Both working on Michigan Avenue in the same building, they rode the elevator together for months sharing sweet glances at each other. One day, Pete recalls, after being out the night before and not feeling so great, he finds himself in the elevator with his crush and totally unable to think of anything witty or charming to say. And Tanya recalls Pete looking at her but not saying anything, so she decided finally to say something totally unoriginal (and that's her words) like "so, what's on the 22nd floor?" Well, that moment began the story of Tanya + Pete.

They were dating for about a year and a half when Pete proposed. Tanya had been at the gym that morning. When she met him back at their apartment, she was in total shock! Pete planned a scavenger hunt with notes that led from clue to clue, even tying one around their puppy, Spencer. The final note leading to the actual proposal was placed at the elevator to commemorate the day they actually first spoke. And Bob was there to cover the "YES! I will marry you". Pete then surprised Tanya with an amazing engagement party which he had been planning for months. Tanya's family came in from Ohio and their friends from all over the country were there to help celebrate their love!!!

Bob photographed their engagement session and then came their wedding day at the gorgeous Peninsula hotel in Chicago. They spent 9 months planning the wedding themselves; it was harder than they thought but it was worth every single effort. Lisa Zimbler, was their "Day Of" consultant and she did a wonderful job at keeping the day running smoothly. Thank you Lisa! She is such a joy to work alongside. We can't say thank you enough to our amazingly talented friend, Christine Bentley, who assisted Bob. Her images are mixed throughout and wow.... they are fantastic. Bob and I love you Christine!

Tanya and Pete, thank you for allowing us to be part of your journey together, from the proposal, engagement session, to your wedding day! We adore you both and think you're FABULICIOUS!!!

Much, much love!

~ Dawn and Bob

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I love this photo collage above. The sweet details are always my favorite. The picture frame is holding old photos of Tanya's grandparents. And the purse was given to her by her mom who carried it on her wedding day 37 years ago.... makes me want to cry! The Ethan Lord rings are stunning. Pete's wedding gift to Tanya was her Bochic earrings. What a guy! And Tanya wanted her each of her bridesmaids to have a unique piece of jewelry from Cocotay. She worked with the owner, Courtney Blaisdell, to come up with some beautiful pieces. I think they were spectacular!

We've updated the PRESS section on our website. It's really cool to see our weddings that have been published. Go ahead.......... click on a magazine cover. So cool....!!!

If you are registered the WPPI Convention this year, you are able to reserve advance entry into your favorite FREE Platform Classes. We'd love for you to join us. As of today, only 603 seats to fill. Why that's not intimidating for us at all....... OMG!

We're on Sunday, February 20, 2011 from 3:30-5:30pm. Make sure to have your registration number when signing up. We'll see you there!

We are so happy to share the wedding of LaLa Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony in Grace Ormonde's exquisite Wedding Style Magazine Spring/Summer 2011 issue. This was another fabulous wedding by the fabulous party planner, Mindy Weiss. Wow, that girl knows how to plan a wedding! Stunning doesn't even come close to describe how beautiful this wedding was.... oh la la! And Ed Libby Events did the most amazing job with the decor.... can we have another oh la la?!!! It was so beautiful, my jaw litterally hit the ground when we walked into Cipriani on 42nd Street, in the heart of New York city. And we were thrilled to photograph their wedding. A special thanks to our friend, Kenny Kim, who assisted Bob. I have say they rocked this wedding!

LaLa Vazquez and Carmelo Anthony's wedding was featured on a VH1 series and the show is called Full Court Wedding. You can check out all the episodes online at VH1 right HERE.

Such an incredible feeling to open email and find one from the beautiful girls at JuneBug Weddings. We have been selected for the 2nd year in a row to be featured in their BEST OF THE BEST Wedding Photography collections. We feel so blessed to be among of this elite group of photographers.

If you are planning a wedding this year, congratulations!!!! Be sure to check out JuneBug Weddings blog to get all the inspiration you will need! It's one of the BEST wedding websites in the world...! Be sure to also check out the fabulous girls, Kim Bamberg, Blair deLaubenfels, and Christy Weber, at Junebug Weddings, they are the extraordinary women behind the scenes!!!

Thank you girls for all your hard work and for making the wedding industry even more amazing!!!

xoxoxo

~ Dawn and Bob

When the über cool Director of Publications, Cameron Bishopp reached out to us about being featured in Professional Photographer magazine we were so excited!!! Thank you Cameron for thinking of us. We are truly inspired by your magazine and love each and every article every single month. And thank you Stephanie Boozer, you are so talented and we were beyond thrilled to know you were the writer we'd be working with. It was awesome getting to know you too! If you're a photographer, this is a magazine you need to subscribe too.

This article is about our workshops, primarily our wedding workshops. We are really excited to announce that in October 2011 we will be photographing an incredible wedding for a family of photographers and they want the wedding to be a workshop for other photographers to learn how Bob shoots a wedding. We won't be opening registration for this wedding workshop until August 2011. If you want to be put on a waiting list, please email us your contact info including your name, email, website and phone number. We will email you all first a week before registration opens to give you first opportunity to sign up.

Here's a copy of the article. Enjoy!!!

~ Dawn + Bob