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Catalyst Wedding Company highlights weddings by and for game-changers. We seek to amplify and empower voices and viewpoints that are usually missing from the Wedding Industrial Complex. We're a community of badass wedding professionals who love all things funky, fresh, diverse, unique, and personality-driven; we convene twice yearly for (un)convention, a collaborative workshop, styled shoot, and dinner party. We're also the publishers of Catalyst Wedding Mag, a resource for couples looking for inspiration and affirmation that doing things differently in wedding-world is not only ok, it's wonderful!

Jami and Kerri are an amazing couple; they are so gorgeous and in love. Some of my favorite shots of the year came from this Chicago, Illinois wedding day.

Their wedding took place on October 7th at Firehouse Chicago, one of my all time favorite U.S. wedding venues in the quaint neighborhood of Andersonville. Jami’s pale blue and lace wedding dress was handmade. Kerri wore a dapper suit from J. Crew with a handsome bow tie and boutonniere. Hillary Bullock officiated their outdoor ceremony under the ivy where Jami walked down the staircase to meet Kerri and a knot tying ceremony was included to signify their union. Jami and Kerri had guests take Polaroids and add them to their guest book for a keepsake. Moscow Mules were served in copper mugs during the cocktail hour. Their reception tables with pops of yellow, gray and white flowers from eco-friendly Fab Flora were gorgeous. There was also a beautiful naked cake accented with succulents by Big Delicious Planet. After an amazing dance party J&K had a sparkler exit and left in a hired Tesla.

Photos by Leah Moyers

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LEAH MOYERS

Leah Moyers is an alternative wedding photographer with a sense of humor and lots of love. She is passionate about telling the stories of conventional and unconventional couples. She believes in creating authentic wedding photography: capturing true personalities, the spirit of the day and what’s important to the couple. She loves giving her couples the gift of reliving all of the sweet, hilarious, emotional, quirky and behind-the-scenes moments. She works primarily in the style of a wedding photojournalist and also loves creative portraiture that utilizes the area landscapes and cityscapes.