Melissa and Dino:
Wedding at Messina’s at the Terminal

This couple’s style perfectly fit the restored classic art deco appearance of the atrium at Lakefront Airport’s Messina’s at the Terminal wedding and event space. This is a great venue to photograph a wedding in, as it’s beautiful, spacious, and also has a balcony that wraps all the way around the space (perfect for elevated shots like this, and for placing a couple of remote flashes where they’ll be both effective and safely out of the way).

Mojeaux provided the entertainment for the reception, and were awesome as usual.

I loved how the classic art deco façade of Lakefront Airport’s Terminal Building and the antique Rolls Royce was perfectly matched with the style of this couple’s wedding and their personalities.

The timing of these kinds of portraits is crucial, especially in a case like this where we only had 15 minutes or so of daylight to work with after the ceremony. One issue that often comes up is that well-meaning guests, not aware of these time constraints, will line up and want to greet and congratulate the newly married couple, putting the couple in the awkward position of having to prematurely excuse themselves to head out for pictures, or run the risk of losing the little bit of daylight left. So, in this situation, it’s best to have a plan in place with your wedding coordinator and/or the venue staff to immediately whisk the two of you away for the portraits, and then you can greet your guests in a more relaxed manner after you return and make your official entrance into the reception.

Here’s what the bride had to say after the wedding: