Epic.  That’s the only word that describes the wedding celebration (and the reception that followed) of Courtney and Michael as they successfully combined big city Chicago swank with Tulsa town hospitality.  The wedding mass took place at Holy Family Cathedral and the explosive reception party venue was hosted at The Doubletree at Warren Place.  Courtney’s dress was a Christo’s design, and the tuxes came from The Men’s Wearhouse.  The incredible wedding and groom’s cakes were from Signature Cakes, the gorgeous flowers were created by The French Bouquet, and the Bentley came from Exquisite Limos.  Eric with DJ Connections kept the dance floor full all.night.long. Seriously.  Eric has some mad dj skilz.  The girls were beautified with the help of  B. Jolie doing the hair and Ashlee Bivins working the make-up magic.  Not that anyone needed magic to look good.  Ashlee just made a great thing greater.  The slide show with more of my favorites from the day are here:  Courtney + Michael

And these were from Courtney’s bridal session we shot a few weeks back.

I know most visitors to this blog are looking for pretty pictures of weddings, kids, families, and high school seniors.  And I hope those images do not disappoint.  But I also use photography as a creative outlet, making photographs for myself, and from time to time I post them up here as well.

Not long ago, I had the opportunity to spend a few days in Chicago.  I had no agenda other than to take in the big city vibe and make photographs.  These are a few of my favorites from the trip, and the complete set can be seen here:  Chicago

I had a chance to go to Chicago in the fall for a couple of days and am just now getting a chance to work on the images I took.

I don’t know why, but I just love this shot. It was late in the evening and I was just wandering around when this woman, with somewhere to go, passed me on the sidewalk.

A homeless guy taking a nap.

Folk singers at the cultural center during lunch.

The water pump station that survived the fire.

Feeding the pigeons at the park.

A staircase in a downtown hotel.

The Chicago skyline reflected in the gigantic stainless steel bean shaped art in the Millennium Park.