Deonna Caruso Photography

On July 9th, 2011 Jennifer Paruch & Daniel Sochor were married!  It was a gorgeous sunny summer day with no rain!!  Yay!!  I started at beautiful Villa D’ Citta on Halsted.  Talk about a great place to get ready.  This place was stunning with dark hardwood floors, beautiful rooms and a great patio area tucked away in the city.  The Villa was literally 2 minutes away from the Church which was nice too.  All the details of the day were simply too much fun to photograph from the dress, the elaborate shoes and engagement ring to the beautiful flowers!  I loved the muted pink colors of the bouquets together with the champagne colored bridesmaid dresses.    I got some great getting ready shots of Jennifer and all the girls before heading over to St. Vincent de Paul Parish on Webster Ave.  The church was very big and ornate with a great balcony area for some great shots of the lovely and touching ceremony.  Once the catholic ceremony was done we took some shots on the steps of the church before heading to the 1936 white Packard they rented for their special day!  Wow!  This car was beautiful.  We headed to the Ravisloe Country Club for some great shots with the car and then I took the bride and groom and bridal party to the grounds of the country club for some great group shots.  The Ravisloe County Club is simply stunning!!  I love that place.  Having shot there before I was familiar with it’s gorgeous grounds and couldn’t wait to get back there and shoot there again.  It is the epitome of old world beauty and charm!  It was founded in 1901 so it has lots of history!  The reception dinner was delicious!!  Jennifer and Daniel enjoyed the toasts of family and friends before eating dinner and getting on the dance floor for their first dance.  Then the dance floor opened up for everyone and they all were having a great time!   A HUGE shout out to my second shooters, Tracy Petersen and Layla Eloa for doing a great job throughout the entire day!!  Jennifer and Daniel are such a sweet couple and I know they are going to have many years of happiness together!!  I was honored to photograph their beautiful wedding day!  Congratulations to you both!  I wish you all the happiness in the world!  Here are some of my favorite images of the day!  Enjoy!

On June 11th, 2011 Jessica Marx & John Barney were married at the beautiful Kemper Lakes in Hawthorne Woods!  Me and my fabulous second shooter, Ernst Jacobsen, started at the hotel taking shots of the girls getting ready.   I LOVED Jessica’s hair with the white flower and her makeup was just perfect!!  After getting ready we then headed over to Kemper Lakes for all the bridal party shots before the ceremony.  The ceremony was so romantic!!  They were married outside near the lake and under the beautiful willow trees!!  It was such a pretty & touching ceremony!  After they were hitched we took some family shots and then we got some gorgeous photos of Jessica & John near the lake before going into cocktail hour.  The reception was a great time!  Everyone enjoyed themselves and the dance floor was full all night!!  Jessica & John were so much fun and the wedding was simply beautiful!  Congratulations Jessica & John!  I wish you the best!  Here are some of the highlights!!

On June 6, 2011 I had the honor of photographing 560 WIND’s Third Annual Tee Party Golf Outing at the Elgin Country Club to benefit “A Ray of Hope on Earth”.  A Ray of Hope on Earth was founded by former Chicago Bear, Ray McElroy and is resolute about empowering youth, changing lives and making a difference by any means necessary! Being blessed with the platform of football is just the vehicle to impart meaningful principles into the lives of youth, young adults and families across America.  It was a fun filled day with Big John Howell, Amy Jacobson, Otis Wilson, Ray McElroy, Earl Bennett, Caleb Hanie & Corey  Wootton.  The day started with a delicious luncheon from Kathy Pedersen of On Occasion Catering.  Then we headed outside for photos of the foursome players with John & Amy and the Chicago Bears!  A short announcement was made from Big John Howell & Amy before heading out to the beautiful golf course for an 18 hole game!  It was a hot but gorgeous day for golf and everyone had a great time.  After a few hours of golf the night ended with a dinner and a few words from Amy Jacobson, Big John Howell, Tom Sodeika of Precision Payroll of American &  Ray McElroy!  I had a blast meeting some great people and enjoying the day!  Here are some of the highlights!

Today we had the second cooking club meeting and this time my sister Carla Wills was the host.  She decided to get a little creative and have a beautiful Spring Tea Party!!  What a great idea!!  Everyone had tea sandwiches and scones to make along with a cute dessert.  Everyone also brought their own tea cups and their favorite tea!  Some of the tea cups were beautiful and everything tasted as good as it looked!!  This was so much fun!  Good job Carla.  Here are some images from the party!!  Enjoy!!

On May 8th I met up with Colleen & Ted for their engagement session at Buckingham Fountain & the Art Museum Gardens!  It was the most gorgeous day ever!!  Colleen & Ted got engaged at Buckingham Fountain so that place had special meaning to them and made for a great backdrop for some of their photos.  We started there and made our way down Michigan Avenue to the Art Museum Gardens!  I had such a great time shooting both of them.  They are such a wonderful couple…so nice and so much in love and I think that came out in their photos.  Oh and boy did we luck out with the abundance of beautiful tulips which happen to be my favorite flower!  The vibrant colors are breaktaking and they were in full bloom this day for sure!  I couldn’t be happier for Colleen & Ted and I am so excited to shoot their wedding coming up in July!!  Here are some of my favorite shots of the day!  Enjoy!!