Wedding Creativo Blog

Mens casual formals for summer 2012

2012-05-28T13:00:48Z

Happy Memorial Day! It is officially time to break out the summer outfits. Guys, we're talking to you today. For summer weddings, especially afternoon affairs, we suggest linens, light fabrics and light colors instead of traditional dark and heavy suits. If the wedding your attending is not strictly formal, try these numbers, and add a little flair to your casual-formal style.

View this collection on Polyvore

Mens Casual Formal - canvas & linen by weddingcreativo on polyvore.com

Custom Thank You cards with bicycle theme

2012-05-25T20:55:35Z

Newlyweds Michelle and Mathew asked us to create custom photo "Thank You" cards to send to their guests after the wedding. We were excited to incorporate their spring blush and purple colors and bicycle wedding theme. As a full-service photography studio, we offer custom designed cards and save-the-dates, which can also be included in a package or ordered separately from wedding photography.

We were thrilled to also be a recipient in their wedding thank-yous too!

Happy Mothers Day 2012

2012-05-13T17:40:16Z

Happy Mothers Day! Congratulations to our newest mother Tabitha (and papa Matthew), who had their first child born this spring, a baby girl named Adaline Rose. Tabitha is a dancer, so we loved making these dance-inspired portraits during her maternity portrait session.

Creative Spotlight : Spiaggia Chef Tony Mantuano

2012-05-11T13:00:13Z

Tony Mantuano is an internationally acclaimed executive chef/partner of several restaurants, including Terzo Piano at The Modern Wing of the Art Institute, and Spiaggia, which has the distinction of being Chicago's only four-star Italian restaurant.

The Kenosha, Wisconsin native was awarded the 2005 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Midwest, and was one of the champions on the Bravo television series, "Top Chef Masters." Mantuano specializes in Italian cuisine, and was even presented with the keys to the city of San Martino, Italy in recognition for serving authentic Italian cuisine in America. Spiaggia is also a favorite restaurant of President Barak Obama, who celebrated his election win there in 2008.

Spiaggia also has private events, and one of our recent newlyweds Rebecca and Christopher celebrated their wedding reception with a wonderful dinner by Chef Mantuano and Spaggia's impeccable staff.

Courthouse Wedding at The Chicago Cultural Center

2012-05-09T13:01:00Z

Did you know that many "courthouse" weddings in Chicago actually take place in one of the city's most treasured architectural landmark buildings? On select Saturday mornings judges from the Marriage Court of Cook County perform weddings at The Chicago Cultural Center. Couples need to register in advance for their date and time.

This is exactly what newlyweds Carly and Mat did when they got married on a lovely sunny Saturday morning with a few guests in attendance. We also enjoyed strolling around Millennium Park for their wedding portraits.

For those planning a stylish courthouse wedding we made this inspiration board.

Mother and Bride framed prints for Mothers Day

2012-05-05T00:32:54Z

Mother's Day is almost here! We suggest framing a special moment between mom and daughter as a lovely gift idea. Candid and emotional moments are a nice complement to any home or office, and can add some variety to wall displays that may have more traditional posed portraits. Mix it up with some spontaneous moments and formal portraits!

Wedding Creativo offers a wide selection of frames with our Creativo Couture services, including custom framing like the samples shown below.

By the way, congratulations to several of the brides shown here who are now new moms!

Creativo Loft small wedding venue in Chicago

2012-04-29T13:00:23Z

Over the winter we moved our photo studio to a larger 3000 s.f. private loft space in our building. We are super excited about this expansion, and have started accepting bookings for small weddings, civil unions, private parties, corporate events and other intimate gatherings.

We're calling our new space Creativo Loft, and recently did a little photo shoot for our website www.creativoloft.com.

Here are a few pictues from a recent photo shoot for our new space, including a few extras featuring some of our in-house decor items.

Fun socks for grooms

2012-04-27T16:39:40Z

Offbeat fun socks for groomsmen have been a pretty popular wedding trend for a few years running.

Here are some ideas for finding the best socks to express your personality:

argyle socks for groomsmen

striped socks for groomsmen

light colors and patterns socks for groomsmen

vibrant colors and patterns socks for groommen

socks for whimsical grooms

socks for quirky grooms

socks for tough guys

There are several niche shops that carry a variety of unique socks:

Second Marriage at Gibsons Steakhouse Oak Brook

2012-04-25T13:00:38Z

Gwen and Chris were both lucky in love for a second time and held an early spring wedding surrounded by their closest friends and family. Each have children, pre-teen and teen-age, who all stood up in the wedding party. The bridesmaids wore adorable pink dresses with fabric floral accents, and for the flower girl, a white ballerina style dress. White dresses for young girls have become quite popular in the last year since the British Royal wedding. The bride wore a lovely modern sheath gown accented with black sinch belt. Pink and purple hues were found throughout the details, with white lily bouquets and purple ruffle orchids in the decor. The ceremony was held at St. Michael Catholic Church in Wheaton, followed by an intimate reception dinner at Gibsons Steakhouse in Oak Brook.

Creativo visits Chicago Botanic Garden antiques show

2012-04-21T13:00:18Z

This is one of our favorite antique shows that we go to see each year. The 2012 Chicago Botanic Garden Antiques and Garden Fair is going on this weekend through Sunday, April 22. We strolled through on Friday afternoon, with smartphone camera in-hand, and spotted some lovely things for weddings and antique decor. Here are some of our favorite finds: