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Best Wedding
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2021

We scored 898 Wedding Photographers in Chicago, IL and Picked the Top 42

Here are the Picks:

Amor in Motion Films Featured

Joshua Harrison Photography Featured

Andre LaCour Photographic Artist

Becca Heuer Photography

Boudoir By Elle Photography

Carasco Photography

Chicago Wedding Engagement Photographer - Gia Photos

Christina Wehbe Studios

Christopher|F Photography

Color&Cake Weddings

Cristina G Photography

Elena Bazini Photography

Emma Mullins Photography

H Photography

Heather Parker Photography

Henington Studios

Hitch & Sparrow Wedding Co.

Jasmine Nicole Photography

Jill Tiongco Photography

King & Opal

Lauren Ashley Studios

Lisa Kay Creative Photography

Liz Lui Photography

Magic Moment Photo Booth

Marc & Mindy

Maypole Studios Photography

MILLER+MILLER Wedding Photography

ML Photography

Nick Ant Photography

Peter Gubernat Photography

Piero Pierrot

Prudence Photography

Shan Photography

She Sees Photography

Steve Koo Photography

Studio Soo

Susan Ryan Photography

Sylk Marti Studios

The Gernands Photography

Victoria Christophe Photography

Wasabi Photography

winterlyn photography

Why These Wedding Photographers?

Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. We scored Chicago Wedding Photographers on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best.

Reviewed Curated Top Picks 898 555 42

Our Selection Criteria:

  • 1. Availability

    Consistently approachable and responsive, so customers never feel ignored.

  • 2. Qualifications

    Building customer confidence with licensing, accreditations, and awards.

  • 3. Reputation

    A history of delighted customers and outstanding service.

  • 4. Experience

    Masters of their craft, based on years of practical experience and education.

  • 5. Professionalism

    Providing service with honesty, reliability, and respect.

Read more about our selection process

Amor in Motion Films FEATURED Expertise.com

Amor in Motion is a wedding film studio and passionate team of filmmakers, artists, and storytellers who are committed to pushing the boundaries of wedding cinematography. Amor in Motion was founded in 2011 and has filmed over 400 weddings. They approach each film with artistic intention and unique, individually-catered perspective. They aim to create not only a unique product but a unique experience. Past clients include: Barron Hilton II, Twins MLB Pitcher, Senior VP of Fox, and actress Carolyn Stotesbery. They have been featured in BRIDES, Martha Stewart, Style Me Pretty and a stream of others.

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Chicago, IL 60601

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(630) 394-1313 Website

Joshua Harrison Photography FEATURED Expertise.com

Joshua Harrison is a Chicago-based wedding photographer who values personal connection with clients. During the planning stage, he partners with couples to learn their stories, goals, and ideas on how to capture the beginning of a new chapter in their lives. He provides hands-on services in planning engagement and wedding shoots so that clients can enjoy their special days without much stress. Joshua is available for weddings within the Chicago area as well as local and international locations.

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2249 N Sedgefield Court
Round Lake Beach, IL 60073

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(224) 507-6211 Website

Andre LaCour Photographic Artist

With 25 years of experience, Andre LaCour Photography captures the important moments of every client's wedding day. The Chicago photographer specializes in weddings, portraits, and fashion photography. Andre LaCour holds several degrees from the Professional Photographers of America, and has won the Kodak Gallery and Fuji Masterpiece awards.

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Chicago, IL 60646

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(773) 485-0841 Website

Becca Heuer Photography

Becca Heuer Photography in Chicago specializes in capturing candid wedding photos and family portraits. The studio books sessions primarily in Chicago and Northern Illinois, but travel arrangements can be negotiated for destination weddings and events.

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Chicago, IL 60647

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(312) 371-4313 Website

Boudoir By Elle Photography

Boudoir By Elle Photography offers wedding portraits with a focus on brides at her commercial studio in the Chicago, Illinois, metro area. Photographer Laurie Baker has over eight years' experience as a fine art and boudoir artist capturing images of feminine inspiration for expecting mothers, brides, and women. She offers professional hair, makeup, and styling services for services at her studio in Homer Glen. Ms. Baker specializes in minimalist art but includes light photo touch-ups when necessary.

