Natalie + Chris

This beautiful wedding at the Chicago History Museum still has me all “heart-eyes” over here. Natalie and Chris have been so much fun right from the beginning . Fun fact, we actually met years ago at her sisters wedding!

It all started at the Holiday Inn Wolf Point in Chicago . A beautiful hotel that has ample space for all the wedding party to get ready together. Natalie chose to have Pin Me Up Chicago for her and her girls hair and makeup- a truly excellent choice, IMO. They kept us on time and laughing through the whole process! If there’s two things I love most at weddings, it’s keeping on time and tons of laughing! Check out my Wedding Timeline Guide that I use to make this a reality here. I should also mention Natalie and Chris’s awesome wedding planner Dana.

Natalie and Chris chose to have a First Look at there wedding ( read the benefits of a first look here ). So we had lots of time for photos! We did the first look right outside of the Holiday Inn by the Chicago River and it couldn’t have been sweeter.

Right after the first look we got ALL the family formals done! Then headed off to The Wrigley Building to take some wedding party portraits before heading to The Chicago History Museum for the Ceremony and Reception.

The Chicago History Museum is a beautiful location for weddings! They have the gorgeous patio area for an outdoor ceremony ( which is exactly what Natalie and Chris had) . The grand staircase and doors that lead right into the reception room are just epic!

The ceremony at The Chicago History Museum was so sweet! They had both of their moms have roles and the brides own twin brother officiated the wedding! The tears were flowing for sure!