Room design by: Amer Design Studio

Bridal make-up by:  Mehwish Khan

View their Mendi

View their preparation photos

View their wedding day portraits

Congratulations!

<3

Liesl Diesel

Amer used real candles on the curtain behind Salman & Iram, it was truly elegant.

]]> http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/chicago-nikkah-photographer/feed/ 0 http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/barefoot-resort-wedding/ http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/barefoot-resort-wedding/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:59:45 +0000 Liesl http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/?p=6295 Congratulations to Frank & Dawn!

Ceremony – First Baptist Church

Reception – Barefoot Resorts

Thank you both for flying me out for your wedding!

<3

Liesl Diesel

The banquet room is a beautiful mix of open elegance and warm timber frame ceilings.

simply gorgeous room.

View Mark & Dawn’s other photo stories as well!

Engagement at Rose Garden

Outdoor Ceremony at Kingston Plantation

Wedding Day Portraits at the beach!

And thanks to all the amazing vendors who made this evening so wonderful!

Wedding Coordinator - Memorable Moments

Reception location - Kingston Plantation – Lands End Ballroom Brighton Tower

Lighting Designer - MC Light & Sound

Flowers - Little Shop of Flowers

Cake – Icey Pastries

DJ - Wally B

Rentals/linens - Carolina Events & Tents

the flowers on this cake were amazing, they looked SO real!

as always, Little Shop of Flowers did an outstanding job with the arrangements!

Leslie of Memorable Moments strikes a pose! haha she is SO GREAT and I highly recommend her!

Dawn is always laughing, I love it!

Mark ensures everyone is getting the best liquor =)

Thank you both so much for having me at your wedding, I can't wait to work with your family again!!!

Venue – The Mid-America Club

Cake – Bittersweet Pastry

Flowers – Zuzu’s Petals

DJ – Toast & Jam

Hair & Make-up – Morgan Blaul

Linens – BJ Linens

Kristine & Jonathan casually gaze at each other =)

I stopped them as we walked back to The Mid. It's such a tall building that we had to be a block away to get it in the shot!

love her dress!

Very cool design by Bittersweet Pastry!

Elegant linens by BJ Linens

shadows!

These orange centerpieces by Zuzu's Petals were simple and unique.

I definitely recommend this florist, they did an amazing job.

Toast & Jam! Highly recommend!

Kristine was on the dance floor all night!

Thanks you two for hiring me!

Joy: Jubilation. Jewel or delight.

Joy & Jeremy: Delightfully uplifting one another in joyous love.

Joy & Jeremy wed in August in Nashville, TN. I was so thrilled when they hired me to shoot their wedding because I have known Joy since I was very young, and it also continued the awesome tradition of me photographing weddings for her family. I photographed her brother’s wedding in 2010 and her sister’s wedding just a handful of months’ before Joy’s!

Here is her brother’s wedding:

Josh & Maryanne

And here is her sisters!

Jamie & Ryan

Ceremony site: Church of The Redeemer

Portrait location: The Parthenon & Shelby Street Bridge

Reception: Amerigo

Cake: Publix

When I used to live in Rochester, NY Bob was my photo assistant, and I was so happy when he emailed and asked if he could hire me to fly out and shoot his wedding!

Enjoy their story in photos, and if you want to see more you can view all my favorites on their facebook album!

Thank you for having me come out to shoot your wedding, love you both!

<3

Liesl Diesel

Bob was so confident and calm

I love how he is looking at her in this shot!

I know this looks set up, but their wedding party really did gather around and cheer like this, it was awesome!

sweet little bridesmaids bouquet

I loved the lively colors!

The man who owned this property was so nice to let us use it, such a cool old abandoned bridge!

Joanna, under the bridge.

The straight face!

what a beautiful couple!

But they can't hold that straight face for long, who can!

Not only did I love the colors they chose, but the decor was really fun. The vases at the tables were pink antique ball canning jars!

The sun was really pounding that day, which mean, of course, AWESOME SHADOWS!!!

The cake was shaded in a cute little gazebo!

And there was colorful candy all over the place. pretty much like heaven, I think . . .

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This was the apparent theme at Urvita & Shital’s reception at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare.

Urvita, along with all the lovely ladies, changed into their beautiful evening Saris.

Their family, along with all their guests, enjoyed food and dance at this outrageous party.

The groom, along with his speechless bride, received as a wedding gift, a new automobile!

No, not ONE automobile, one EACH. I felt like I was photographing the Oprah show!

If anyone deserves such a generous gift it is these two. It is so clear how much their family loves and supports them.

Room, including flowers, linens, lighting and mandap by Ravi’s Mandaps.

Music by DJ Sachin

Cake – The Baking Institute

Wedding Coordinator – Oliveaire

Sari – Taj Sari Palace

Ravi works her magic on this room!

The tones were romantic and clean

The cake was perfectly designed to go with the room's decor

Made by The Baking Institute

The detail was simple and intricate

simple and elegant flowers designed by Ravi

intricate ice sculpture

LOVE place card holders

Shital & Urvita!

Urvita does a spin to wow the crowd!

The ceiling lights reminded me of a butterfly :) symbolic as they start a new life!

Shital respected his wife despite many people calling out for a kiss!

This is right before they find out they each have a brand new car!

Shital tries to regain composure as Urvita hugs her father!

And the party begins!

and the dance floor is PACKED!

DJ Sachin has a great light set up!

View all my previous posts from their love story!

Engagement Party

Engagement Portrait Session

First Look

Baraat

Ceremony and Vidaai

Wedding Portrait Session

<3

Liesl Diesel

We had quite a surprise storm during their wedding, but of course the sun broke through and made some amazing light for everyone to enjoy!

Thank you for choosing me to photograph your wedding!

<3

Liesl Diesel

Venue - McGreggor Downs

Cake – Sweet Memories

Tent – Classic Party Rentals

Shot for Shane Snider, one of the coolest dudes on the planet.

]]> http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/macgregor-downs-cary-nc-wedding-photographer/feed/ 1 http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/wedding-channel-chicago-featured-photographer-cultural-cente/ http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/wedding-channel-chicago-featured-photographer-cultural-cente/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:10:06 +0000 Liesl http://liesldieselphoto.com/blog/?p=5154 Wedding of The Day Strikes Again!

Shahzeen & Prem were married at the Downtown Islamic Center in Chicago, with the reception at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Once again The Wedding Channel has featured my clients for their wedding of the day!

View Shahzeen’s Mendi

View their Nikkah at the Downtown Islamic Center in Chicago

View their Lakeside portrait session

View their downtown Chicago portraits

View their urban graffiti wedding portraits

View their reception preparation

View their gorgeous wedding reception at Chicago Cultural Center

Love you both, you deserve the best and I am glad you found it in each other!

<3

Liesl Diesel

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