Nikah for Iram & Salman
Iram & Salman held their Nikah wedding ceremony at the Chicago Marriott Schaumburg 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
Mendi at Milan Banquet Hall
Iram & Salman's Mendi Venue - Milan Banquet Hall Room Design - Amer Design Studio
Frank & Dawn’s Barefoot Resort Wedding
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 Landscape of Love
With so many unique individuals, attracted to even MORE unique individuals, one has to admit that love looks a little different for everyone. But it is always beautiful. Jon is a landscape artist, so when he and Kristin hired me to shoot their wedding, which included a ceremony in their front lawn, I knew it would be a unique visual treat! Coordinator: Robyn →
Dawn & Mark’s Outdoor Resort Ceremony
Dawn & Mark love the ocean, so it's no surprise that they chose to have a destination wedding at Kingston Plantation in North Myrtle Beach, SC, and it was such a beautiful venue and perfect day! You can see their engagement session at this link, shot at the Little Theater Rose Garden. Wedding Coordinator - Memorable Moments Ceremony - Kingston Plantation Reception - Lands →
Nashville Wedding for Jeremy & Joy!
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' →
Bob & Joanna’s Lima, NY Wedding
Bob & Joanna hired me to photograph their wedding all the way out in the little village of Lima, NY at the Elim Gospel Church. 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 →
Urvita & Shital’s Hindu Ceremony & Vidaai
Urvita & Shital had their ceremony at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont, IL. Beautiful Ceremony room was prepared by Ravi's Mandaps Hair and make-up by Jaya Baxi Event Coordinator - Oliveaire View their First Look View Shital's Barat View their engagement session! View their engagement party!
Traditions of Baraat
Shital's Barat was one of the most fun (AKA dangerous) things I think I have ever shot at a wedding! These families were relentless during the stealing of the shoe! Shot at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare
MacGregor Downs Wedding, Cary NC
Congratulations to Kim & Caleb! 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.
Wedding of the Day Strikes Again! Shahzeen & Prem at the Chicago Cultural Center
Wedding of The Day Strikes Again! 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
Stephanie & Jonathan, North Carolina Museum of History
Stephanie & Jonathan were married in Raleigh, NC at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. I really enjoyed the art and architecture of the Universalist Fellowship, and of course that was topped off with a gorgeous reception at the North Carolina Museum of History! Ceremony - Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh Reception - NC Museum of History Flowers - Catering Works Cake - Catering Works Food - Cafe Luna Centerpieces - →
Walking through Fire
Fire burns. Fire purifies. We all have to walk through fires in our lives at some point. We can choose to let trials burn us, or we can choose to let them purify us. In relationships we all have trials, and as I have gotten to know Carrie and Jamil a bit more, I have had the opportunity to see how they allow →
Chicago Cultural Center Wedding – Xue & Wen!
Xue & Wen were married on September 24, 2011 at the beautiful Chicago Cultural Center. The architecture of this building is so beautiful, I love shooting there! It was a rainy day, so we shot everything indoors! Congratulations to both of you! Thank you so much for choosing me to document your ceremony! Liesl Diesel
Courtney & Chris: Another Wedding of The Day for Wedding Channel by Liesl Diesel Photo!
Congratulations to Courtney & Chris for being featured by The Wedding Channel by The Knot as Wedding of The Day! Courtney & Chris were married on Hilton Head Island last fall at a beautiful intimate ceremony at a private mansion. Click here to see my blog post from their wedding Click here to see all my favorites on facebook Mansion by Island Getaways A Floral →
Nikki & Pete’s Debordieu Club Wedding
Peter & Nicole were married on May 20, 2011 at the Debordieu Club in the Debordieu Colony, Georgetown, SC. Wedding planner: Elizabeth from Grand Occassions What an awesome event this was, it was clearly a very tight knit group of people who love Pete & Nikki. If it's possible to have too much fun at a wedding, I think most of their →
Dharna & Samir are Featured Wedding of the Day on Wedding Channel!
Dharna & Samir were married on May 29, 2010 and today they are featured on The Wedding Channel! Congrats to you both for one year of marriage and for being a featured wedding, what a gorgeous day!!! <3 you both! Liesl Diesel Click here for Dharna's Preparation photos Click Here for Samir's Baraat Click here for Dharna & Samir's Ceremony Click here for Dharna & Samir's Portrait
Sensei Rich’s Pick of a Lifetime!
Rich and Anna were married April 30, 2011 at Christ Community Church in Brockport, NY. I was so thrilled when Rich & Anna asked me to shoot their wedding. When I lived in New York, Rich had been one of my karate instructors so I knew it would be a fun event that I would not want to miss! I have →
Ryan, Jamie, and a Happy Reunion!
I went to high school with Jamie & Ryan. Jamie and I did everything together from drama, regional band and chorus, traveling with the jazz band, we even sang together in the ladies jazz quartet! I got to spend some time with her at her brother's wedding last year, which she had hired me to photograph, and it was then that →
Garden Wedding Ceremony at The Weathervane
On April 1st, 2011 Nicole and Damien admitted they were fools for love at The Weathervane in Chapel Hill, NC! I loved the intimate garden setting for the ceremony, it gave is such a personal feel. I also enjoyed playing with the flaring light and bending vines!
Happy St. Valentine’s Day!
This past year has been a JAM PACKED year of non-stop love and I hope all of you are celebrating by expressing your love today! I want to thank all my clients from the past 12 months who hired me to record their love! St. Valentine was martyred for protesting a ban on marriage, and his stance on love and →
David & Rhiannon at The Riverview, Hudson, MA
My latest destination for a wedding was far from tropical, but I enjoyed the beautiful combination of sunshine and snow more than you could imagine! David & Rhiannon were married on January 22 At the Trinity Church in Bolton, MA with a reception at The Riverview in Hudson, MA. Flowers designed by The Vintage Rose Boutique & Botanicals This trip was quite a kick-off →
Rachel & Tyler’s Ceremony
Rachel & Tyler said their vows on New Year's Eve in Wheaton, IL at the Aldersgate United Methodest Church. Rachel is the epitome of elegance, style, grace, calm and strength. So I was really thrilled when the fact that I had positioned myself between a pew corner and the wall (I was literally cornered there) paid off by giving me the perfect →
Chicago Cultural Center Wedding
The final event! I had the crazy fun opportunity to work with Shahzeen & Prem for their engagement shoot, their Nikah and Nikah portrait session, the Mendi at Alhambra Palace Restaurant and finally the reception at the Chicago Cultural Center! Videography provided by Orange Wedding Films, JJ was great to work with and has uber skills with a camera! Make-up by Maliha Khan of →
