When we photograph weddings, I always desire it to be published in print... because "Print Matters" in a world of digital media. I love seeing how excited our couples are to have their wedding featured. If it were up to me, everyone of our weddings would be featured! But it's not that easy.

We are over the moon that Erin and Jacob's wedding is featured in Brides of Austin. What a gorgeous magazine... and what an honor for our couple and the team that brought this wedding to fruition!

xoxo!

~ Dawn and Bob

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Vendors
Planner Extraordinaire: Marcy Glink at Great Events, Inc. who planned this Austin wedding from Chicago!
Photography: Bob & Dawn Davis Photography & Design
Venue: The Salt Lick
Design: Wendee Sawran @Petals + Decor
Gown: Monique Lhuillier at Ultimate Bride
Shoes: Miu Miu
Tux: Armani at Nordstrom Michigan Avenue
Entertainment: Party Crashers
Printed Materials: Freckled Fox Prints on Etsy and Design & Pop on Etsy
Cake: Sweet Treets Bakery
Video: Crescent Films
Hair: Dina at Salon Buzz
Makeup: Texas Dela Rosa-Professional MUA/Beauty Instructor
Accommodations: Four Seasons Hotel Austin

Super excited for Ally + Kyle as their beautiful wedding has been featured in this incredible Chicago bridal magazine! Thank you ChicagoStyle Weddings Magazine & Website for featuring our sweet couple in the October-November 2016 edition and showcasing all the vendors who helped bring their wedding to fruition!

Vendors:
Venue: The Drake Hotel
Officiant: Ryan Patrick
Bride & Bridesmaids Dresses: Bella Bianca Bridal Couture
Hair: Mario Tricoci Hair Salons & Day Spas
Makeup: Makeup by Aga
Formalwear: GQ Formalwear
Stationary: Lou Lou Di Paperie
Floral: Ashland Addison Florist Company
Band: Orchestra 33

Always happy for our couples when their wedding is selected for publication, especially in Inside Weddings magazine, who we adore so much! Congrats to Carly and Adam for your wedding being featured in the Summer 2016 edition. A huge thank you to Randy Schuster & Associates who introduced us and planned this beautiful wedding, and to the talented designer, Rishi Patel at HMR Designs and his team who made this magic happen at the InterContinental Hotel in Chicago.


Vendors:
Event Planner: Randy Schuster
Event Design: HMR Designs
Venue: InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile
Lighting: Frost Chicago
Entertainment: The Gold Coast All Stars
Linens: BBJ Linen
Video: Xpress Video Productions
Hair: Nicole Cohen of Renee Feldman Salon
Makeup: Suzanne at Laura Mercier Cosmetics in Oak Brook, IL
Gown and Veil: Monique Lhuillier purchased at The Ultimate Bride
Shoes: JIMMY CHOO
Mother's Gowns: Mira Couture
Rings: Joel Singer Jewelry
Formalwear: Jack Victor and HUGO BOSS
Invitiations: Arlene Segal
Rentals: Tablescapes Event Rentals

This is so fun to see Lauren Kilgore Wilson and Justin Wilson's wedding at the The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee featured in the Ritz-Carlton Magazine. Every guest at all the Ritz properties will see their beautiful wedding! So exciting! Lauren and Justin.. we're still dreaming about your dreamy wedding!

Vendors:
Venue: The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation
Event Planner: Ashley Scott | Ritz Coordinator
Florals: Kent Duffey | Designs by Kent
Entertainment: EastCoast Entertainment Alt Groove Factory
Printed Materials: Kathy Davidson Paces Papers
Transportation: 1966 RR Princess Vanden Plas | Special Day Limos
Hair: Ritz-Carlton Spa
Wedding Gown: RIVINI | Amahalia
Tux: Black by Vera Wang

Be still my heart, the team at Inside Weddings is just AMAZING. We can't thank Walt, Art, and Nicole enough for publishing Ashley and Michael's wedding. Truly one of thee BEST luxury bridal magazines on the stands!