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12544 W 159th St
Homer Glen, IL 60491

Website

(708) 247-2805 Website

Carasco Photography

Carasco Photography provides Chicago and New York clients the opportunity for the finest in wedding, social, and commercial photography. Noted for setting trends rather than following them, Carasco is the first choice of celebrities, professional athletes, and couples who know the timeless value of passionate and creative photography.

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Chicago, IL 60609

Website

(773) 383-4112 Website

Chicago Wedding Engagement Photographer - Gia Photos

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Wedding Engagement Photographer - Gia Photos is a professional photography company that serves clients in the surrounding metropolitan area and beyond. The company has won numerous awards for its services, including the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 Best of Chicago Wedding Photographers Award as given by the United States Commerce Association. Chicago Wedding Engagement Photographer - Gia Photos is available for wedding photography, trash the dress sessions, engagement photo shoots, and more. Additionally, the company serves same-sex weddings, destination weddings, and Indian weddings. Former clients praise the company for its professionalism, critical eye for detail, and ability to keep a calming and enjoyable presence while shooting important events.

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Chicago, IL 60613

Website

(312) 927-7238 Website

Christina Wehbe Studios

Christina Wehbe Studios is a full-service portrait photography studio in Laguna Beach, California. The business also specializes in weddings, corporate headshots, family portraits, and boudoir photography throughout Orange County. Wehbe is an award-winning photographer and a graduate of the Institute of Art.

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Chicago, IL 60641

Website

(630) 550-7516 Website

Christopher|F Photography

Serving customers in the greater Chicago area, Christopher F Photography specializes in weddings and engagements of all types, sizes, and venues. Lead photographer Christopher Foltz works to provide clients with photo sessions that are as memorable and special as the photos that come from them. He was chosen for the WeddingWire Couple's Choice Awards in 2015.

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Chicago, IL 60611

Website

(269) 615-1391 Website

Reputation: A+

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Online Profiles:

2 (Better)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

58 (Best)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Color&Cake Weddings

Color and Cake photography is a Chicago-based studio specializing in wedding and engagement photography. With a laid back style, easygoing attitude, and a photographer that is dedicated to her clients, this is a studio for those that may be nervous about their big day. This studio can capture candid and posed shots, and is able to work with weddings and engagements of all types and sizes.

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Solana Beach, CA 92075

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(309) 826-3903 Website

Cristina G Photography

Cristina G. Photography does wedding photography for people in the Chicago metro area. This studio has experience with a variety of popular venues and can stage clients for creative portraits that showcase brides, couples, or others in the wedding party. It also provides live coverage of wedding events to capture candid memories of emotional moments. Owner and lead photographer Cristina is an artist who brings a colorful and creative aesthetic to the work she performs for clients.

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1819 West Wilson Avenue
Chicago, IL 60640

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(312) 316-3631 Website

Reputation: A+

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Online Profiles:

2 (Better)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

69 (Best)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Elena Bazini Photography

Elena Bazini is a Chicago-based wedding photographer that has had her work featured on Today Show, The Knot, and other popular wedding spreads. Her work focuses on capturing the feeling and the spirit of the couples that she is photographing. Her main focus is capturing moments that occur naturally and are not staged.

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Chicago, IL 60607

Website

(248) 719-1626 Website

Reputation: A

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Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

23 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Emma Mullins Photography

Emma Mullins Photography has been a Chicago wedding photographer Since 2014. Apart from capturing traditional wedding days, Emma can cover proposals, engagement parties, and elopement ceremonies. Emma uses a photojournalism approach when capturing weddings. Her wedding day package includes a downloadable digital gallery of high-resolution and fully edited images of the event. She also offers a photo booth rental for the event. Emma partners with videographers that have adopted her documentary aesthetics when shooting wedding videos.

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3144 W Carroll Ave Apt 3F
Chicago, IL 60612

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(773) 337-8462 Website

H Photography

Since 2013, H Photography in Chicago, Illinois, has provided expert wedding photography services to citizens in the Chicago Metropolitan area and surrounding communities. Husband and wife Doru and Claudia specialize in documentary-style wedding photography, which fuses photojournalism, portraiture, and fashion. In addition to serving the greater Chicago area, the couple also takes on jobs out of the area upon request. In addition, the company shoots engagement photos and offers "Trash the Dress" sessions.

