Chicago will always have a special place in my heart, so I was thrilled to get back there for Rachel and David’s wedding during Memorial Day weekend. Rachel and David—thanks for letting me spend a beautiful day with you and your wonderful friends and family.

And the Gold Coast Orchestra was insanely good—they completely filled the dance floor, which is always fun for a wedding photographer.

Check back next Tuesday for a brand new blog post.

Note: If you’re getting married at the Majestic Colonial or a similar destination resort, I’d love to talk to you about photographing your wedding. I love to travel, and I’m often willing to barter travel to make your wedding photography as affordable as it would be hire someone locally. Get in touch to learn more about special rates for destination weddings.

This will be one of my longer wedding posts—I can’t resist sharing the beautiful photos from Jess and Paul’s destination wedding at the Majestic Colonial in Punta Cana. I’ve been looking forward to this wedding for a long time (it’s the first destination wedding I’ve been to since my own in November 2010). It was so nice to have a little February escape with an incredible group at a fabulous hotel. Jess and Paul, thank you again for putting together the perfect destination wedding.

If you were a guest at the wedding, you can view the wedding gallery and order prints in my shop (the password is the bride’s maiden name, all lowercase).

The pool through the hotel was awesome—probably the biggest pool I’ve ever seen.

Yep, that’s my husband on the far left (below).

I wish Jeff and I had thought set up a photo booth at our destination wedding. This was great fun.

Check back next Tuesday for a brand new blog post.