We met over zoom during the pandemic in the fall of 2021 to plan their special day on August 20, 2022! They were excited to finally have their wedding and celebrate with all their close friends and family. 120 guests attend to celebrate the Shapiro and Schoenhofer wedding at Artifact Events, in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. It was elegant, classy and well thought out and beautifully planned just like Rachel and Mark. They were such a lovely couple to capture and even the weather held out for peak times during their day as we drove around the city and photographed the wedding party. The two said their vows and celebrated the night away with dinner, dancing and cake! Mazel Tov and congratulations to you both may your lives be filled with endless smiles!

Thank you to all the vendors who helped plan this amazing day!

Consultant, Liven It Up Events, Kim Weinberg livenitup.com

Photographer, Naomi Epstein Photography, naomiepsteinphotography.com

Hair Stylist, Wild Rose Hair Artistry, Hannah Kern, wildrosehairartistry.com

Make-Up Artist, Blush and Braids Beauty Bar, Sarah Whitson, blushandbraidsbeautybar.com

Florist, Juliet Tan Floral Design, Juliet Tan juliettanfloraldesign.com

Catering, Butter + Vine, Sue Waarich butterandvine.com

Cake, Kleins Bakery Cafe, kleinsbakerycafe.com

Music, Blue Water Kings, Jessica Moran, bluewaterkingsband.com

Transportation, Sunny’s Worldwide, Abbey Cannon, sunnylimo.com

He was practicing his scales while standing with his band mates on the field, when he noticed how beautiful her smile was while playing the clarinet. It was at that moment that Jeff knew who he wanted to ask Abby to Homecoming. He was shy at first but so sweet and those deep brown eyes were so warm and inviting Abby was so thrilled that her crush asked her to go!!! As they stood on the sidelines, they watched their Giants win at home at Highland Park High School. Fall soon faded into Winter and then into Spring and they held a long distance relationship as Abby went off to play in the marching band at The University of Michigan. A year later Jeff joined his cute wolverine and the two of them attend school in Ann Arbor. After undergrad Abby went off to finished her PHD and Jeff got a job working in iT. Long distance was inevitable with one living in Pittsburg and the other in Florida. They both focused on the task at hand. Thanked the tech gods for facetime and flew back and forth making sure the spark was always there. Finally this year they both made Florida their home, and were so excited to finally get married when boom - Covid hit and they had to change their plans from a larger wedding to a small intimate wedding ceremony this Sunday at the Highland Park Country Club. Leaving the large celebration for 2021. They drove in from Florida and I flew in from California and we met for the first time at Rosewood Beach in Highland Park. I was so excited to finally meet them as we have been in communication via emails and zoom calls. Since they both grew up in Highland Park they wanted to shoot on the beach and of course at Highland Park High School were they first met. I adore these two and yes their dog Baxter too!!! Here’s to wishing these two high school sweet hearts a symphony of love always and forever!!!