. It is [...]

1) Marriott Residence Inn Lake Forest/Mettawa – #847-615-2701
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/chilk-residence-inn-chicago-lake-forest-mettawa/

1 bedroom King suite with pull out sofa sleeper = $79 per night (includes breakfast)
Reasons to consider the Marriott:
-Affordable rates
-Complimentary breakfast
-Pool and work out facility
-Brand new hotel
-Located right off I-60 exit and is about 6 minutes to the wedding ceremony and reception site.
2) Deerpath Inn Lake Forest – [...]

As many of you know, I had been admiring this particular ring for quite some time. My first sighting of this ring occurred with Joyce, my future mother in law. We were at Tiffany’s picking up perfume one day and Joyce mentioned that we should go take a look at some of the engagement rings, [...]

Here is our engagement photo, taken by the both of us!

Our wedding registry information can be found on the right hand side of the screen. All the links should take you directly to our registry page. Enjoy!