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5700 N Kimball Ave
Chicago, IL 60659

Website

(847) 749-8821 Website

Heather Parker Photography

Heather Parker Photography is a Chicago-based studio that specializes in epic wedding photography for couples who want to capture fun and memorable images of their special day. The studio also handles proposals and engagement photo sessions, as well as destination and cultural weddings. Photographer Heather Parker is willing to travel to most wedding destinations. She works directly with couples to capture every important moment of the day. Wedding packages include pre-wedding consultations, hand-edited, high-quality photos, and customized wedding albums.

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2238 W Winona St
Chicago, IL 60625

Website

(773) 295-4292 Website

Henington Studios

The husband and wife team of Henington Photography have years of experience capturing wedding day moments for other couples throughout the world. Jay and Larissa are creative photojournalists based in Chicago who use their lenses and eye for detail to reveal the heart of each wedding and put it on to images that look outstanding in print, online, or canvas. The couple uses their talent to turn wedding photographs into art that can be enjoyed and admired forever.

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Chicago, IL 60625

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(708) 942-5431 Website

Hitch & Sparrow Wedding Co.

Based in Chicago, Illinois, Hitch & Sparrow Wedding Co. primarily focuses on wedding photography but will also photograph memorable moments such as engagements and bridal sessions. They are flexible to travel anywhere in the world for destination weddings. Hitch & Sparrow Wedding Co. has been featured in Elizabeth Ann Designs, Southern Bride Magazine, and several other notable publications.

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Chicago, IL 60647

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(312) 725-3951 Website

Jasmine Nicole Photography

Jasmine Nicole Photography offers a unique photography style that helps capture memories with timeless images. Jasmine has been featured in a number of publications and recognized recently moved back to Chicago after 4 years in New Mexico and Washington. She specializes in wedding, engagement, and lifestyle photography.

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Chicago, IL 87110

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Jill Tiongco Photography

With a focus on wedding photography, Jill Tiongco Photography captures the love and romance between a couple, from engagement to their wedding day. Taking a timeless, photo-journalistic approach to capturing the wedding day, Jill captures memories for couples getting married throughout the greater Chicago, Illinois area.

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Lombard, IL 60148

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(630) 721-0614 Website

King & Opal

King & Opal is a Chicago-based photography business assisting clients throughout the metro area. It provides an aesthetic influenced by fashion and editorial styles, using a documentary approach to photographing weddings. The studio offers clients a customizable experience, shooting coverage based on the moments clients would like emphasized. Typically coverage includes pre-ceremony gatherings, the wedding ceremony itself, and the reception thereafter, as well as the proposal, if desired. Clients receive the final, high definition edited images on a flash drive.

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Oak Park, IL 60304

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(773) 831-3339 Website

Lauren Ashley Studios

Lauren Ashley Studios is a team of wedding photographers and videographers. Based near Chicago and founded in 2013, the business focuses exclusively on serving couples throughout the world by providing wedding photography services that range from simple small ceremonies to large productions. All wedding packages include edited images and print rights. Packages may also include a lighting director, lead photographer, an online viewing gallery, and seven hours of continuous coverage of the wedding.

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17W060 Fern St
Burr Ridge, IL 60527

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(833) 527-9337 Website

Lisa Kay Creative Photography

Lisa Kay Creative Photography specializes in wedding photography in the Chicago area. As a true believer and lover of love, Lisa Kay fully embraces the emotion of moments to bring clients the best photographs of their special day. She also photographs engagements and important life moments like graduation or baby announcements.

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Chicago, IL 60625

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(847) 219-0051 Website

Liz Lui Photography

With a focus on storytelling, Liz Lui Photography shoots wedding, engagements, bridal sessions, and more. Lui studied at the University of Chicago and the Art Institute of Chicago, and now shares everything she's learned with her clients in and around Chicago and Seattle, Washington.

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Chicago, IL 60622

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(360) 333-4741 Website

Reputation: A+

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Online Profiles:

2 (Better)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

17 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Magic Moment Photo Booth

Magic Moment Photo Booth offers wedding photography services in Chicago. It offers photo booth rentals for wedding ceremonies and receptions, which guests can use to capture memories of the event. Depending on the customer's preference, Magic Moment Photo Booth provides several styles including selfie booths, open booths, mirror booths, and even 360 video booths. The company has been in business for 10 years and also caters to customized requests for brands, corporate events, and marketing activations.

