presented with no comment.

INCEPTION / RECEPTION from Loyd Calomay Films on Vimeo.


(Maybe one comment: this is amazing and I forgot to post it last week and it gets REAL good about 1:20. Enjoy.)

Best President Ever.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/06/23/obama.ny.fundraisers/index.html?iphoneemail

He's the man, you guys.

Gorgeous invite idea.

This Saturday's bride, Meredith, created these gorgeous invitations and I swooned all over the place when I saw them. First, she Ebay'd 100 vintage handkerchiefs. Next, she sent them out to be screen printed with their invitation info. And lastly, she went to With Grace where she picked up boxes in which to fold the handkerchiefs and mailed them out.

I mean, just beautifulbeautifulbeautiful.

Meredith highly recommends With Grace on Roscoe. The service was amazing and the work is beautiful!

Cannot wait for her Gatsby-themed nuptials on Saturday. <3

Offbeat + AELO

We love Offbeat Bride.

We love Andrea.

We love them together.

June!

We're preparing for the next five weeks - it's going to be busy! So here are some truly awesome photos from over at Slate. 

Two things I love: weddings and vintage. What neat photos.

videographer needs? these guys are awesome.

Kayne Schwartz and Nate Horowitz were our fabulous videographers for Brant + Joanna's wedding at the Chicago History Museum. We absolutely loved working with them (seriously, they're both bad a**). Kayne also joined us at CFT Presents: ROCK THE DRESS! where he played this highlight reel of the beautiful couple. We love the work you did, boys, and can't wait to work with you in the future!


Wedding Montage for Joanna and Brant Harris from Persephanie Engel on Vimeo.

Chicago's new mayor is pretty cool.

Emanuel presides over staffer's civil union ceremony

Mayor Rahm Emanuel officiated this morning at the civil union ceremony of one his top staffers.

The new mayor said he did the honors for David Spielfogel, his chief of policy and strategic planning.

Emanuel noted his participation while speaking at Millennium Park before the civil union ceremonies there. The mayor also thanked Gov. Pat Quinn for his leadership on getting the bill passed.

The mayor also held aloft a benefits bulletin he said went out with city paychecks Wednesday, explaining that city workers can now add their partners in civil unions to their medical benefits. "This didn't come out a week later, two weeks later," Emanuel said. "But I recognized how special and important today is."