When you think of  a beach wedding, you think Florida, Hawaii or California.  Well if you are a bride or a groom that loves beach weddings but lives in the Chicagoland area, there is no need to have a destination wedding. You can have a beach wedding in the Chicago area! We photograph many weddings at the Illinois Beach Resort located in Zion Illinois. Their beautiful location looks out onto Lake Michigan and their sandy beach is a perfect backdrop for a romantic ceremony & gorgeous, breathtaking wedding photographs.

Illinois Beach Resort was named in The Knot top 10 wedding sites and we agree wholeheartedly!

Jenna and Lesnik had their wedding at the Illinois Beach Resort in Zion, IL. Here is a gallery of their wedding album. Ask to see the real thing when you visit them.

If you are interested in having your wedding at the Illinois Beach Resort:

Illinois Beach Resort & Conference Center
One Lake Front Drive
Zion, IL 60099
(847) 625-7300   or (866) IL-BEACH

Below are some photos from the wedding of Stephanie and Michael who got married June 19th, 2010. Their reception took place at the Aurora Country Club. We often photograph weddings at the Aurora Country Club in Aurora, IL. Their grounds which includes a beautiful water fountain make for beautiful outdoor wedding shots. If you are interested in having your wedding at the Aurora Country Club, you can contact Peggy Hess at 1-630-892-4281.  Here is the photo gallery from the wedding of Stephanie and Michael at the Aurora Country Club.

http://www.auroracc.com/

Nico and Chris got married at the Mill Creek Golf Club in Geneva this year. If you are a bride or groom looking to get an idea of how the photographs will turn out at the Mill Creek Golf Club then you came to the right place. The below photo gallery is an assortment of photos that were taken at the Mill Creek Golf Club. The Golf Course that they have there makes for beautiful outdoor photos and fun golf cart shots. We are familiar with this location and recommend it for brides in the Chicagoland area or Western Suburbs looking for an elegant reception hall, wonderful service and a beautiful location to take outdoor wedding photographs.

Mill Creek Golf Club
39W525 Herrington Drive
Geneva, IL. 60134
1-630-208-7272

http://www.millcreekgolfcourse.com

We often shoot weddings at Astoria Banquets in Buffalo Grove. We love the people that work there and we love the way our photos come out when we shoot there. The decor is rich and “exquiste”. It makes for bright and colorful yet timeless pictures. Both wedding ceremonies and receptions at Astoria are always elegant, fun and classy. Suprisingly, the prices are very reasonable. Even some of us Jolie Images people have had our own weddings here!

If you are planning on having your wedding at Astoria Banquets, we would love you to consider our photography services. We will shoot your entire wedding day for only $595 and you will love your photos!

Here are some photos we shot at Astoria. Contact us to see even more or visit our Astoria Banquets page. On this page you can find a sample of a wedding album of a couple who had their wedding at Astoria.

You can't miss Astoria from the Road!

Beautiful lighting behind the head table

Outside Astoria

In the Brides' Room at Astoria

Astoria's Beautifully Decorated Entrance

Just before a reception

Pictures on the Astoria Staircase

Beautiful Lights on the ceilings

Just before a reception

Just before a reception

A Head Table Setting

Astorias' decor makes for beautiful, fine art photos

First Dance at Astoria

Happy Beginnings At Astoria

Here is Astoria’s contact information:

www.astoriabanquets.com

1375 West Dundee Road
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

847-392-7500

The Holiday Inn Skokie ( also known as the Skokie Banquet and Conference center) has serveral different ball rooms that can accommodate up to 1000 guests, free parking, flexible menu package options and more. Many of our brides and grooms book their wedding receptions here because they offer ethnic and kosher menus in addition to American cuisine. They also specialize in South Asian weddings and events.

Chanda and Chris were married on 10-23-09 and they had their reception at the Skokie Banquet and Conference Center in Skokie, IL.

The wedding was colorful, elegant and beautiful!  We wanted to share some pages from their flush mounted wedding photo album with you.

If you are having your wedding at any of the Chicago area Holiday Inns, we encourage you to check out our website. Our wedding photography packages are priced from $595.

Thanks to Chanda and Chris for giving us the opportunity to photograph their very important day.

If you wish to hold your wedding at the Holiday Inn, here is their contact info:

The Holiday Inn Skokie is at:
5300 West Touhy Avenue
Skokie, IL 60077

Their website is  www.skokieconference.com

Their phone number is: 847-763-3011

We recently photographed a beautiful wedding at a beautiful location. White Deer Run is a reception hall and country club that is on one of Greg Norman’s golf courses. We love photographing weddings at White Deer Run because of the beautiful outdoor scenery. They make for great shots! The indoor rooms are also very beautiful with lots of windows overlooking the beautiful golf course. It makes for a perfect spot to say your vows in front of.

