In the spirit of transparency, I didn't set out to be a wedding photographer. Rather, I spent the early years of my business vehemently avoiding photographing weddings, because I didn't really consider myself to be the "wedding type".
But once I did start photographing weddings, I began to understand that they aren't really about the mood boards, or the dress, or even the photos; weddings are about human beings, and relationships, and fleeting moments and joy and celebrating the fact that you've found a person who you want to hang out with for the rest of your life, while being surrounded by all of the people who love each of you, and who you love in return. And that's when I realized that maybe I am the wedding type after all - when I found myself falling in love with these people, and the little moments that make up their days, and the ways in which they love one another.
So at a base level, I would love the opportunity to be your wedding photographer. But more than that, I would love the opportunity to get to know you all, and to capture who the two of you are, both individually and together, and the things and the people and the love that bring you joy.
The People I’ve Been Documenting Lately
LOCATED IN:
Chicago, IL
Documenting:
Weddings + Engagements + Life
Get ahold of me at:
brookerumbold@gmail.com
We are on Instagram
Maureen and Chris’ wedding day at @loftlucia ✨ #brookealaina
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A perfect little spring day with the Kula family.🌷 @lskirby624 @mattkula30 #brookealaina
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I turned 39 last week! We took the boys to their first baseball game, @mjherzog and I had a date night, my mom visited, we ate a lot of cake and donuts and spent a lot of time at the park. It was wonderful. A decade ago I spent my birthday happily single and getting drunk at a Mexican restaurant with some of my best friends, and that was a wonderful birthday, too! A thing I knew about myself then was that while I maybe/probably wanted to try to become a mom someday, I wasn’t going to be ready for a long time, and now that I’m here, I’m just so thankful I didn’t rush the process. I’ll never shut up about what a gift it is to age, so buckle up, everyone - I’m sure I’ll be talking about the last year of my thirties far too much over the next twelve months. I hope it involves a lot of time at the park with Ezra and Otis, plenty of donuts, *and a night or two of getting drunk with my best friends.
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More favorites from Grace and Cristal’s wedding day at @hiddenvineyard 🫶🏼 @___cristalina #brookealaina #chicagoweddingphotographer
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Caitlin and Kevin + a few more snippets from their wedding day. @cstrozewski @kevin_widdis @firehousechicago #brookealaina #chicagoweddingphotographer
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Maureen and Chris’ wedding day at @loftlucia ✨ #brookealaina
A perfect little spring day with the Kula family.🌷 @lskirby624 @mattkula30 #brookealaina
I turned 39 last week! We took the boys to their first baseball game, @mjherzog and I had a date night, my mom visited, we ate a lot of cake and donuts and spent a lot of time at the park. It was wonderful. A decade ago I spent my birthday happily single and getting drunk at a Mexican restaurant with some of my best friends, and that was a wonderful birthday, too! A thing I knew about myself then was that while I maybe/probably wanted to try to become a mom someday, I wasn’t going to be ready for a long time, and now that I’m here, I’m just so thankful I didn’t rush the process. I’ll never shut up about what a gift it is to age, so buckle up, everyone - I’m sure I’ll be talking about the last year of my thirties far too much over the next twelve months. I hope it involves a lot of time at the park with Ezra and Otis, plenty of donuts, *and a night or two of getting drunk with my best friends.
More favorites from Grace and Cristal’s wedding day at @hiddenvineyard 🫶🏼 @___cristalina #brookealaina #chicagoweddingphotographer
Caitlin and Kevin + a few more snippets from their wedding day. @cstrozewski @kevin_widdis @firehousechicago #brookealaina #chicagoweddingphotographer
