A Leading wedding photographer, Heather Parker is redefining the art of wedding photography in the Chicagoland area. She uses a non-traditional, organic approach to capturing your wedding. Heather focuses on creating images in an editorial, story-telling fashion, preserving the memorable moments in a truly artful manner. She enthusiastically brings a photojournalistic, relaxed and fashion forward approach to wedding photography.

What is wedding photojournalism?Also known as reportage wedding photography, it is a way of photographing a wedding naturally, telling the story of the day as it unfolds. This style of photography shows the atmosphere of the wedding and is non intrusive.Heather Parker offers this method of photography for your celebration day. The aim is to record your day in beautiful, natural photographs while you enjoy your day. She combines an exciting contemporary style of wedding photojournalism with chic fashion photography by anticipating the action before it occurs and always searching for the reaction. Heather has achieved great success as a leading wedding photographer due her her ability to document an event while remaining inconspicuous, carefully following the action, but never controlling it - peicing together many uniquely captured angles that reflect the story of your day.Many of her cliens rave about her.

Heather welcomes shooting weddings, mehndi/henna & sanjeet parties, and all other life events.

In addition to Chicago weddings, Heather is available for New England and destination event coverage and is familiar with Nantucket!

REFERENCES, TESTIMONIALS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY IN CHICAGO, IL:

Katelyn G. - Peninsula Hotel Wedding
I loved working with Heather on my wedding day. She was fun and quirky but professional and down to business at the same time. All the photos turns out beautifully. She surprised us in so many ways, like when she borrowed our rings and put them around a few stems of roses to snap a shot. Sometimes during the day I'd think to myself "this would be a great photo" and there she would almost magically appear. After we got back from our honeymoon, we had a sampling of great pictures in our email. I'm happy we went with her and I would very much recommend her.

Rebecca H. - The Drake Hotel Wedding
So after working with Heather for our engagement pictures a few months ago, we were pretty sure our wedding photography would come out great. Heather surprised us with shots where we were all prefectly frozen in emotion, then some of me where I just looked glowing and so happy, and some very touching shots of me and the new husband I acquired, along with those close to us. A lot of the stuff out there looked the same but she stood out. I am glad we had the opportunity to work with her for the wedding, and also for fun little engagement session.

Sharon M. - Narnia Estate Wedding
For us, photography was one of the most important parts of our wedding. Photography is what lasts forever. (Besides the marriage of course, but you'll have to find your own person there!) It preserves and shapes your memories of the day. Heather is an absolutely wonderful photographer; you only have to look at her work to see that. I feel like I gave my guests a present by letting them have inexpensive access to fantastic professional pictures of themselves. She makes people look great! Heather has also been great about further questions we've had about photography and has been quick to respond whenever we've had questions or asked her advice. She is great to work with and I'm glad we chose her. I've had several people ask me about her wanting to use her for their own or a child's wedding in the future and I whole-heartedly recommend her.

Angela M. - Gallery 1028 Wedding
Heather photographed our September 2009 wedding at Gallery 1028 in Chicago, and she did an amazing job. We wanted artistic photos that would retell the story of our wedding day, and that's exactly what we got. Heather was professional, creative, and super easy to work with. Our photos are nothing short of stunning, and we are so glad we hired her!

Jackie B. - Mart Plaza Wedding / Saint Alphonsus Church Ceremony
We hired Heather for our wedding photos, as we wanted a photographer with a photojournalistic style, who played with colors and angles, and whose work had something extra special. Heather Parker is just that. Our wedding photos are unbelievable. Her retouching work brought out colors that weren't there in the first place and look phenomenal, and almost every moment of the day was captured somehow. I had no idea she was there during most of the reception, as she blended in with everyone. She did take the time to check in every once in a while just to make sure if there were any shots in particular we wanted. I'm so happy I have bright vibrant pictures that show us actually having fun on our day and no cheesy poses and fake smiles. We're very pleased and would recommend Heather to anyone!

Abigail C. - Stan Mansion Wedding
Heather photographed our wedding at the Stan Mansion in September. Knowing that other photographers had some difficulties shooting there because the space can be low lit, Heather sought perspective when we were deciding how to light the space. She was a ninja photographer as most of my family and friends don't remember seeing here throughout the wedding, but she took wonderful shots. Great person to work with and great at capturing detailed moments. I'd definitely recommend her for your event.

