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• Elizabeth & Daniel’s Wedding
  August 28th, 2009.The evening began on the top floor of the Signature Room in the John Hancock building where they had a few drink followed by dinner at Rosebud. Afterwards, Dan took Liz to the lakefront where they walked out on to a pier where he proposed. The photograph was…
• Kevin Weinstein Photography Studio Open House
  In early 2009, I felt itchy and needed a change to my business identity and web site.  Knowing I am a better photographer than graphic/web designer, I decided to hire a talented team of people to do the work for me.  Cococello, Code 72 and Inkwell Marketing started from the…
• Samantha & Ben
  You don’t come across people like Sam and Ben everyday. This couple was an anomaly: although their wedding was gorgeous and formal, their attitudes were low-key and relaxed. Maybe it’s because they were so at ease with one another that their true colors, and love, jump out of their photos.…
• Megan and Mark’s Wedding
  Chadd and I didn't do any preparation imagery, and began our day with the bride and groom's meet-up.  We started in one of my favorite adorable little parks in Chicago.  It has this neat little brick-lined path with trees that cover the walk-way like something you would see in a…
• Samantha & Ben’s Wedding
  Ben and Sam are special to me.  Their hire occurred after 9 long months of hard work rebranding my business and one month before I landed my first lease on a studio space in the West Loop.  Being chosen to shoot their wedding validated many of my business decisions and…
• Rupel and Adam
  Once in a while, a couple makes you believe that soul mates exist. For me, Rupel and Adam were that couple. Rupel’s girlish charm, absolute beauty and sincerity perfectly complimented Adam’s boyish smile and giddy demeanor. Their relationship seemed natural and effortless. I spent three days photographing their wedding, and…
• Samantha & Ben: Engagement Session
  Sadly, they are moving.  In a few weeks.  But I do get the opportunity to have dinner with Ben and Sam once again this Sunday.  Bring on the food, wine and the aching stomach from laughing too much!I usually keep a professional wall between me and my clients, especially until…
• Rupel & Adam’s Hindu Wedding: Part Three
  For those who have been inside the Palmer House Grand Ballroom, it is a stately room, to say the least.  Thousands of hand-cut crystals hanging from their newly restored chandeliers shines an intense amiable glow throughout the dual-floored room, elaborate crown molding and embellished ceiling medallions.  It is simply breathe-taking. …
• Rupel & Adam’s Hindu Wedding: Part Two
  Rupel's girlish charm, absolute beauty and sincerity complete with Adam's boyish smile and giddy demeanor just makes me want to re-evaluate what it means to find a soul mate.  Yea yea yea.  We all shout out our clients.  It's the thing to do, and good for marketing.
• Rupel & Adam’s Hindu Wedding: Part One
  In 1989, 4 years after picking up my first camera, I used my Nikon 8008S as a tool to get me into a world right down the street from me, but far far away.  These transsexual prostitutes and their clients had fascinated me for quite some time. This is THE…
• Stefanie & Jakub’s Wedding
  Stefanie was so excited to marry this man, Jakub.  However, just a little more than 4 years ago, when they met, the introduction was a little less … um … tasteful.  Jakub was at a bar with his friend, who happened to be Stefanie's brother, when he tried to get…
• Melissa & Alan’s Wedding
  The two met when Melissa was invited to the soiree by a mutual friend when Alan was getting his PhD 6 years ago.  Once the two met and locked eyes, they spent the remaining hours sitting on a radiator avoiding intense discussions.  They spoke about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, working…
• Jillian Snow’s Bat Mitzvah
  Before I show the images from the recent Bat Mitzvah of Jillian Snow I shot in January, I do want to take a walk down memory lane and share with you some thoughts and pictures from my own Bar Mitzvah.  Yes, twenty-six years ago.  While I don't recall much from…
• Lauren & Michael’s Wedding
  And to add to the charm they possess?  The two met 11 years ago in high school before the millennium, and shared their first kiss on New Years, 2000.  One.  Two.  Three.  Awe!  I do like that.  I am a sucker for these stories. 
• Naomi and Adam’s Wedding
  They had already seen my work in its entirety, been briefed about my capabilities and were quite aware (and warned) of my passion for joking around.  In other words, hire me at your own risk.So, they did.