And a huge thank you to event planner extraordinaire, Marina Birch of Birch Design Studio who brought this wedding to life along with the brilliant team at Kehoe Designs. The Ritz-Carlton Chicago was the perfect venue for this gorgeous garden wedding.

Happy Spring everyone!

xoxox!

~ Dawn

Ahhhhh absolutely excited for our sweet couple Jillian and Matt. To have a wedding featured in a bridal magazine is any photographer's dream. We can't thank Rebecca Crumley at The Knot Chicago enough for featuring this beautiful wedding in the Spring/Summer 2015 edition. A huge thank you to the gorgeous and talented Susan Cordogan at Big City Bride for introducing us to this family! Big hugs girlie!

You can see Jillian and Matt's blog post featuring many photos from their wedding here.

I've been dying to get this blog post done because Ashley and Michael's wedding was beyond amazing. I had the hardest time narrowing down the photos! What a wedding this was at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago. Ashley and her mom, Debbie, hired the talented Marina Birch of Birch Design Studio who executed this wedding so effortlessly! Together with the brilliant team at Kehoe Designs, this wedding was beautifully decorated with an abundance of gorgeous flowers.

Ashley looked stunning in her Katarina gown by Vera Wang and her Italian made Cerise shoes by Aruna Seth embellished with Swarovski crystals. A little bling is always a good thing! The Gentlemen of Leisure rocked the house and everyone danced the night away!

We can't thank Jenn Gaudrau and Diego Ivan Martirena of Maplewood Photogrpaphy for shooting this amazing wedding with Bob and working so hard for us... thank you!!! And Marina Birch who introduced us to this beautiful family, thank you!

Wishing Ashley and Michael a lifetime of happiness together! We can't wait to see their wedding in featured in Inside Weddings magazine Spring 2015 edition. So excited!

xoxo!

~ Dawn

We are proud to share our new book on our blog "WE'RE ENGAGED: Photographing Vibrant and Joyful Portraits of the Happy Couple". It was a fun collaboration by Bob and I and we are proud to share it with you all. We are so thankful to Amherst Media and Harvey Goldstein for asking us to collaborate with them on this book. What an honor! And thank you to all our amazing couples who trust us with these special moments in their lives. We hope that you all enjoy this book as much as we do!

Here's a description of what our book is about:
Today's brides and grooms-to-be have grown up inundated by world-class photography on the Internet, television, magazines, and social networking sites. Therefore, it's no surprise that these savvy, image-conscious consumers have high expectations when commissioning their engagement portraits. They want unique, innovative images that make them look great and reflect their personal style as individuals and as a couple. In this book, acclaimed photographers Bob and Dawn Davis show you how to rise to that lofty goal and deliver memorable, personalized images from each session. Covering the process from start to finish, you'll learn how to select locations, work with clients on their styling, get great poses even from camera-shy subjects, and find (or create) amazing lighting indoors and out, all day long. Lighting diagrams paired with each final image selection, along with supporting image variations from the same session, make it easy to learn!

You can find it at book store near you or online at at Amherst Media

We are always so excited when one of our couple's weddings is selected to be featured in a magazine, especially Inside Weddings. It's one of the BEST resources for brides, planners, anyone who is looking for the hottest wedding trends. If you would like to subscribe to Inside Weddings, you can do that here.

Their event designer, Vince Hart from Kehoe Designs, recalls that Tracy and Chris wanted the inspiration from their wedding to come from Tracy's love of fashion, themed around a winter wonderland. Kehoe Designs did and amazing job along with their event planning team at BCR Events.

Words cannot express the gratitude we have to the publishers, Walt Shepard and Art Scangas for featuring another one of our gorgeous weddings! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

It's hard to believe it will be Fall in a couple of days. Stay warm everyone!

xoxox!

~ Dawn

We love when our weddings are featured in magazines that we adore. Ashley and Ari's wedding at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago was full of color which makes a beautiful feature for the Fall/Winter 2014 issue of The Knot Chicago. Thank you Rebecca Crumley for selecting our beautiful couple's wedding. We are truly honored to have it featured in The Knot magazine and I know their families are beyond excited too!

You can see Ashley and Ari's blog post featuring many photos from their wedding here.