I won’t drag out the wedding pictures forever. I promise. One part this week, and one part next week. And then I’m through!

Here are some of my favorites that weren’t published on SMP.

THE dress. I love it. Its just perfection. Every time I look at it I love it more and more.

You have no idea how much fun we had getting ready (once I came out of my cave). I am blessed with the most amazing friends.

The girls all wore monogrammed shirts from Victoria’s Secret. You can find them here (now available in black and white polka dots… LOVE that, wish they had those when I was buying)

My monogrammed shirt was a gift from an amazing blogging friend (how thoughtful is that?).

How good is Taylor‘s reaction the first time she saw my dress?

Searching for a hair that was trapped under the thousands of layers of tulle.

And then our first look…

I sobbed. All I wanted to do all day was see Spencer so when I finally did, I just completely lost it.

I love this handsome human. So much.

The bridal party…

My bridesmaids in their beautiful custom Elise Bergman dresses.

Groomsmen wore a black suit of their choice, white shirt and we provided ties. Don’t they look dapper? This was my solution to wanting black tie but the groom nixing it.

All of us together.

The ceremony.

You’ve probably seen most of these pictures on SMP, so I’ll just share my favorites

My little brothers and cousins getting ready to walk down the aisle

Our incredible officiant doing this thing. Recognize him?

A stolen moment alone after the ceremony. Probably my favorite picture from the entire day/night.

Photographer: Aaron Delesie
Wedding planner: Marina Birch from Birch Design Studio
Flowers and decor : Kehoe Designs
Lighting and Tent : Frost
Venue: Northerly Island, Chicago IL
Catering: Food for Thought
Wedding Dress: Oscar de la Renta
Brides Shoes: Jimmy Choo
Grooms suit: Brioni
Bridesmaid dresses: Elise Bergman
Paper goods: Jessica Murnane from Suitor
Band: Becca Kaufman Orchestra

You can see all the non-professional photos of our wedding here.

I was going to share some of my favorite wedding pictures but they aren’t quite web ready. So instead, I am going to share our video. 

We were a little on the fence about a video. Are they necessary? No. Am I so glad I did it? YES. I grew up watching my parents wedding video and I loved every second. And now we have a special little highlight film (as well as a much longer one that I won’t torture you with) to watch over and over.

I adore our pictures, but there is something incredibly special about our video. I am so completely in love with it.

I Do Films created the most beautiful little look into our wedding day. Enjoy!

Alex & Spencer | A Chicago Wedding on Northerly Island from I Do Films on Vimeo.