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Maria Teresa Rendinae & Thomas Dunaway
Maria Teresa Rendina & Thomas Dunaway
Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center,
Schaumburg, IL
Text: Merry
Mayer
Photography by Roger Beck Photography
A Timeless Moment
When Maria and Thomas were married at St. Michael’s Church in Old Town there was a touch of timelessness that seemed to surround the ceremony. From the bag pipers who greeted the guests as they arrived at the church, to the Romanesque high altar which has an eight-foot statue of St. Michael the Archangel. Adding to the symbolism of timelessness and staying the course, the church, which dates back to the 1800s, burned down in the Great Chicago Fire, but was one of the first churches to be rebuilt.
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INVITATIONS
A mix of traditional and contemporary—cream base with a champagne film and black lettering--designed by William Arthur and purchased at Swoozie’s in Oak Brook.
CEREMONY
St. Michael’s Church in Old Town, Chicago. The Shannon Rovers Bag Pipers played before the ceremony as guests arrived and after the ceremony, escorting them out.
OFFICIANT
Father Thibodeau
RECEPTION
Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, Schaumburg. The night was full of crystals: crystal-studded charger plates, exploding exotic flower arrangements with raining crystals, and bouquets interlaced with crystals. Maria and Thomas entered to “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve and cut their cake to Elvis’s “Only Fools Rush In”.
FLOWERS
Kehoe Designs, Chicago, created a stage for both our church and reception several months before our wedding so that they could visualize how it was going to look.
CATERING
Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, Schaumburg
CAKE
Five-tier square fondant laced cake filled with white cake, amaretto custard, strawberries and decorated with silver fondant flowers made by Sarah’s Bakery, Chicago.
PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY
Roger Beck Photography, Chicago.
MUSIC
Geno Del Boccio was the DJ and Stella was the band.
WEDDING GOWN
A Couture Austin Scarlet Gown called “Delacroix,” which is a satin, off-the-shoulder dress with dropped waist, a crystal beaded bodice and intricate crystal embroidery on the flat-front skirt.
BRIDESMAID DRESSES
Periwinkle Full Length taffeta halter gowns with ruched bodices and mini trains designed by Badgley Mischka.
GROOM & GROOMSMEN FORMAL WEAR
Traditional three-button peak lapel black coats with black vests, black tuxedo ties and white shirts from Ralph Lauren.The groom wore a white vest and a white bow tie.
HONEYMOON
Two weeks in Bora Bora booked through JetSet travel.
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