“We had a wonderful time photographing Chip + Tina and documenting the two of them as they exchanged wedding vows. It was an amazing and memorable wedding day. Mother nature had her own plans for their atypical June wedding day. It was unfortunately record breaking hot and stormy with tornado warnings in the area on this Friday. None the less the celebration proceeded!

 

Chip + Tina's ceremony took place in a beautiful old Catholic church in Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood ( walking distance from the Sox's Cellular Field ) called Nativity of Our Lord Parish. Unfortunately after a few extra hours in an unairconditioned trolley in bumper to bumper traffic ( and a few extra beers later ), Chip + TIna lost out on their original planned time for creative on location photos. : ( Yes the traffic, wind and stormy weather provided a serious detour in C+T’s plans, but their bridal party helped make the best of the stormy weather and kept Chip + Tina’s wedding day momentum going positive. ( We followed the trolley on the ride from Chicago to Addison. When the trolley pulled over half way through the detour for a quick break, everyone was so excited to see we had continued to follow the trolley through the storm … Snapping a few candid shots along the way, we captured a few fun ones such as of Tina outside of Taco Bell and the groom on the back of the trolley’s balcony. )

 

There is an old saying that rain on your wedding day is a lucky omen! Although rain is never ideal and for nearly three hours straight... whom else would a bride + groom want to spend time in a trolley with other than along side of their closest friends + family in the bridal party. When the trolley and many of the guest too finally arrived to Venuti’s Banquets & Ristorante in Addison, ( yes a little late at 7:30 ) everyone was anxious to get the reception party started. The room was amazing! With Tina’s interior decorating and knowledge in making a room look spectacular, she created an gorgeous reception room with dashes of pink, many details, candles, romance and elegance.

 

Chip + Tina, we wish you all the best! Your wedding day will be one Miller + Miller will definitely never forget. Congratulations hope you enjoyed your honeymoon in Hawaii and we'll talk to you soon."

 

 

 

Reception Venue + Catering: Venuti’s Banquets & Ristorante, Addison
Church: Nativity of Our Lord Parish, Chicago
Wedding Dress: White Satin Bridal, Plainfield
Videography: Azure IX Media
Bridesmaids Dresses: White Satin Bridal, Plainfield
Tuxedos: Modern Tuxedo
Hair: Salon Buzz, Chicago
Makeup: Ryan Jaeger, Chicago
Veil: White Satin Bridal, Plainfield
Day of Coordination: Missy Peterson
Reception Flowers: Instincts Design Studio, Elmhurst
Bridal Party Flowers: Fasan Florists, Chicago
Cake: Oak Mill Bakery, Niles
Honeymoon: Hawaii

 

Revisit our blog photos posting of Chip + Tina’s Chicago engagement photo session.

“Congratulations goes out to Robert + the beautiful Lindsey. Their wedding was absolutely gorgeous and everything on their 123 acre estate and grove National historic landmark ground’s in Glenview looked amazing!!

 

When searching for a wedding and reception site, Lindsey said her hunt was for a Chicagoland mansion wedding venue, but in addition to the site having a mansion, it must offer the option for an outside ceremony, and nature if possible. Mission accomplished… Redfield Estate at The Grove is a North Shore gem of a location! And yes it was a beautiful ceremony spot. Located a few miles North of Lindsey’s family’s home town of the Naperville area, the estate’s Glenview location was a short drive for the family and their Pastor Josh Cook from Calvary Church of Naperville. The Redfield Estate is a beautiful historic landmark wedding venue that was built in 1929. Restricted to small weddings, holding up to 100 guests, this distinctive venue offers world-class charm, history and elegance. The venue’s combination of Old World charm and the majesty of the spacious outdoor lawn surrounded by woodlands offered so many photographic options. We could’ve spent hours roaming around this venue taking photos of the couple. We can’t wait for another future event at the estate.

 

Lindsey said, when her and RJ found the Redfield Estate, they fell in love with the location, it’s natural beauty and historic charm. For their spring wedding, Lindsey decorated with earth tones and the colorful Spring shades of greens, with yellow accents. Her bridesmaids wore green dresses and it was fun meeting all of Lindsey’s 6 sisters who rounded out all of her bridesmaids ( she is one of 8 kids in the family… 7 girls and 1 boy who is the youngest brother in the family, and one of RJ’s groomsmen. ) Finishing up the bridal party was RJ’s two brothers. For Lindsey, you can imagine why she didn’t assign a maid-of-honor roll… how could a sister choose between six sisters? : )

 

Taking advantage of the Redfield Estates’s very photographic grounds around the outside of the Mansion, plus looking to provide to Miller+Miller a good amount of time for creative photos, RJ + Lindsey decided upon the decision to see each other before their ceremony. We love capturing this “first glance” time and the moments they turn and see each other for the first time. A special moment… capturing pure smiles, sometimes tears and definitely many emotions of the couple’s pure happiness!! This first meeting moment is memorable and a special private experience many of our couple’s decide to incorporate into their day’s schedule – especially when one single venue hosts both their ceremony + reception at the same location.

 

After RJ + Lindsey’s “first glance”, we ventured around the estate’s exquisitely landscaped yard and snapped a few individual photos of the couple and then pre-ceremony, bridal party group photos with the bridesmaids and groomsmen. At 3:00 PM their beautiful mid-day, outdoor ceremony proceed under a gazebo which was just a short walk beyond the historic Redfield Estate home. Afterwards, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres were enjoyed by guests on the lawn and the estate’s terrace. The reception, dinner and dancing continued on indoors in the first floor’s, 3 main rooms and the great room of the historic estate. With guest’s spanning the entire first floor of the estate, their 65 guests enjoyed the close, intimate, dinner party feeling during dinner. The food was amazingly delicious!

 

Closing the wedding festivities at 8:45 in the evening, RJ and Lindsey arrange for a send-off time. Departing their wedding day in style, a vintage, Rolls-Royce getaway car arrived at dusk. Under the venue’s twinkle lights, we snapped the last images of RJ + Lindsey just before leaving to the airport for their California Newport Beach and Catalina Island honeymoon.

 

RJ + Lindsey… thanks for choosing us to capture your memorable wedding day celebration with your closest family and friends! Again, congrats!! Hope you enjoy these sneak peek and favorite images of ours from your beautiful wedding. We can’t wait to show to you the rest of the image proofs which will be ready in a few more weeks. Hope you had a wonderful time on your honeymoon and are now enjoying newly-wedded life… ”

 

 

 

 

Reception + Ceremony Venue: Redfield Estate at The Grove, Glenview, Illinois
Ceremony Officiant: Pastor Josh Cook, Calvary Church, Naperville, Illinois
Wedding Cake: Chocolate Wedding Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Hors d’oeuvres: Meatballs, Tuscan Rice Fritters, Artichoke Parmesan Puffs
Dinner Featured: A Bistro Salad with Berries and Balsamic Vinaigrette, Beef Tenderloin, Roulade of Chicken, Portabella Mushrooms
DJ + Music by: Ken Murphy from AMP DJ Services
Honeymoon: Catalina Island + Newport Beach California

 

Lindsey commented how extreme temperatures both their winter engagement session at close to the teens was and for their wedding, so abnormally warm at about 90 with high humidity. Revisit those photos of Robert + Lindsey’s Winter, downtown Naperville riverwalk engagement photo session in the snow!