• Kristin and Jonathan’s Wedding
  Normally I dread July and August weddings because of the high humidity and heat.  Not the summer of 2009.  While I enjoyed the cooler temps, I was annoyed by the constant rain ruining the "Chicago Pic" portion of my client's wedding day.  Ever since 9-11, it is impossible to go…
• Juliette & Bruce’s Wedding
  Meet Bruce.  And, his adorable wife Juliette.  Bruce, is a graphic designer.I think it's the appreciation and complete understanding of the visual arts that makes me anxious.  Artists tend to be controlling about their own work and passionate about other art forms.  I worry they might grapple with the inability…
• Courtney & Erik’s Wedding
  I was extremely excited to shoot my first wedding event at the Palmer House.  While I have shot corporate events and many brides preparing for their day at the hotel, I have never shot a ceremony and reception in that space.  I am looking forward to working with the hotel…
• Lauren and Todd’s Wedding
  I quickly wrote her back, excited about the possibility to shoot at The Peninsula.  She responded the next day and said, "Thank you so much for the quick response. All the info you sent me was very helpful. Your work is quite fabulous and I am very much interested in…
• Roni & Rick: their baby boy
  I can picture Rick as a "dad," but I am still having issues with my little sweet Miss O as a mother.  Why do I feel as if she is my child?The three of us were trying to get together again for another pregnancy shoot to take advantage of the…
• Roni & Rick: Pregnant
  But on August 4th of this year, Roni wrote me an email saying, "hi mr. w.it's your favorite. little miss o.well, not so little right now because I'm 30 weeks preggers. THIRTY. THIRTY! THIRTY!?"This was something I needed to see.  She is already so tiny and compact, so I was…
• Roni & Rick’s Wedding
  Roni was working the box office at IO (formerly Improve Olympic) when Rick came in and tried to finagle a free ticket (which he claims he should have received). He never got past the entrance mainly because he spent the entire night talking about everything with Roni. At the end…
• Gretchen & Todd
  Although I’ve photographed at the Chicago Cultural Center more times than I can count, this wedding was far from normal. You can’t take a bad picture when the backdrop is the world’s largest Louis Comfort Tiffany art glass dome, or when you have a beautiful and happy couple like Gretchen…
• Roni & Rick: engagement session
  But you all must be curious --- Why am I blogging about former clients from a long time ago?  The two were special from the beginning.  To know Roni means you know how to go from a simple smile to a gut-busting and knee-slapping laughter.  She is a hoot.  Odd…
• Sylvia & Marcello: engagement session
  Four years later, the two are going to marry on June 26, 2010.  Sylvia was referred to me by a former bride and groom from October of 2004.  Funny, it doesn't seem as if I have been shooting weddings longer than 3 years.  But 8 years later, I am about…
• Elena & Gregory
  Smiles. From ear to ear. Most obvious is Elena, but as you browse through this story notice everyone: Gregory, friends, family. I know happy tears are standard at weddings, but it’s awesome to see eye-crinkling, skin-glowing, genuine smiles too. At this wedding, I got a lifetime’s worth: thank you Elena…
• Shawn & Tyler’s Wedding
  One is of the bride and her bridesmaids dressed in green dresses against the bright blue sky and cumulus clouds.  What attracts me to this image is the surreal quality as if the people have been cutout and placed into a backdrop. The depth of field of the lens, the…
• Regina & Jon’s Wedding
  Jon works for Puma Running division, and Regina works for a hotel downtown.  That specific weekend, Jon was working a Puma running booth for the Road Runners of America conference at the Embassy, and Regina happened to be working (she only works one weekend every quarter).  When he set up…
• Meghan & Kwasi’s Wedding
  Well, let me explain by saying there are those brides who fear walking anywhere because they might get the bottom of their dress dirty, and then there are those who I sense would climb a muddy mountain without worry as long as it was fun.  Meghan is the latter, to…
• Design, Marketing & Biz tips
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• Mandy & Petar’s Wedding
  Mandy & Petar have been together a LOOOONG time.  No, I am not kidding.  They have been together 5 years longer than the national average length of a marriage.  Already.  WHOA!  12 years. (insert tilted head here)  And if you haven't noticed yet, they are young. They didn't meet in…
• Wedding Bloggers
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• Photographer’s websites
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• Michelle & Matt’s Wedding
  She came over to check out my portfolio and to meet the man who would possibly be trailing her around like a puppy dog for 7 hours on her wedding day. From the minute she walked in to my office, Michelle was all smiles. We hit it off quickly, but…
• Jina & Tim’s Wedding
  Nice, eh? Tim is a middle-school social worker, and Jina now works for one of THOSE judge shows at the NBC Tower downtown.  I love working with people who have odd jobs like this.  I have shot about 4 Oprah employee weddings.  It is neat getting the inside scoop of…
• Laura and Vincent’s Wedding
  Her emails taught me a lesson about judging the form's answers too quickly.  Ah, lessons. Normally, when someone mentions "some wine bar" for their reception site, and is only having about fifty people attend the event, I automatically think, "no way they are going to hire me."  Normally those requests…
• Colleen & Brandon’s Wedding
  I revisited a wedding I did this past June.  I am not one to over-exaggerate my feelings for shooting someone's wedding, or rave about a couple just because it's the thing to do.  Too often in this field there is this inflated sense of shouting and praising a couple's love,…
• Gretchen & Todd’s Wedding
  I guess the whole rebranding, identity overhaul of Kevin Weinstein Photography may have something to do with it. If so, then what am I going to do with so much free time when this is all over? Just kidding: I won't ever slow down. I have said this before, and…