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Tips for a great Head Shot from Rick Aguilar Studios

Tips for a great head shot begin with your  first impression online and an experienced professional  photographer is essential. You may need a photograph to be used in an article for your profession, or you may be asked to submit it for a program if you are speaking professionally. And of course, all social websites […]

July 07, 2018

Rick Aguilar Named Photographer of the Year!

Illinois Meeting and Events Magazine Announces Best of Illinois Winners! I was so thrilled when I was told I was nominated for an award for Photographer of the Year by Illinois Meeting and Events Magazine! And what was even better was that the voting was based on reader’s choice. It is so great to be […]

May 05, 2018

Thank You Rick !

I received the most beautiful note today, I love getting these, it reminds me why I choose to photograph one of the happiest days in couples lives. Rick, Our wedding photos are my favorite! Thank you for capturing all the amazing moments throughout the day-we love reliving it. You and your team we’re so enjoyable […]

April 04, 2018

Swipe Right! Jordyn and Josh at the Radisson Blu Chicago!

Their Love Story I loved photographing this wedding so much and after hearing how they met I loved it even more! Jorydn swiped right to meet the man of her dreams! That’s right they met through Tinder the dating app! This was the first couple I met that told me that’s how they met. We […]

February 02, 2018

Tania and Scott

On of the great badges of honor a wedding photographer can wear is the honor of photographing the weddings of multiple siblings in the same family. So it was an honor to shoot the wedding of Tania Tomi and Scott Francke on September 30, 2017. Tania is the little sister of one of my former […]

October 10, 2017

Chicago wedding of Danielle and Ben at the Drake

It was not only a pleasure but an honor to photograph the wedding of one of the top wedding planners daughter’s in Chicago. I have known Lynda Rose and  her family for many years and Danielle always told me that when she gets married I would be the one photographing her wedding and she was […]

June 06, 2017

Chicago New Year’s Eve Wedding in Chicago

Asked to name the most fun night of the year, most people’s first answer will be New Year’s Eve.  But when you add in a wedding, and the bride’s birthday, the night becomes three times the fun! Fara and Phil had all of that for their New Year’s Eve Wedding wedding at the Ritz Carlton […]

May 05, 2017

Chicago Cultural Center & St James Chapel

Spring Wedding in Chicago Veronica and Thomas’s spring wedding was an elegant and intimate celebration.  We started at the Park Hyatt in Chicago and when I arrived, the room was full of love and anticipation for the big day. The bride wore a stunning dress by Amalia Carrara detailed with spectacular lace and crystals. Red […]

December 12, 2016