Planning a wedding at Chicago Illuminating Company? As wedding videographers who’ve filmed there, here’s the realistic cost breakdown for 2027. Venue Rental Fees Rental packages start around $4,600 and can run as high as $12,000, depending on the day of the week and season. Peak Saturdays in-season sit at the […]
The Best Wedding Photo Session Locations in Chicago After filming hundreds of weddings across this city, we’ve learned that the best portrait locations aren’t always the most famous ones. They’re the ones that give you real light, real backdrop, and a few minutes of calm in the middle of a […]
The processional is the overture of your wedding film. It is the moment guests rise, cameras roll, and someone’s breath catches, and the music you choose sets the emotional key for everything that follows. After filming hundreds of processionals across Chicago’s churches, chapels, and gardens, here is what we have […]
After filming hundreds of weddings, we can tell you a secret: the father-daughter dance is often the most emotional two minutes of the entire day. Guests cry at this dance more than at the vows. As Chicago wedding videographers, we always keep one camera on the dad’s face, because that […]
Of all the wedding traditions we film in Chicago, few are as visually rich as the sofreh aghd, the ceremonial spread at the heart of every Persian wedding. It is a videographer’s dream: candlelight, mirrors, silk, sugar, and centuries of symbolism arranged in one frame. Here is what every element […]
Here is something couples rarely consider when booking hair and makeup: your artist’s work will be seen in 4K, close up, for decades. Photos capture beauty in frozen fractions of a second; film studies it in motion, through tears, laughter, wind on a rooftop, and eight hours of dancing. That […]
Ken Arlen Evolution + 312FILMS: Ballrooms, Unforgettable Nights Some bands play weddings. The Ken Arlen Evolution takes over ballrooms. We have now filmed nine weddings alongside Ken Arlen’s musicians, under names including Ken Arlen Evolution, Ken Arlen’s Front of House, and Ken Arlen’s Entourage, across some of Chicago’s most storied […]
Behind almost every wedding film we’re proudest of stands a great planner, and few names appear in our credits as often as LOLA Event Productions. Across five spectacular weddings together, from Michigan Avenue ballrooms to the lakefront, LOLA’s team has given us something every videographer dreams of: days that run […]
The Morning Everglow: Mia’s Getting Ready Session at Subtle Haus The most cinematic wedding stories often begin in the quiet, focused moments of the morning, where anticipation builds with every brushstroke and pin. On September 27, 2025, Mia’s journey to the altar began at Subtle Haus in Chicago, a space […]
Some of the best wedding days we film are team efforts, and few collaborations have been as seamless as working alongside Social Brides Collective, one of Chicago’s premier wedding content creation teams. We have now shared several wedding days with them, including two of the most spectacular celebrations we have […]
