October 17, 2011

Jennifer + Marq | St. John’s + Hilton wedding

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Jennifer and Marq had a beautiful ceremony at St. John’s Catholic Church on the University of Illinois campus. I had a few favorite parts of the day — a stop off at Kam’s for some refreshments before heading to the Quad for photos, the actual portrait portion of the day on the Quad with students everywhere, and the most touching moment of the day was when Marq’s family and Jen visited the cemetery to include Marq’s dad who passed away in May. The ballroom at the Hilton was decorated beautifully and everyone had a great time on the dance floor, including me who was persuaded by Jen’s grandpa to dance with him for a bit.:)

EDIT: I forgot to add the FREE PRINT portion of this post! If Jen + Marq can get 50 comments on this post, I’ll gift them a 16×20″ mounted print of their choosing. Thanks for looking + commenting!

Here are some of my favorites…

Vendors:
Ceremony: St. John’s Catholic Church
Reception: Hilton Garden Inn
Cake: Cakes by Lori
Florist: Campus Florist
DJ/Linens/Uplighting: Elite Entertainment
Dress: Lindsey Lane
Bridesmaids: David’s Bridal
Suits: Men’s Warehouse
Transportation: Cain’s Limosine
Photo Booth: Illini Photo Booth
Assistant photographer: Laura Loewen (3 images above are hers!)

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Christy - These pictures are gorgeous! I love all of them. Congrats & love you both! :) October 17, 2011 – 12:47 pm

Christine - Love the sassy ones on the quad!October 17, 2011 – 4:37 pm

Anne - Awesome pictures!!October 17, 2011 – 6:23 pm

Colleen - The pictures are gorgeous Jen! We had so much fun at the wedding – I’m so happy for you two :) October 17, 2011 – 8:19 pm

Becky - Fantastic pictures! They all turned out so well. Such a great day. Congrats!!October 17, 2011 – 8:35 pm

Michelle Green - These are amazing!! You guys look so great.October 18, 2011 – 1:26 am

amy carroll - Jennifer, you are beautiful! The pics are some of the best I have ever seen!October 18, 2011 – 6:12 am

Meagan - WOW! Amazing pictures. You look beautiful!October 18, 2011 – 6:18 am

Barb - Jen – Absolutely gorgeous! Love the dress. Looks like you had the most perfect day… Best wishes!October 18, 2011 – 6:31 am

Jamie Breeze - These are beautiful, Jen! Your bouquet was absolutely gorgeous. As were you, of course :) October 18, 2011 – 7:41 am

Carol Ellis - The photos on the University of Illinois Quadrangle are exquisite, and the blue color of the brides maids dresses really came through! Beautiful.October 18, 2011 – 7:54 am

Becky H. - Beautiful pictures. You were a lovely bride. Congrats!!October 18, 2011 – 7:55 am

Mary Lou Bedient - What a beautiful day for your wedding! You looked lovely! I really loved the bagpiper touch. Best wishes to you both!October 18, 2011 – 7:55 am

Laura - Jen- It looks like it was the perfect day for you and Marq. The pictures are all gorgeous. I don’t know how you would pick from all of them. It looks like everyone was having fun with it. I wish you many happy years together.October 18, 2011 – 8:01 am

Monica - Gorgeous pics!!! Can’t wait to see more!October 18, 2011 – 8:38 am

Megan Weeks - Love these pictures. They are great. What a great day for your wedding and the picutres sure show it!October 18, 2011 – 10:40 am

Bob - Love the pictures!October 18, 2011 – 10:41 am

Carla - Absolutely gorgeous. Congratulations Jen and MarqOctober 18, 2011 – 12:47 pm

cindy goetting - You look beautiful and happy…captured wonderfully in the photos! cgOctober 18, 2011 – 3:12 pm

LaShonda - Aww, you look great! I love how you have pics around campus and the flower arrangement is so pretty :) October 18, 2011 – 4:43 pm

denise harper - The pictures are grear..
Youguys look fantasicOctober 18, 2011 – 8:58 pm

Suzanne Smiley - I can’t believe you are married!! Beautiful pictures and it looks like it was a gorgeous day!! So happy for your!!!October 19, 2011 – 6:44 am

Carla - Jen looks gorgeous as ever. I’m happy to see her so happy!!! Wishing you both a beautiful life together.October 19, 2011 – 6:45 am

Sally - Stunning Photos of a beautiful couple. It was such a great day for a wedding.October 19, 2011 – 6:57 am

Tracey Sutherland - Absolutely beautiful!!October 19, 2011 – 7:18 am

Lori S. - Denise, thanks for sharing these! Jen, you look so beautiful! These pictures are gorgeous!!!!!!October 19, 2011 – 7:22 am

Linda & Tom - Awesome job… and the wedding was a BLAST!!October 19, 2011 – 8:30 am

Jim and Marla - We really hated to miss one of many of the special days of your lives. The pictures are outstanding and you both look so happy!October 19, 2011 – 8:34 am

Ami - So much fun! These pictures capture the happiness of the day. Congrats again, Jen and Marq!October 19, 2011 – 9:42 am

donna musso - Beautiful pictures of Jen and Marq. You look so relaxed, in-love and oh so HAPPY! You choose a wonderful photographer!October 19, 2011 – 10:00 am

Valerie - Love the pics, especially the one outside Kam’s!October 19, 2011 – 10:09 am

Denise - Jen, you look beautiful!October 19, 2011 – 12:39 pm

Dan Walisiak - Lovely pictures! You two look awesome together.

P.S. Leave it to Mr. Harper to schmooze a dance with the photographer! :-) October 19, 2011 – 12:56 pm

Jane - Awesome pictures so glad we could be part of your special day.October 19, 2011 – 3:32 pm

Belle - Jen and Marq,
Sorry to miss your purrfect wedding.
The pictures were great.
Hope to see both of you soon.
Love
Belle Meow.October 19, 2011 – 6:35 pm

Jen - Love the pictures, Holly! Can’t wait to see more :) October 19, 2011 – 7:35 pm

Heather Marie - Love the shot with the flower girls and little Joe all together in the Quad. :-) October 20, 2011 – 12:47 pm

Crystal - Jen- Congrats to you and Marq! You make a beautiful couple- inside and out! =) I hope your wedding day was all you imagined and more! Wishing you many wonderful, happy years together! By the way..gorgeous photos! =)October 21, 2011 – 8:12 am

Pat Earles - Lovely!October 23, 2011 – 6:51 am

Edward Roa - Fantastic pictures!
It was a picture perfect day for both of you. Everything was perfect all weekend.
ThanksNovember 14, 2011 – 8:30 am

Henry A. Roa - Juanita and I wish both of you a happy and long life together as we have had.

Henry A. and Juanita RoaNovember 14, 2011 – 12:12 pm

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