Business Details
Chicago Wedding Photography That Captures Your Authentic Story
We are dedicated to capturing the authentic story of your wedding day, creating photographs that transcend trends and become cherished heirlooms. Our approach blends photojournalistic storytelling with guided direction to highlight both spontaneous joy and intentional moments. With a focus on timeless composition and emotional depth, we prioritize building trust with couples to ensure their personalities shine through in every frame.Our team meticulously documents details, ceremonies, and candid interactions, delivering a cohesive visual narrative that reflects the uniqueness of each relationship. By combining technical expertise with artistic vision, we strive to produce images that evoke the same emotions felt on your wedding day, generation after generation.
Services
Wedding Photography
Bridal Prep Sessions
Candid Moment Capture
Black & White Photography
Ceremony Documentation
Portrait Sessions
Event Details Photography
Highlights and features
- We combine photojournalistic storytelling with artistic direction for comprehensive coverage.
- Our team prioritizes capturing organic moments that reflect genuine emotions.
- We provide guidance to ensure impactful, naturally beautiful photographs throughout your day.
- Decades of collective experience documenting weddings across diverse cultural traditions.
- We deliver a curated visual narrative that highlights your relationship's unique journey.
What people say
Timeless photographs
Authentic storytelling
Professional team
Emotional depth
Beautiful compositions
Services
Wedding Photography
We document weddings with a photojournalistic approach, capturing spontaneous moments and curated portraits. Our photographers blend into the background to preserve genuine interactions while providing subtle guidance for impactful compositions. Every package includes full-day coverage, professional editing, and a private online gallery for easy sharing and download.
Black & White Photography
Our black and white photography emphasizes emotional intensity and timeless aesthetics. We selectively convert images during post-processing to enhance dramatic lighting and textures while maintaining natural skin tones and architectural details. This service is included in all full wedding packages.
Bridal Prep Sessions
We document the transformation from preparation to ceremony with attention to detail. Our photographers capture intimate moments with family, hair and makeup artistry, and ceremonial item arrangements. These sessions provide context for the wedding day narrative and create standalone artistic portraits.
Questions
What photography style do you specialize in?
We combine photojournalistic storytelling with artistic direction to capture authentic moments and intentional compositions.
Do you offer destination wedding coverage?
Yes, we travel for weddings and have experience documenting events in Chicago, Venice, and other international locations.
How do you handle low-light situations?
Our team uses professional-grade equipment and advanced lighting techniques to ensure quality images in all lighting conditions.
What's included in your wedding packages?
Packages include full-day coverage, professional editing, private online gallery access, and print rights for all final images.
Reviews (7)
Justin Cannon
May 17, 2022
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We have nothing but amazing things to say about Michael and the end results! The pictures are absolutely stunning and Michael was able to capture the day perfectly. His sense of humor played well with our wedding party and he worked flawlessly with the videographer the entire day. He does a great job at getting people in the right place and makes sure he gets the right shot. We can't recommend him enough!
Caitlin Brauneis
May 23, 2020
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My husband and I were truly overwhelmed by Nick's talent, calm demeanor, and overall organization on wedding day. We, along with our family's, thrived off of his consistent humor and lightheartedness throughout the day. For two people that aren't quite used to "photoshoots", he made us feel incredibly comfortable and it came across in our photos. We could not picture our wedding day without him there.
He truly went above and beyond in every aspect, helping out and organizing wherever he was needed! We are so happy with all of our photos, and will be sure to continue using Gerber + Scarpelli in future life events!
He truly went above and beyond in every aspect, helping out and organizing wherever he was needed! We are so happy with all of our photos, and will be sure to continue using Gerber + Scarpelli in future life events!
Maryl Schroeder
Feb 23, 2020
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Our wedding photos are STUNNING! Nick Gerber is such an easy-going and fun person that he made our wedding day perfect. He captured the best moments of our special day, he made sure everyone was where the needed to be in order for pictures to move smoothly and organized. Our wedding photos will forever let us relive the most special day in our lives and I am so grateful to have had such a talented photographer! Thank you Nick and the whole Gerber and Scarpelli team!
Amy Weisberg
May 30, 2019
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Gerber and Scarpelli are simply AMAZING! Working with Mike Scarpelli and Belen was truly a wonderful experience. They are extremely talented and have an ability to capture stunning detail and raw emotion in each of their photographs. They are extremely professional and fun to work with. We couldn't be happier with our photographs and would highly, highly recommend them to anyone looking for gorgeous photographs that will truly capture every detail of their wedding day!
Nerissa Bona Israel
Jun 21, 2017
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From start to finish, working with Gerber + Scarpelli was great. My husband and I had such a good feeling in our first meeting Nick (our main photographer for engagement and wedding pics). It was an easy decision to book G+S, and we are so happy we did. Our engagement and wedding photos are everything we had hoped for and more. Frank also photographed our wedding - he and Nick made such a great team.
They were easygoing, fun, and funny.and awesome at their work! There are some vendors you may actually miss after the big day just because you enjoy their company that much. Gerber + Scarpelli are in that category.
They were easygoing, fun, and funny.and awesome at their work! There are some vendors you may actually miss after the big day just because you enjoy their company that much. Gerber + Scarpelli are in that category.
Jamie Siegel
Feb 23, 2017
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I was VERY impressed with my photography experience with Gerber + Scarpelli. Nick & Belen photographed my wedding and I couldn't be happier with the results. I would use Gerber + Scarpelli again and again and have recommended them to friends and family. They produce absolutely stunning photography! Thank you!
Colleen Eannace
May 24, 2016
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We met the Orange 2 crew and Nick Gerber through our wedding planner, and I cannot put in to words how wonderful it was to work with Nick Gerber for our November 2015 wedding. The professionalism and kindness that we experienced through the whole process even leading up to the wedding was more than we could have ever imagined. Nick and his team not only take the most beautiful photographs, but they are all fun and easy going.
It was a blast having them with us through the whole wedding day experience. Nick photographed our engagement photo's, our shower, and our wedding day and I could not imagine having our photographs taken by anyone else. We will definitely recommend Gerber + Scarpelli, Orange 2, and Nick Gerber for anyone looking for talented, professional, and fun photographers!
It was a blast having them with us through the whole wedding day experience. Nick photographed our engagement photo's, our shower, and our wedding day and I could not imagine having our photographs taken by anyone else. We will definitely recommend Gerber + Scarpelli, Orange 2, and Nick Gerber for anyone looking for talented, professional, and fun photographers!
