wedding photograph on the Kinzie Bridge with Chicago skyline behind...photography by Heidi Brady HJB Photo

From the Kinzie bridge we traveled back towards the Conrad Hotel where the ceremony was going to take place. The bride had a few spots picked out near the Chicago River to be photographed so we were dropped off right near the Trump International Hotel.  As I searched around for some scenic spots the bride and groom stole a kiss that they didn’t know I caught…

I had my wide angle lens on a bunch so I could include a lot of the architecture in the photographs as a backdrop for the bride and groom….behind us here is the back side of the Sun Times building.

A garden in the city….perfect!

We walked upstairs and found The Trump International Hotel and Tower a perfect backdrop for the bride and groom….wow what a beautiful place not only from a distance but right at the base of it….

bride and groom wedding photograph at Chicago Trump Hotel downtown Chicago. wedding photography by heidi brady hjb photo

There is a beautiful fountain right at the base of the Trump and on the walkway that goes around the river on the North side. Photographing a wedding in the heart of Chicago like this is so great because I get to see things I have never seen before…chicago is always surprising me with more and more beautiful things…

We left the Chicago river and proceeded to the Conrad hotel which is located in the heart of Chicago right off Michigan Avenue. It has an unbelievable rooftop suite that looks north up Michigan avenue and towards Lake Michigan. You get a fantastic view of Lake Michigan and all of the hustle and bustle of Michigan Avenue. It was an intimate rooftop where the couple got married and had a quaint 11 person dinner. It was a private patio and I can’t believe I had never seen it before. Here the bride prepares for the ceremony and looks out onto the landscape….

Up on the rooftop you are surrounded by historic architecture…its like a little platform up in the sky.

The flower girl throwing petals on the rooftop suite

The backdrop is beautiful…the Hancock building, The Allerton Hotel and Michigan Avenue…a spectacular urban wedding photography vista

The south end of the rooftop suite held the table where the intimate 11 person wedding party had dinner. The north end held the wedding ceremony.  Everything was accomplished on one rooftop deck in a very intimate and romantic setting. I would really check out the Conrad Hilton’s rooftop suites for an intimate evening.

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I have just completed a gorgeous newborn and maternity photography book for baby Kingston. I am showing the entire book here…it will be a 8×8″ hardcover book printed on a matte laminate paper. The focus of this book is Kingston as opposed to the pregnancy photos since so many of those we already made into beautiful wall pieces. The goal with this photo book was to keep it very simple and clean and have it highlight the intensity of Kingston’s face, his expressions and the beauty of the photographs. We choose to do simple and clean backgrounds so that there were no distractions. This book is meant to be a keepsake book for Kingston…I think one day he will love it.

Front and back covers

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Dad teaching his daughter to ride her bike without training wheels

What better event to photograph than a fleeting moment in time that passes in amount a month?  In this case it was the occassion of a Dad spotting his daughter on her bike right after taking the training wheels off.  We had such a small time frame to shoot this before she was off on her own. While taking these photographs in Wicker Park several people walking by said “oh yeah, that seems like yesterday!…. It passes so fast.” I think this must mean its a great thing to photograph…a genuine family photograph. the thing that passes so quickly but that you can remember so vividly.

photograph of a 1 year old, her dog and her dad. photo by heidi brady of hjb photo.