Fine Art Wedding Photography by DWP

A wedding at Soho Beach House | Miami, FL | Jon + Joey

Nearly every week, a client, or fellow photographer, or secret admirer of them, asks me if we've published Jon and Joey's wedding on our blog. Some of you may recognize them from the editorial engagement session which we did this past fall in LA. We knew after shooting their e-session that their wedding was going to be one long and incredible party. Among their friends they have a reputation for throwing legendary parties. This would be no exception, and I can't begin to go into the thought and care they put into making sure that this was an amazing experience first and foremost for their friends and family, and then for themselves.

Inviting everyone down to Miami, they began with an intimate rehearsal dinner for their families in the library at the Soho Beach House: a brilliantly decorated members club on South Beach. Having concluded dinner they invited everyone to a lively party dance party on the hotel's rooftop. The following day they had their ceremony at Soho Beach House. After which they bussed everyone to a surprise location: the Villa by Barton G for the reception. For the third day they organized an all-day beach party with face painting, volleyball, and snow cones. Today we're featuring images from their wedding ceremony at Soho House and reception at the Villa by Barton G (formerly the Versace Mansion). 

Much could be said about all sorts of fantastic details and happenings at their wedding. But what was most striking was deep love they have for each other. Their vows left not only them in tears, but a good portion of their guests. I don't know that I've ever seen that many guests crying at a ceremony. Having been there, having witnessed their vows, having seen them sober, and not so sober, and having watched their interactions in detail through my lens from one morning far into the next morning...I must believe that if those who are so adamantly opposed to the love and marriage between two men, between these two men, that if they could have seen what I saw, then gay marriage would be legally and culturally sanctioned nationwide. 

Here are just a few of our favorite images followed by the full slideshow of favorites. 

Click here to view the full slideshow of 100+ images. 

Ceremony: Soho Beach House
Reception: The Villa by Barton G
Tuxes: Gucci
Shoes: Louboutin  
Music: DJ Derek Monteiro 

Art Gallery Opening + Reception | January 20, 6-9pm | Chicago, IL

Five of Dave's art pieces will be featured in a group show at the Chicago Artists Coalition gallery. The opening reception will be January 20, from 6-9pm at 217 N Carpenter, Chicago IL. We'll be there and would love to have you all stop by.

Official press relase below: 

In collaboration with CAC's Hatch Projects, Twelve Galleries Project presents Quarterly Site #9: Support curated by female design collective Quite Strong. The exhibition showcases two communities of visual creatives-HATCH Projects artists and Quite Strong Lust List designers.   Featuring:   Installations by HATCH Projects Artists - Marissa Lee Benedict/ Amanda Greive / Renee Prisble / Brittany Ransom / David Wittig / Jim Zimpel    Art and design works by Quite Strong Lust List Designers -   Alanna MacGowan / Cave Party Collective / Firebelly Design / Elaine Fong / José Scaglione / Julia Stotz / Katherine Verhoeven / Linsey Burritt / Margot Harrington / Monina Velarde / Nancy A. Bernardo / Nancy McCabe / Nicole Lavelle / Renata Graw / Tinne Van Loon / Tonya Douraghy / Veronica Corzo-Duchardt / Veronika Burian / Zara Picken   Together, HATCH Projects, an initiative of CAC focusing on contemporary art and professional artist development, Quite Strong, a collective fostering the overlap of art and design cultures, and Twelve Galleries Project, a roving curatorial experiment exploring collaborative exhibition models, can reap benefits for the Chicago creative experience. Each respective group challenges its members to step outside their immediate communities to seek vast and varied perspectives and experiences. The result: the facilitation and implementation of a support system beyond what is merely essential and into territory that is rich and rewarding. In essence, Quarterly Site #9: Support connects the "support" theme central to the missions of Hatch Projects, Quite Strong and Twelve Galleries Project and to the success of artists of all kinds.   For more information please visit: HATCH Projects http://support.quitestrong.com/ http://www.twelvegalleriesproject.org/quarterly-site-9

 

Recent Press: DWP published in CS Brides and Grace Ormonde

We've been too busy to blog about this when they came out, but the most reent issue of CS Brides features THREE of our weddings from 2011. We are so excited to see all three of these weddings in print. Additoinally, one of our weddings is also in the current issue Grace Ormonde, and will be featured in more detail on their blog in the next week. 

 

Ariel and Jason's wedding  at Union Station on page 192.

Chris and Lauren's wedding at St. James Chapel and the Trump Hotel on page 240.

Katherine and Robert's wedding at St. James Chapel and the Modern Wing on page 218.

M + J's wedding at the River East Art Center on page 148.

 

DWP wins a Fearless Award

One of our images from this past summer recently won a FEARLESS award. The Fearless Photographers Contest is a collection of peer-reviewed images that highlights some of the boldest wedding photography photos recently created. This is an image from Amanda and Colin's wedding ceremony at 4th Presbyterian Church; Dave captured this image just before Amanda walked down the aisle. 

A wedding at Wooden Gallery | Alex + Veronica

Happy New Year! We have a lot of exciting things happening at DWP, and we'll be sharing them soon, but today we're taking you back to the fall of 2011, when the days were still kind of long and you didn't quite have to wear a jacket yet. I miss those days...

Alex and Veronica's wedding at the Wooden Gallery in Ukrainian village was full of unique and hand made touches. Veronica handmade all of the table numbers in a pottery studio over the summer; their guests each took home delectable pieces of bacon, chocolate fudge also made by Veronica. We were very honored to photograph this wedding, as Alex's father is a Chicago commercial photographer. Having grown up literally in a photo studio, Alex has a very creative side which made it all the more fun to work with them.

Here are just a few of our favorite images from their day; to view the full slideshow of 100+ favorites, click on the link below these images. 

Venue: Wooden Gallery
Flowers: Pistil and Vine
Music: Beep Media
Food: Bonsoiree 

Alex + Veronica's full slideshow of DWP favorites.