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622 Executive Dr
Willowbrook, IL 60561

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(630) 592-1921 Website

Marc & Mindy

Marc & Mindy—a husband and wife wedding photography duo currently residing in the Chicago area. The purpose of their work is to do far more than solely create stunning photographs. It is their hope to impact lives and marriages by documenting their clients' most authentic and joyful moments. They believe that the world should not be viewed from any single vantage point. When you are holding the hand of the one you love, every day is an adventure!

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Elgin, IL 60124

Website

(630) 606-5811 Website

Reputation: A

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Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

4 / 5 (Better)

Total Reviews:

3 (Good)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Maypole Studios Photography

For over eight years of experience, Maypole Studios has captured wedding nuptials with the camera, and provided brides and grooms with lasting memories. Maypole Studios won the 2014 Couples Choice Awards, and is available for personal photo sessions any time.

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Chicago, IL 60657

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(212) 877-0564 Website

MILLER+MILLER Wedding Photography

MILLER+MILLER Wedding Photography is a wedding photography company in Chicago that has the tools and passion for crafting captivating visual narratives of real-life fairy tales. The team offers “sophisticated elegance” and takes the modern photojournalism approach to preserving some of life’s most precious moments, and it consists of seasoned camera artists, who work unobtrusively during the preparation time, ceremony, and reception. The crew appreciates Northern Illinois’ landscape and landmarks, and it has covered events in breathtaking venues, such as the Museum of Science and Industry, Acquaviva Winery, Arranmore Farm & Polo Club, The Homestead 1835, The Terrace at Trump International Hotel & Tower, and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on the University of Chicago’s grounds. MILLER+MILLER Wedding Photography also welcomes bookings on an airplane or a yacht, and it offers engagement shoots as well.

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Chicago, IL 60601

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(630) 373-2411 Website

Reputation: A

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Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

17 (Better)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

ML Photography

Michelle Lytle Photography has served Chicagoland customers for more than a decade. A graduate of the San Francisco Academy of Art University, Michelle is known for capturing the candid, unscripted moments that make a wedding day a unique personal story. She also uses her uncanny ability to capture personality to capture portraits of pets showing their own individual personalities.

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Chicago, IL 60640

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(630) 272-3546 Website

Nick Ant Photography

Nick Ant Photography specializes in wedding, commercial and event photography in the Chicago metropolitan area. Other services offered include architectural and destination wedding photography, as well as portraits and specialty engagements.

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Chicago, IL 60647

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(818) 468-5543 Website

Peter Gubernat Photography

The work of Chicago-based Peter Gubernat Photography is focused on telling the story of each client's wedding. Peter seeks to provide a record of the intimate relationships of families and friends who make your wedding unique, and he provides digital files and an online gallery for two years.

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Chicago, IL 60611

Website

(630) 442-2205 Website

Reputation: A+

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Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

35 (Best)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Piero Pierrot

Piero Pierrot is a wedding photographer that caters to clients in Chicago. Piero Pierrot captures all the important moments of a couple's wedding from the bride and groom's preparation to the exchange of wedding vows to the post-ceremony celebration. He has photographed weddings in various indoor and outdoor locations including small churches and garden tent venues. Aside from weddings, he also documents baby showers, baptisms, and corporate events. Piero Pierrot has been in the business for more than five years.

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99 E Dundee Rd
Wheeling, IL 60090

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(224) 800-8255 Website

Prudence Photography

Focusing on the Chicago area, Prudence Photography takes vibrant photographs at a very competitive price by focusing on quality, not quantity. They specialize in engagements, weddings, family portraits, and events. They also recently began offering videography services so you can book a more complete package. Prudence Photography has been featured in The Knot magazine for their quality work.

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Chicago, IL 60641

Website

(773) 592-9476 Website

Reputation: A+

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Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

31 (Best)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Shan Photography

Shan Photography is a Chicago-based wedding photography studio that has been in business for over 15 years. Shan's team of photographers and videographers specialize in Sikh weddings, Hindu weddings, Muslim weddings, and South Asian weddings. They can cover destination weddings aside from events happening within Chicago. They also handle engagements and bar mitzvahs as well as product, corporate, fashion, and food photoshoots. They take family, maternity, and newborn photos as well.

