One year ago today I photographed Brandi and Gary's wedding at Deep River Park. You may remember this image of the bride and groom in front of a vintage car...

To celebrate their one year anniversary I played like the paparazzi as my assistant delivered a gift certificate for a portrait session in Chicago courtesy of her husband. This was delivered about 30 minutes before the couple were set to leave for a White Sox baseball game at U.S. Cellular Field. I hid behind my vehicle down the street to capture the surprise moment.

We took some photos around the couple's new home in Crown Point and then headed to the south side of Chicago for this anniversary kiss in front of the ballpark...

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At the top of the second inning, the Chicago White Sox mascot paid a visit to the right field seats to deliver an anniversary message from the family oriented baseball team. Much thanks to the staff at the park for allowing me the freedom to take these shots. We have more to showcase in another post. In the meantime, Happy Anniversary Brandi and Gary!! Great to see you guys again!!!

* Image above courtesy of ASP Inc. *

The baseball season is under way and wedding season is about to begin as well. If you are a fan, why not incorporate your sports fanaticism into your wedding photos. This is just another example for my "think different" week.

My clients Megan and Austin will be trekking up to Wrigley Field with me this June to take their engagement shots. Their wedding is next October. Perhaps their beloved Chicago Cubs will be in the World Series at this time and they will want to celebrate with some baseball related fun wedding photography shots. Those would look great in their wedding album next to the engagement images at Cubs park.

I'm not saying to bring grandma and grandpa out to the local sporting facility for formal family shots, but for a few fun couple's images, I say go for it. For engagement shots as well, think of a passion that the two of you share and let's try something with it. Even if it's ice cream at Dairy Queen. That could end up being your favorite photograph. You never know until you try.