Jennifer H. - Hampshire House Destination Wedding
I honestly thought the pictures of the wedding couldn't outdo our engagement photos, but they did!!! To be honest, after our wedding was over I was having regrets about not hiring a videographer. The whole evening was so amazing and everyone was so animated that I thought I needed to capture it on film. I received Heather's pictures in the mail the yesterday and realized my regrets were COMPLETELY unwarranted!!!! I felt that Heather's pictures captured the ENTIRE essence of the night PERFECTLY and in ways video could never accomplish. Thanks for showing me the power of photojournalism, Heather!!!

Tasha B. - W Hotel Lakeshore Wedding
Heather was the last photographer that my husband and I meet with. We had interviewed and met with about a half dozen other big name photographers and were pretty set on choosing another one until we met with Heather. Her work speaks for itself, but i felt that personality was also important. She was just very down-to-earth and comfortable to be around. even during tense hectic times on our wedding, she made us feel totally relaxed and kept the pictures moving. Heather and her assistant were everywhere that night. They captured countless moments that i would have missed otherwise. They were extremely flexible, so easy to work with, and two of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Nikki Y. - Germania Place Wedding / Old St. Patrick's Ceremony
Heather Parker is truly a professional. I hired her solely on gut--as I matter of fact I hired all of my wedding vendors that way. We really did hit the jackpot with Heather. Of course I knew I wanted her photojournalistic style, but beyond that she seemed so..responsible, I guess would be the way to put it! I knew that she took her profession very, very seriously and was a professional. Therefore I knew I would be getting quality and excellent service, which every bride knows is a big added bonus. Heather must work about a bazillion hours a day because she is also quick to respond, she is thorough with information, she is conversational, polite, knowledgeable, and more importantly; our photos are stunning. We got what we wanted which were very few posed, boring photos. The shots really show us in action and highlight the beauty of both the church and reception as well as the fun of the trolley ride around town! I am happy for Heather's success over the past year and I wish her continued success.

Allison K. - Loyola Wedding
Heather was wonderful to work with from start to finish. She was extremely friendly and professional. She made my husband and I feel very comfortable during shooting which really showed in the photos. Our wedding photos came out beautifully- I have gotten countless compliments on them. I am so happy I chose her.

Deborah P. - Mother of both a son and daughter who hired me for two separate weddings
We all looked with Sam's computer yesterday and we're thrilled. Thank you so much for shooting Liza & Richards wedding. I didn't get to see all of Sam and Hezi's pics but what I did see are fabulous! You really are so very talented! Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Katie W. - Zed 451 Wedding
She managed to get some gorgeous shots under some challenging lighting conditions and she put a lot of time above and beyond our contract into adjusting the contrast of those photos. I feel really fortunate to have found Heather! She's talented, dedicated, professional and easy to communicate with!

Charlotte T. - Marriott Magnificent Mile Wedding
Heather was awesome! My husband and I are not very comfortable in front of the camera but on the day of the wedding, I didn't even notice she was there! Love my photos!

Liz N. - Allerton Hotel Wedding
Heather was terrific to work with. Everything about our wedding was a little bit discombobulated and she rolled with each punch with a sense of humor. It's really hard to go from being a normal person to having a photographer snap photos of us for a day, but once we saw the results of our engagement shoot (so much cooler than the nerdy posed ones we thought they would be), we were far, far more comfortable when it was time for our wedding. Perhaps most important, she and her assistant were professional: arrived when they said that they would, stayed as long as they said that they would, and were energetic the entire time. They were there for a million little extras as well. I'm not getting married ever again, but I want an excuse to hire her again!

Melissa A. - Moondance Villas Jamaica Destination Wedding
Thanks so much Heather! We really appreciate the pics.

Russ S. - Galleria Marchetti Wedding
We used Heather for our wedding on April 5th, 2009! we found her to be extremely professional, easy to work with and most of all, we think her photos are awesome! My wife said to me a few days after the wedding, everytime she thought, wow this would be a great photo... heather was there.
Highly recommend!

Liza H. - Museum of Science and Industry Same Sex Wedding
Everyone loves Heather, for good reasons! For me, its all about the results. My wife and I hired Heather to shoot our wedding on August 1st this year, and we couldn't have been happier with the outcome. Our friends and family are constantly commenting on their love for our pictures! Having received all of our photos from Heather, I can honestly say that when you look at her portfolio and see the beautiful sample pictures - this is truly the product you'll receive. We also love that we get all of the images on DVD in B&W and color. It's ridiculous to me that some photographers will limit the number of images you receive or just generally limit your options when it comes to the photos of YOUR OWN wedding ... such is not the case here, and that is really fabulous ... particularly given that you'll want to show the whole world your photos. Hire her.