Room 1520 Wedding | Chicago


I was recently in the windy city to help my friend and Chicago Wedding Photographer Travis Haughton document C and O’s Room 1520 wedding just west of Downtown. It’s definitely one of my favorite venues in Chicago like Bridgeport Art Center. I started the day with the guys at the Raffaello Hotel before we headed up to the fantastic rooftop for their first look. C looked absolutely stunning in what was possibly my favorite dress of the year and O had a huge smile on his face when he saw her.

After a few portraits around town we dodged the rain and headed west for their Room 1520 wedding ceremony. After they exchanged vows and walked down the aisle hand-in-hand I ventured up to the rooftop to scope things out. In what will be the most memorable moment of the wedding season I feasted my eyes on a spectacular double rainbow and screaming rays of sunlight illuminating the Chicago skyline. Despite the falling rain I yelled for Travis and the newly minted husband and wife to join me immediately. They obliged despite an even heavier rainfall and I’m sure glad that they did.

Thanks for allowing me to document your day. I’d definitely get drenched again to make a set of images like these.

Ori gets ready
The groom gets dressed before his wedding
The groom and groomsmen share a drink before the ceremony
The bride walks out onto the rooftop in Chicago
Chelsea and Ori see each other during their first look
Chelsea and Ori see each other during their first look
Chelsea and Ori embrace on a rooftop in downtown Chicago near the Hancock building
Chelsea and Ori share a moment together
Chelsea and Ori share a moment together
Chelsea and Ori share a moment together
Chelsea has her dress adusted before her wedding in Chicago
Chelsea receives help with her dress train while getting on the bus before her wedding
The bride and groom share a moment together outside of the Chicago Theatre during their fall wedding in October
Ori walks with his bride in Chicago on a bridge
The bride and groom wave to tourists on a boat on the Chicago River during their fall wedding
Chelsea walks down the aisle with her father during her Room 1520 wedding
The groom looks on during the ceremony at Room 1520
The parents of the groom smile during the ceremony
Chelsea and Ori share a laugh during their Room 1520 wedding ceremony
The bride and groom hold hands during their ceremony
The couple kiss during their ceremony
Chelsea and Ori walk down the aisle together after being married at Room 1520
Chelsea gets some help with her dress on the rooftop above Room 1520 as rain falls and a rainbow is emerges in the sky
Chelsea and Ori embrace under an umbrella as they're surrounded by a rainbow on the rooftop during their Room 1520 wedding in Chicago
The father of the groom gives a toast
Chelsea and Ori laugh
A guest cheers during a toast
Chelsea and Ori share their first dance during their Room 1520 wedding in October
Chelsea and Ori share their first dance during their Room 1520 wedding in October
Guests dance during a wedding at Room 1520
Guests dance during a wedding at Room 1520
Guests dance during a wedding at Room 1520
Guests dance during a wedding at Room 1520
Guests dance during a wedding at Room 1520
Guests dance during a wedding at Room 1520
Guests dance during a wedding at Room 1520
Guests dance during a wedding at Room 1520
Guests dance during a wedding at Room 1520

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