mamta and nishant had their engagement shoot in downtown chicago so that they could show their friends and family where their “home” was for several years. their upcoming wedding is in mumbai (formerly bombay). we met on an early brisk morning and avoided tourists, hitting many popular locations for photos in chicago. we talked a lot about indian wedding ceremonies such as mehndi and the sangeet/gaun parties, as well as the shaadi and mandap. the reason i really enjoy indian weddings is because of the many ceremonies that happen with a backdrop of such vibrant colors. mamta and nishant will have a five day wedding and hundreds of wedding guests. during our shoot, we talked about holi; i am dying to photograph the festivals.
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indian enagagement and wedding photographer heather parker
November 2, 2009engagement shoot for a garfield park conservatory wedding couple
October 21, 2009i am the photographer stacey and steve chose to hire for their 2010 wedding at the garfield park conservatory. we scheduled an 8am shoot and made great use of a park during a relatively desolate time of day. the colors of the leaves were unreal. i like to think of an engagement session as a warm up photography shoot before the wedding day. they had quite the warm up before heading off to work.
indoor engagement shoot in chicago by heather parker photography
October 16, 2009sometimes weather isn’t always behaving – it hasn’t been for a good portion of october it seems. the wedding i posted yesterday was during remnants of a hurricane, but with rain aside there is always a way to get gorgeous photos. it seems like we’ve had some pretty raw weather that just won’t quit, so yesterday’s engagement shoot couple came up with a great location for an indoor location. i had a lot of fun with lauren and anthony exploring a relatively empty tourist area since there were very little crowds. some locations we explored and shot in were: a locker room, a childrens museum, an indoor shopping area, and the wedding venue known as crystal gardens at navy pier.
engagement shoot outfits!
September 25, 2009jim and sharon are getting married very soon at the narnia estate, and since most couples have not been professionally photographed, they made time for an engagement shoot, which was a great practice run before the wedding. with every shoot, i can learn a little bit about personalities… jim and sharon are so fun to work with. they played it casual for the shoot, and wore jeans. sharon stepped it up a notch by coordinating her red top with a fun pair of matching red shoes.
i look forward to photographing your wedding at the narnia estate!