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MaryBeth & Todd

Jay Crihfield — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:37:10 +0000

Graziella & J.P.

Jay Crihfield — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:10:36 +0000

Andrea & Brian

Jay Crihfield — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:49:03 +0000

Stephanie and Nick

Jay Crihfield — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:58:50 +0000

So if there’s one thing that is almost as important to Nic as Stephanie, it’s his Camaro……

…but it might not have been the best idea to light up the tires right in front of a Chicago police cruiser……

….because then they decided to have a little fun with him. Nic is a Chicago firefighter, so I’m not sure if that helped or hurt his cause with this one…..

Francesca & Tony

Jay Crihfield — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:13:28 +0000

Shikha & Manmeet – day three (cont)

Jay Crihfield — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:11:28 +0000

FYI….don’t mess with Shikha’s sister, Shilpa…..she drives a seriously hard bargain when it comes to negotiating to get the grooms shoes back

Before we headed downtown to the Trump International Hotel & Tower I had to snag a quick photograph of John Moon from Northernlight Filmworks in action. If you’re looking for a videographer, definitely check out John’s studio that he operates with his wife Jennifer

Jennifer & Derek – married!

Jay Crihfield — Tue, 17 May 2011 15:39:59 +0000

This weekend Jennifer & Derek were married at a beautiful ceremony at Chicago’s Holy Family church, and an elegant reception at the University Club of Chicago. If you took a poll of brides and asked them what their biggest fear is on their wedding day, bad weather would probably rank very high (a drunk groom and/or wasted groomsman is probably the only thing that might be worse). Saturday’s weather wasn’t the greatest, but if you’re superstitious, rain on your wedding day is good luck, and despite what some people might tell you, it is possible to have questionable weather and still have great wedding photographs.

Sherry & Bill

Jay Crihfield — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:27:39 +0000

Massive thanks go out to Michele Mottola for all her work in putting together this great evening!

2010 Year in Review

Jay Crihfield — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:19:01 +0000

As 2010 draws to a close, the days go by getting ready for holiday parties, shopping for gifts, filling last minute holiday card, print, album orders, and remembering each night to move the “Elf On The Shelf” that Jack is addicted to. But I also like to take this opportunity to look back on the wedding season and remember all of the fantastic brides and grooms who allowed me to photograph the biggest day of their lives.

Congratulations to all of JCP’s 2010 brides and grooms! Hope you’re enjoying your first holiday season as married couples!

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Alexandra & Charlie

Jay Crihfield — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:20:45 +0000

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!