Wedding: Islamic Cultural Center of Greater Chicago – Northbrook, IL
Reception: Westin Hotel on Michigan Ave – Chicago, IL

Photographer: Kenny Kim
2nd Photographers: Shane Melenbacker & Kenny Nakai

I met Lejla through her brother (good friend of mine) Amer. (The groom’s name is Amir — not to confuse with her brother Amer). When she asked me to photograph her wedding I was so excited – I felt like I was shooting my own family’s wedding. It was a beautiful Bosnian Muslim wedding – something I never experienced before. I love learning about new cultures so to be able to witness someone making a commitment of union in a different culture was not only educational but also beautiful.

We started the day capturing some “getting ready” moments at the W Hotel in Chicago. Then we trekked through mad Chicago traffic and made our way over the the Islamic Cultural Center in Northbrook, IL. After the wedding, we headed back into the city to the Westin Hotel where a group of very close family and friends gathered together for a night of fine dining and celebrating.

It was good to see my friend Amer again – I don’t get to see him as much these days now that he’s playing as a professional tennis player in the ATP circuit. So to see him for that night was a treat.

Thanks to Shane Melenbacker who survived the long weekend with me! This was the second wedding of the weekend and we were pretty tired after this. My good buddy Kenny Nakai also joined us and helped us along. These guys spent about 30 mins on their own photographing the rings! I don’t know what they did but it sured turned out awesome!

Here are some images from that special day:

Congratulations guys!

Also I’m stoked – just found out I’ll be doing some destination weddings later on this year with my fellow photog buddies – Key West with Alex Rodriguez and another with Tomas Flint in Puerto Rico. Tomas and I have already shot few weddings together and we’re shooting another one in the Bahamas again in December. I think we can team up to be the Destination Duo Photographers!

Here’s a shot I found online of the location we’ll be at:

Can I get a good times?!

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