Name: Alyssa + Joe | Oak Park, IL | Westin Itasca
Uploaded: 2018-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 2 min 58 s
Description: Alyssa and Joe’s wedding started off with sweet, personal notes to each other. After a whirlwind of a celebration, they joined fun-loving family and friends and danced into the night. Alyssa and Joe made it easy to capture the joy on their faces, they didn’t stop smiling at each other all day!

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Alyssa and Joe’s wedding started off with sweet, personal notes to each other. After a whirlwind of a celebration, they joined fun-loving family and friends and danced into the night. Alyssa and Joe made it easy to capture the joy on their faces, they didn’t stop smiling at each other all day!

Alyssa + Joe | Oak Park, IL | Westin Itasca

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Videographer: Smiling Toad Productions

Venue: Westin Itasca

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