Natiely went the courthouse route. Quick ceremony, no big planning, just the two of them, a small bouquet, and a reason to call each other husband and wife. The kind of wedding that doesn't need to last a whole day to feel like it mattered.

We grabbed a few frames on the steps of one of those classic Chicago buildings, golden doors, carved stone, the city quietly playing backdrop.

She wore a cream coat over a white dress, he kept it simple in a grey blazer, and the photos felt like they should : small, soft, easy to come back to. Some weddings are about the complexity, this one was about the promise.