Lexi & Jonathon’s Unforgettable Rolling Green Country Club Wedding

Jun 10

Lexi and Johnathon met in 2014 in college at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They worked together as resident advisors at Nugent Hall and reconnected after graduation – and the rest is history!

Every now and again we are lucky enough to meet a couple that we want to hang out with outside of their wedding. We really love what we do and have met so many amazing people along the way. But there are some couples we just really want to share a drink or two with well after their big day. The week before Lexi and Johnathon’s wedding we ran into them while bowling at Beverly Lanes – they were there with their friends (and another Something Blue couple!) Kait and Mark – it was really fun to share a few laughs at the bowling alley and made us that much more excited for Lexi and Johnathon’s wedding!

I joined Lexi and Johnathon and their closest family and friends on Friday night at their rehearsal dinner at Nostimo – Johnathon proposed to Lexi on a tiny island in Greece so this was the perfect spot for a pre-wedding celebration! We had the best time enjoying Nostimo’s always-delicious food and hanging out, it was the perfect way to kick off their wedding weekend!

We had gorgeous Spring weather for Lexi and Johnathon’s wedding day, the sun was shining and the energy was perfect Conrad and I arrived at their house to take “getting ready” pictures of Lexi. Just as she was about to get dressed her Mom accidentally got a smudge of lipstick on Lexi’s Robert Bullock satin gown – Lexi took it completely in stride and waited calmly while everyone scrambled to get the stain out of her dress. What would have been an incredibly stressful moment for anyone else was just a minor blip for Lexi, she is cool as a cucumber and looked absolutely radiant once she got dressed.

We arrived fashionable late to St. Edna’s for the ceremony and found Johnathon patiently waiting on his best friend. Their traditional Catholic ceremony was a lovely celebration of their connection and commitment to one another under the eyes of God. After the ceremony we took some beautiful pictures inside at St. Edna’s before heading out for some fun with the newlyweds. Lexi and Johnathon always get a heart-shaped pizza from Barnaby’s on Valentine’s Day, so it only made sense to stop in for a slice on their wedding day! The team at Barnaby’s made us feel so welcome and it was just so much fun to photograph a bride and groom while they enjoyed pizza together in a pub! We made our way down Route 12 to Kahala Koa afterwards for more laughs and some hand-crafted tiki drinks at one of our favorite spots in Arlington Heights. We just can’t imagine a more FUN way to spend the afternoon on your wedding day than pizza and tiki drinks!

When we arrived at Rolling Green Country Club everything looked gorgeous thanks to Brianna and Anna’s efforts and the incredibly talented Pala Floral who created the most stunning and unique florals we have EVER seen. Guests were treated to the best tune by DJ Faithful Anchor who spun vinyl all night and gave the newlyweds the 45 he played during their first dance. Later that night everyone enjoyed Jeni’s Ice Cream while dancing the night away. And long after we clocked out we met up with Lexi and Johnathon at Eddie’s for a couple drinks before calling it a day, the first time we have ever partied with a couple after photographing their wedding! We love Lexi and Johnathon so much and are so thankful to have been a part of their unforgettable celebration!

Lexi and Johnathon asked us to also shoot some rolls of film on their wedding day. If you’ve been following along, we have been LOVING the film photography trend and are always excited to carry our 35mm cameras when shooting a wedding! These are some of our favorite scans from Lexi and Johnathon’s unforgettable wedding day: