Jessica+Danny's Winter Pazzo's Wedding

The Proposal: October 25, 2013

Danny’s childhood friend and his girlfriend were visiting from New York. Danny and Jessica made dinner reservations at Hub51 a few weeks prior to their arrival. However, Jessica came home from work that evening tired and not feeling her best. She requested to stay in that night with the promise to catch up with everyone later that weekend. Little did Jessica know, Danny had rented a private room, brought her Mom, Dad, bothers and grandparents in from Michigan as well as his family from Barrington and their close friends to witness his proposal. After a little convincing, Jessica and Danny made their way to the restaurant. As they walked into the private room Jessica was completely shocked to see all of the familiar, teary eyed, faces surrounding them. Confused, she turned around to find Danny on one knee asking her to marry him! The small, intimate dinner turned into a huge celebration and one of the most memorable nights of their lives. 

The Wedding: The bride got ready at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, while the groom got ready separately at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in River North. Jessica's makeup was by Morgan Marie, hair by Jessica Sytsma, and her gown by Jim Hjelm was from Elizabeth's Bridal. The bride chose two pair of shoes, one from Nina, and a the second from Betsey Johnson.  Her lovely jewelry was by Thomas Lane. The bridesmaid's wore Mori Lee from House of Brides, while the groom and groomsmen wore tuxedos from Calvin Klein.  Jessica and Danny shared a first look together on the terrace of the Renaissance. Then it was time to take the whole wedding party out on the town for creative photographs. We hit up the Board of Trade, and Union Station before heading to Old St. Patrick's Church for the ceremony. All the beautiful wedding stationary was by Studio M Chicago. Jessica and Danny's ceremony went off without a hitch, then it was off to the reception at Pazzo's! The amazing florals were by Aberdeen's, cake by Luscious Layers Bakery, catering in house by Pazzo's, and the evenings entertainment was by DJ Marcus Shadden.

Everyone had an amazing time!

Congrats Jessica and Danny!

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Maddie+Max's Medinah Country Club Wedding

The Proposal: After 6 short months together in the Bay Area, and 21 months of long distance  between San Francisco and Chicago, they reunited visiting Washington DC. The couple met up with several of Maddie's girlfriends, including Max's co conspirator, Erin.
Maddie announced that Erin had planned a walk to the Capitol and a private tour of the Speaker of the House's gallery, ending with champagne on the Speaker's balcony. (Max played along)
The docent and Capitol staffer, was waiting at a side entrance to the Capitol, bypassing the long lines of tourists. If anyone had been paying close attention, it was at about this time Max started get visibly nervous.
Entering Speaker Boehner’s office, the balcony doors swung open revealing the breathtaking view of that spring day bringing the gravity of what Max was about to do to full realization.
This was Maddie's friends cue to leave for a minute, and to keep Maddie on the balcony all Max could muster was, “Maddie, come look over here,” pointing past the Washington Monument. She came over, camera in hand, as Max nervously clamored for the words he had written weeks ago:
“I just wanted to take a moment to reflect on all the history of this site. So much of our daily lives and freedoms are predicated on the significant moments that took place right here on Capitol Hill. No matter where the influential ideas where born, this was the place where they were executed. The idea of being together forever was conjured not long after we met in San Francisco. I cannot think of a more inspiring place to start our history together, right here in Washington DC. That is, if you say yes. Will you marry me?”
However, that's not what came out. Max fell to one knee and managed to choke out, “Will you marry me?”

Maddie fumbled her camera as the rush of tears and happiness took over she nodded emphatically in acceptance and the champagne was popped.

The Wedding: The day was planned by Jaclyn Duffield of JDetailed Events and we started with getting ready at the JW Marriott. Maddie's makeup was by Anastasia Tews and hair by Jahnne Valez. Her gown was designed by Junko Yoshioka, her shoes were by Betsey Johnson, with jewelry by Haute Bride. Bridesmaids wore pretty Donna Morgan dresses, with accessories custom made on Etsy. The men looked great in Calvin Klein. 

After getting ready it was time to go outside for some photos around town, including the Board of Trade and Kinzie St. Bridge. The traditional ceremony at Old St. Pat's where Maddie and Max became husband and wife went flawlessly. Then it was time to head to the Medinah Country Club for more photos and the reception. We arrived in time for golden hour and got some beautiful images in the day's best light! The wedding florals were by Elizabeth Wray, cake by Cake Chicago, and entertainment by the amazing Gold Coast All Stars. Halfway through the night Maddie and Max got to shared a kiss under fireworks,  a surprise gift from her father. For the end of the night portraits, we kept it simple and took a few cute images of the couple together on the couch inside the club.

Congrats Maddie and Max!

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