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444 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611

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(630) 624-7426 Website

She Sees Photography

She Sees Photography focuses on providing memorable wedding photography and heirloom portraiture. Serving Sugar Grove, IL, Aurora, Batavia, Yorkville, and the entire Chicagoland area, Trish sees each assignment as a collaboration with the client that captures those special moments for a lifetime of memories.

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155 N. Oak St.
Hinckley, IL 60520

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(630) 818-6301 Website

Reputation: A

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Online Profiles:

2 (Better)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

6 (Good)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Steve Koo Photography

Steve Koo focuses on photojournalistic wedding photography. Based in Chicago, Mr. Koo shoots local and destination weddings around the world. With a background in fine art photography and photography in natural settings, he produces work that is both fun and memorable for clients.

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Chicago, IL 60601

Website

(773) 609-5559 Website

Studio Soo

Studio Soo is a wedding photo and video studio serving Chicago and its surrounding areas. The practicing artists, Soohyun and Saehee, are creative partners who use the art of photography to tell stories and turn cherished moments into memories that will last a lifetime. Soohyun has over 19 years of experience as a fine arts photographer, while Saehee began as a video editor in radio and television. With this combination of skills, passion, and expertise, Studio Soo effectively captures the unique stories of its clients with both still and moving images.

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4043 North Ravenswood Avenue
Chicago, IL 60613

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(312) 725-8233 Website

Susan Ryan Photography

Serving Chicago with over 20 years of professional experience, Susan Ryan Photography brings creative documentary-style photography to weddings and PR assignments to tell the story of each event. Also a well-established classic portraiture studio, Susan Ryan Photography specializes in newborns, small children, engagements, and professional headshots.

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Chicago, IL 60625

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(773) 271-5877 Website

Sylk Marti Studios

Sylk Marti Studios in Chicago, Illinois, is a locally owned and operated wedding photography business with more than five years of industry experience. It offers customized photographic sessions for couples along with wedding photos of the couple, wedding party, and guests. In addition to wedding photography, Sylk Marti Studios offers family portraits, photography for quinceaneras, cotillions, headshots, boudoir portraits, and corporate event photography. It also offers maternity shoots and baby/infant photography.

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5833 West Irving Park
Chicago, IL 60634

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(872) 228-7230 Website

The Gernands Photography

Founded in 2017, The Gernands Photography is based in Chicago, and the company's team consists of Maria and Samuel, who specialize in wedding and couple photography and portraits. Additionally, they offer their clients custom designed lay-flat photo albums upon request. The company's clients speak highly of the their professionalism, punctuality, high quality, personality and talent. They can be contacted for booking through their website or through email.

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4825 N. Leavitt St #1
Chicago, IL 60625

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(765) 722-0251 Website

Victoria Christophe Photography

Victoria Christophe, owner of Victoria Christophe Photography, is an international wedding photographer with roots in Grand Rapids, Detroit, Chicago, New York as well as the entire Midwest, and specializes in wedding photography, and many other types of events. She loves to travel for her customers for destination weddings. Her customers speak highly about her creativity in portraits and her ability to capture emotion in the moment, as well as her patience and caring attitude.

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Lansing, MI 48915

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(517) 402-2413 Website

Reputation: A

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Online Profiles:

1 (Good)

Average Review Score:

5 / 5 (Best)

Total Reviews:

1 (Good)

Score Consistency:

Consistent (Best)

Wasabi Photography

Located in Chicago, Illinois, Wasabi Photography has a 10+ year history of providing wedding photography services to local couples. This boutique photography studio offers documentary-style photography sessions by award-winning photojournalist and photographer Travis Haughton. Wasabi Photography provides full-service documentary wedding photos, and he also offers engagement photo shoots in and around Chicago at an array of iconic and landmark locations. In addition, Mr. Haughton provides services for destination weddings upon request.

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4936 N Damen Ave Unit 2F
Chicago, IL 60625

Website

(773) 570-0491 Website

winterlyn photography

Established in 2014, Winterlyn Photography in Chicago, Illinois, offers wedding photography services throughout Chicagoland and is available for destination weddings upon request. It provides a range of photography services for soon-to-be-married couples, including engagement photos and wedding photos. The company also offers portraits, including anniversary and family portraits. Photographer Winterlyn puts a personalized touch on each couple's wedding portraits. The business has been featured on Here Comes the Guide and TheKnot.com.

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7353 West Higgins Ave
Chicago, IL 60656

Website

(773) 891-9191 Website

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