Wedding Photography at Swingers – Bloomington, Illinois
Yep! That’s right! Bloomington, Illinois!! My (David’s) hometown! And now I live in Bloomington, IN. How weird is that?! Anyways, so my mom gets her hair done at a salon in Bloomington, IL called Jenni’s, and one of the stylists there, Kyle, found out about us through her. Nothing like having a mom who can give out shameless plugs for you.
So, a few weeks later, we met up with Kyle and her fiance John and the date was set. We arrived at Jenni’s the day of their wedding to find it completely packed full of brides and bridesmaids. It seemed that three brides would be passing through that morning, which gave us a chance to make some new photographer friends. It was surprisingly easy to stay out of each others shots even with all the mirrors!
Okay, so I have to mention what the guys ate for lunch… AVANTI’S! For those of you not aware, Avanti’s is located in Illinois and is like a drug for me. Seriously, I go there every time I’m back in town and they have the BEST sub sandwiches ever (“Gondolas”). While I was laughing it up with the guys, Cathy was off with the girls, and Kyle kept getting choked up about the big day, reminding Cathy of our own wedding, where seriously, everyone cried, including yours truly. Kyle and John’s ceremony was equally emotional, and so beautiful.
The reception was held at Swingers (it’s a golf club!!, so stop getting ideas.) and it was a totally new experience. It had this cooky bar/underground restaurant feel to it with huge windows opening out onto the driving range, letting in a ton of light. It was fantastic shooting in and we loved it just because it was so different. Very swank choice. And at the end of the night, we parted ways with big hugs and happy faces and loved every single minute of it. Apart from one of Cathy’s lenses deciding to die on her (you’ll be hearing from us soon Canon!!!) the day went off without a single hitch! Congratulations guys on an awesome wedding, and with that, here are your photos!!!
Meet Kyle!
Meet John!
Love this one! Go Cat!
Quite possibly one of my favorite shots we’ve ever taken.
Kyle was such a sweetheart. It was hard to not get choked up myself!
We love this family shot.
LOVE!!! And seriously a super-long but super-sweet toast!!
1/160th on a 50mm f/1.4 at 6400 baby with no flash, YAH! Okay.. that was for the photogs who read this. lol. LOVE IT!
Thank you to Kyle and John for an awesome super-freaking cool time. We loved EVERY minute of it guys! Thank you so much for having us!!!
Thanks for reading! -David.
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Lori Herrin - Just so you know – I only give out shameless plugs when you deserve it – Mom or not. LOL And you both so deserve all of my shameless plugs that Lou and I constantly give out about the both of you. Again……. I am WOWED by the photographs you took. Excellent job as always!
Love you
Mom
Lizzie & David - SO BEAUTIFUL…what a lovely wedding, you guys captured it so well!
i’m officially ridiculous excited for july 11
jules @ cep - Gorgeous images… such a stunning bride. Love the dress shot + the no flash image.
Angi - Amazing! Simply amazing!!
Kyle - We love the pics. We want more! Thank you both so much. We had such a wonderful day. We know you were working but we hope you both had a little fun.
Lori Baum (Kyle's Mom) - You guys are wonderful. We really enjoyed hanging with you both all day. Thanks for all your hard work and creativity in your art of picture taking. We are all thrilled with the pictures and can’t wait to see the rest.
Parris Whittingham - New York Wedding Photographer - What a lovely bride. The little boy looks like he was having a lot of fun! I rally like the portrait shot of the dress….great valleys and peaks in the details. Most of all, there are a lot of great moments at the reception. So proud of you both…keep up the great work!
lindsay - oh my! these are freaking fabulous!!! the shot of kyle kissing little s’s head is probably my all time favorite shot. love them!