Alexandra and Charlie were married this past weeken at the incredibly beautiful St. John Cantius Catholic Church in Chicago.  What I loved about their ceremony was they decided to celebrate and begin their marriage with a traditional Tridentine Mass, conducted entirely in Latin.  I’m not Catholic, and was admittedly unfamiliar with this type of Mass.  However despite being a photographer, and always being on the lookout for visual opportunities, what jumped out at me was the amount of music.  The use of a full choir, string quartet, along with an organist and soloist was the perfect way to bring the music of Haydn and Mozart to life, creating an understated elegance and grace that fit the Bride & Groom perfectly.

Big thanks to my Associate photographer Jason Kaczorowski for helping me out on this wedding, as well as making this crazy good photograph during the first dance!