The beginning of a dream day.
Kristine & Jonathan had such a beautiful wedding, it was perfect right from the start! Kristine prepared for her wedding day at the Fairmont Chicago Flowers from Zuzu's Petals Make-up & hair by Morgan Blaul wedding gown from Priscilla of Boston I am a little backed up on blogging, so I will post more of there story soon! <3 Liesl Diesel
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
Baby K Arrives with Smiles Galore!
Last week I photographed Ripa & Viral's new addition, who is now 3 months old! His smiles are contagious! View all my favorites on my Fan Page! I also photographed Shaan's Baby Shower this past October and delivered a custom album to his parents to commemorate the event. Congratulations to both of you, you are both doing a fantastic job with this wonderful →
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 →
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 →
Fall in Love
A few of my favorite things? Fall Love Falling in Love LeRon & Gro Anita were visiting the US from Norway and asked me to photograph them while they were here. I split their session with part of the shoot near Market Commons, Myrtle Beach and the other part of the session was at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, SC. It was inspiring →
Shahzeen & Prem at Chicago Botanic Garden
Shahzeen & Prem chose The Chicago Botanic Garden for their engagement session location, the grounds were beautiful with a lot of variety! We had so much fun walking around and finding spots to shoot, and I quickly learned that not only are they both super sweet people, but they have a great sense of humor! I cannot wait to photograph their →
Meaningful Traditions
So many things happen on a wedding day and I love to watch it all! Although I do love creating interesting portraits and catching unexpected moments at a crazy party, I feel that the wedding ceremony can be one of the most meaningful parts of the day and so I like to pay close attention. Every religion and culture has →
Samir’s Baraat!
After photographing Dharna I drove over to Samir's house to photograph the family blessings and Baraat! See more from Samir & Dharna's wedding on facebook! <3 Liesl Diesel Samir's family perform rituals before the baraat eyes The drummer led the dancing crowd! And so the dancing begins! money is transferred to →
Dharna Prepares For Her Wedding!
Dharna & Samir hired me to photograph their wedding in Streamwood, IL on May 29, 2010. You can see their Windy City Engagement session through this link! I started early in the morning at Dharna's home and truly enjoyed how she and her family let me be so close to everything from the very beginning of the day! Thank you so much →
Minneapolis Skyline
As I mentioned in my last post I was shooting with Michael Barnholdt from Michael B Studios in Minneapolis, MN this past weekend. I absolutely loved the Minneapolis skyline! Here is a shot of Michael working his magic! If you are in the Twin City area you must him out! Thanks for having me out, Michael! I hope we get to work together →
Details from Gale Mansion
This past weekend I was in Minneapolis, MN shooting with Michael Barnholdt at the Gale Mansion. This post is just about details I found as I wondered around this awesome mansion. More from this day soon to follow! <3 Liesl
Portraits with a View
I loved this orange lighthouse at the Rancho Sol Del Pacifico! Alexandra is a stunner! We caught the last bit of evening light as the day was running about 1.5 hours behind :) Running late is part of getting married and Glen and Alexandra rolled with it! And so did their rockin' posse! Seriously. Her cuteness factor is off the charts. And the sweet shot below →
