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Terry and Laura – touring their Windy City

edvydas — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:50:13 +0000

We headed back to the friendly confines of Chicago with another fantastic couple — Terry and Laura who are getting married in just a couple of months in our neck of the woods. They live in Chicago but plan to marry in Central Illinois.

This pair of doctors are getting ready to move to Montana shortly after getting married, but wanted to be sure to tie the knot before heading west. Both of their families live in Illinois and the surrounding states and it would have been bad to go out there and then get married.

This couple is made for each other — and lots and lots of fun to work with!

They put up with me (as many of our couples do) with my suddenly stopping where we were going for a quick shot as I was (as usual) in visual overload in the city.

We did most of the shots at Jackson Park where the Osaka Japanese gardens are located and then headed for Promontory Point. Both places are special for these two — with the Point being where Terry slowed down during a walk and proposed.

I love those romantic spots!

We will be seeing them at Illinois University’s Allerton Park later this year and very much look forward to working with them again!

Pair of lovebirds captured in on the bridge and in the water while at the Japanese gardens.

Special moments near the lake

Laura pulls Terry along as they walk the paths at the beautiful Japanese gardens in central Chicago.

Laura flashes her smile as Terry has some fun

We stopped midway a tunnel to grab a quick -- and very unplanned -- shot near the Museum of Science and Industry.

Laura takes a bite out of Terry's ear while having fun at Promonotory Point at Lake Michigan

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Special New Year for Bloomington couple

edvydas — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:55:27 +0000

The day started as beautiful but cold — and stayed that way the whole way.

But you never would have guessed that if you were with us at the gorgeous Chateau Hotel and Conference Center in Bloomington. We found ourselves spending a warm and cosy day working ourselves into our usual shooting frenzy on a wedding day.

Shooting our second wedding of the new year, we chronicled the day of Adrienne and Nicholas — a fabulous and fun couple. And met lots and lots of really cool people who were both family and friends of the newlyweds.

The day was the culmination of lots and lots of planning by Adrienne who found herself working without her groom — as he was away at US Army training! So, this date became even more special as he made it go right to get leave at the right time, not an easy task when part of the Armed Forces.

We are tossing up a few of the images from that day, please enjoy! We will have the full set of photos in about three weeks up and running.

Adrienne and Nicholas twirled their way through their first dance as a married couple at the Chateau Hotel and Conference Center in Bloomington, Illinois.

Nicholas gets a joyful and tearful hug from his new mom, Adrienne's mother, during the wedding ceremony.

Nicholas gives his bride a kiss and a dip at the Chateau.

Nick and his crew of wild and crazy groomsmen and ushers.

Adrienne and her gals made the beautiful halls of the Chateau pale in comparison.

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Working for Breast Cancer Donations

Krystal — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:37:11 +0000

We’re going to try something a bit different this coming October 11 (a Sunday) when we work with an organization to raise money for breast cancer research.
And our goal is to be exhausted by the end of the day. We are taking appointments for Family Portrait sessions on that day and then donating the entire proceeds of the session fee to breast cancer research.

If you want to know more about who we are working with, check out the following link Images for a Cure. We know of only one other area photographer participating as I write this blog, hopefully there will be more in the near future.

There are hundreds of photographers who have signed up nationwide and we are proud to be a part of that group. Krystal has an aunt who survived breast cancer and losing her would have been horrible. She has been there for us many times and we want to do something to help see that the threat that loomed before her does not loom before anyone else.

Please call us or email us and set up a time to not only get a family heirloom created, but to make a fantastic donation to a fantastic group of people. As a bonus, we’ll discount our canvas wrap prints for you from that day’s shoots. We are located in Clinton, but as we are on-location photographers we will travel. We only have a limited number of session available so don’t wait too long to contact us.

We can be reached by phone at 217-542-1602 or at www.edvydasphoto.com.

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