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Oak Brook, IL – January 20, 2010 – WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced Laura Meyer Photography has been selected to receive the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for wedding photography!

The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

Laura Meyer Photography is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that Laura Meyer Photography is among the very best wedding photography within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™.

For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at www.laurameyerphotography.com.

LMP is excited to have a Valentines Day Boudoir sessions promo! A mini session package including two prints to give to that special someone in your life for only $100. Give it as a Valentines Day Present or save it for a pre wedding night sexy gift. He will LOVE IT!!

I am offering a session series next week January 15th and 16th. Can’t make this date, but still interested?? Drop me a line and I can add you to my Boudoir list and you will be notified first the next session series. I will be offering a series of sessions again soon.  Please let me know when you are interested in having a session, this helps me plan additional sessions. Want to schedule a session outside the promo date, no problem! The rates and packages are the same, you will need to book the hotel room and take care the extra costs, including parking. Contact me and we can discuss all the options!!

Know someone interested, please forward this email to them…..get a group of gals together and make it a party!

WHO: Any Fun and Confident women who want to take some fabulous and flirty photos. Whether your a bride to be or just up for some fun!! Please share this with your friends……it would be fun to have a session with a few friends make a party out of it!! Email me for more information if your a group, I have special discounted rates available for groups and parties on any date.

WHAT: Boudoir sessions!! What the heck is a boudoir session?? See fun facts below in why section below.

WHERE: The Oak Brook Hills Marriott in Oak Brook, IL

WHEN: January 15th-16th
Time slots currently open are:
January 15th 6pm, 7pm and 8pm
January 16th 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm

WHY: So….What is boudoir??
Boudoir is French for a woman’s bedroom or a private sitting room. LMP Boudoir Sessions typically take place in a hotel room or other intimate setting. This allows us  to create classy images that can be soft, romantic, and sexy.. The main focus of a boudoir photographer is to capture you in the most flattering way by guiding you through the poses that compliment your body type.

Why have a boudoir session??

To surprise your special someone with some fabulous  photos in a super sexy custom album. It’s a perfect wedding present…..many of our boudoir sessions are a secret surprise for the hubby to be, left for him to enjoy the night before “the big day.” It’s a perfect for a Valentines day gift for couples….what better way to spice things up then to have some super hot pictures of you looking amazing in a custom designed album!! Or just simply because it fun!! Every women is beautiful in her own special way, every session is unique to each woman’s personality and style.

**To respect client privacy, and to not spoil the big surprise for many of the grooms-to-be, I will not be posting boudoir sessions on my blog  regularly. Please view my blog  to see a few samples that clients agreed I could use to promote my boudoir sessions. I do have a portfolio of boudoir work and would be happy to share it with you. Please contact the studio for more information, I am always available to answer any questions you may have.

WHAT DOES IT COST??

By booking a date during a boudoir session series, you get to take advantage of some fabulous extras.

The Valentines Day special includes:
A 30 min mini session (enough time for two sexy outfits:)
A 9×9 super sexy folio featuring your favorite two 5×7 or 5×5 photos
<3<3<3 $100

Hot Extras:
Add 30 minutes of session time to your package for an additional $50
Upgrade your folio to a 10 page 5×5 Little black brag book for an additional $100
Upgrade your folio to a 20 page 5×5 Little black brag book for an additional $150
Add a disc of all final images from your session for an additional $250

Special for LMP 2010 Brides: because we love you so much…..book a boudoir session this year, pre wedding and receive the disc of images for $50!!!


Don’t miss out, time slots are a first come first serve booking only. If you are interested in booking let me know your first and second choice for the session time. Contact me with any questions you may have. Looking forward to some fun and flirty boudoir sessions this winter!!  <3  Laura  630.561.7043

Nimisha and Shibu were married after Christmas on a beautiful snowy late December afternoon in the Northern Suburbs. I was excited to photograph their Catholic-Indian Wedding and reception with the talented Ian from Wedding Story Studio. The happy couple did their “first look” at the Bahai Temple and then we did bridal party and some beautiful and intimate photos of the couple.

The rest of the afternoon I spent with Shibu, the groom, and his family. Everyone was in such great spirits at Shibu’s Parents house…preparing for the ceremony. The house was full of family, laughing and celebrating this special day. Before we departed for the ceremony, their was a blessing, the whole family gathered around Shibu in the final moments he was to be a single man. The ceremony was Held at St John Breeuf Catholic Church in Niles. It was a wonderful service with many traditional Indian and Catholic events, including Trying of the Thali and Veiling of the Manthrakodi which is the wedding sari that the grooms family gives the bride.

The Reception was held at Chateau Ritz in Niles were there we again a mix of traditional American and Indian rituals including Nada Vili (a traditional was of cheering for the couple after the wedding) and Vellakku Kathikkal (Lighting of the lamp symbolizing the commitment of the B&G to bring god into their life), to name only a few that I included in my post. It was a great wedding, lots of smiles and fun being had by the couple and all of the guests. Here are my favorites, congratulations Shibu and Nimisha!!

I had a fabulous time photographing Meg and Josh’s Late December wedding with the fabulous Kris from iKlik Photo at the Drake Downtown. We started with getting ready photos and then headed up to Lincoln Park for the Church ceremony, then explored Michigan ave for some Pretty lights and romantic pics of the happy couple before heading back the the beautiful Drake for the reception. It was great to work with such a fun bridal party and finally get to work with my friend Kris, here are some of my favorites. Enjoy!!