Here are some pictures of Diane & Walter’s wedding so you can check it out if you are considering having your wedding at this particular hall. The wedding took place on June 6th 2009,

White Deer Run Wedding On The Golf Course

White Deer Run Wedding On The Golf Course Bridge

White Deer Run Wedding In The Golf Cart

White Deer Run Wedding Ceremony

Thank you Diane and Walter for choosing us to photograph your beautiful wedding. We are happy to have been a part of your special day.

www.JolieImages.com

If you are interested in having your wedding ceremony and or reception at a beautiful golf course, consider White Deer Run. http://www.whitedeergolf.com/

Wow we just did an amazing Halloween wedding this past Halloween. It is the most unique wedding we have seen this year. Even our photographers arrived in costume as the paparazzi. It is amazing that Anna and Jeff were able to pull it off. It is both haunting and in it’s own way…romantic. They had a fun wedding and stayed true to themselves. This was definitely not a cookie-cutter wedding. Everything from the guest wedding favors to the table settings to their bridal outfits came together in an awesome way. Way to go Anna and Jeff.

The reception was held at Chateau Ritz in Niles, IL. We have seen many weddings at Chateau Ritz and we have never seen the room decked out like this! We are posting these photographs so you other Chicago area brides and grooms can see how clever these two were!

Unique Bridal Shoes Photo

Halloween Wedding Decorations

Halloween Wedding Table Centerpiece

Halloween Wedding Head Table Chateau Ritz, Niles, IL

Halloween Wedding Open Bar Chateau Ritz, Niles, IL

Halloween Wedding Reception Room Chateau Ritz, Niles, ILHalloween Wedding Guest Table Setup Chateau Ritz, Niles, IL

Halloween Bride Anna Chateau Ritz, Niles, ILHalloween Groom Jeff Chateau Ritz, Niles, IL

Halloween Wedding Cake Topper Chateau Ritz, Niles, IL

Halloween Wedding Head Table Chateau Ritz, Niles, IL

Halloween Wedding Cake...This is unique! Chateau Ritz, Niles, IL

Halloween Wedding Guest Attire Chateau Ritz, Niles, IL

Halloween Wedding Bride & Groom. How appropriate! Chateau Ritz, Niles, IL

Anna & Jeff, we at Jolie Images were honored to do your wedding and we cannot wait to do your wedding album. That will be fun!      www.jolieimages.com

It seems there is a shortage of information available to brides in the Chicagoland area when it comes to selecting a nice reception hall that does nice outdoor ceremonies. Many couples are choosing to have their ceremony and reception at the same location and nothing beats an outdoor wedding ceremony on a beautiful day.
The following list is all in the Chicago area within a 60 mile radius. We have gorgeous photos from all these locations so be sure to call us at 1-866-922-3961 so we can show you sample wedding photographs from these halls. Our photographers are all very familiar and comfortable shooting at these halls so rest assured, when you get our $595 package, you not only get an amazing deal, you will get beautiful pictures that you will love!

Concorde Banquets Kildeer, IL
Wilder Mansion Elmhurst, IL
Patrick Haley Mansion Joliet, IL
The Odyssey Country Club Tinley Park, IL
Botanic Gardens Nothbrook, IL
The Cuneo Gardens /Museum Vernon Hills /Libertyville, IL (yes this is where My Best Friend’s Wedding with Julia Roberts was filmed!)
Chandler’s Banquets Schaumburg, IL
Kemper Lakes Kildeer, IL
Chevy Chase Wheeling, IL
Illinois Beach Resort Zion, IL (Very beautiful for outdoor ceremony – the photographs come out amazing!)
Seasons of Long Grove in Long Grove, IL
Chateau Bu-sche Alsip, IL
Bobak’s Signature events Woodridge, IL
Seven Bridges Country Club Woodridge, IL
The Narnia Estate Lemont, IL
Villa Olivia Bartlett, IL
Payton’s Roundhouse Aurora, IL
Meson Sabika Naperville, IL
Pheasant Run Resort St. Charles, IL
Mission Hills Northbrook, IL
Riverview Banquets Batavia, IL ( they have a nice gazebo to get married in ) see their images in our previous post!

We will continue to update you when we find more locations and venues. www.JolieImages.com

Jennie and Bill got married on June 13th of 2009.  We wanted to post this wedding for any brides and grooms out there in the Batavia, Geneva area that are thinking of holding their wedding at either the Fabyan Forest Preserve or Riverview Banquets.  As their wedding photographers, we just finished their custom wedding album design and wanted to show you some pictures from both the ceremony location site as well as the reception site. We thing their photos came out great and if you are in the Chicagoland area you may want to consider having your wedding ceremony and reception at one of these locations.

Their beautiful outdoor ceremony was held at Fabyan Forest preserve in Geneva IL. Here is a page from their wedding album showing that ceremony. Just click on it to view it larger.

Fabyan Forest Preserve Wedding Ceremony Location Picture

Here is more outdoor cermony pictures from the Fabyan Forest preserves.

Fabyan Forest Preserve Wedding Ceremony Location Picture

Fabyan Forest Preserve Wedding Ceremony Location Picture

Their wedding Reception was held at Riverview Banquets
1117 N Washington Ave
Batavia, IL 60510

Here are some photographs from the album.

Riverview Banquets Geneva, IL wedding reception pictures