Chicago & Travel

Wedding Photography and Super 8 Film Based in Chicago, Illinois

Focusing on the beautiful in-between moments. Working with a mix of film photography, digital photography, and super 8 film, we create stories that last a lifetime. Capturing the candid moments with a documentary eye, we are here to encapsulate your forever memories on film.

Documenting Your Love Story… On Film

Real Life on Reel Film

Weddings & Elopements

This is a monumental moment in your relationship. Among all the hustle and bustle, prepping and planning, it is also a day that can easily get away from you once it has finally arrived! At Studio Z, we don’t want couples to look back and feel like they were pulled in too many directions to really be present with their partner on their special day. So, let our team make YOUR day about YOU—say yes to what you want! The day doesn’t need to be a posed photoshoot if that’s not your style—and Studio Z’s creative philosophy results in a day centered around you and your partner, filled with love, hugs, and laughter, all with the people you care about most surrounding you.

Our team works through a documentary lens, capturing candid moments for the majority of your day. Of course, we’ll still set aside time to focus on family and wedding party photos as well as your beautiful couple portraits, and we will help walk everyone through those sections of the day so they feel effortless and natural. We keep your goals and vision in mind to make sure your important moments are covered, and hang back to let everything else happen naturally.

We are available for large weddings, intimate weddings and elopements. Whatever your perfect wedding looks like, we are there to capture it with warmth and life.

Engagements & Couples

Engaged? Milestone anniversary? Just celebrating being madly in love? Anything goes! You don’t need to book us for your wedding to have us capture lifelong memories! Sometimes you just need to take your partner to a crazy-gorgeous location, run around, and laugh until the sun goes down. These are the moments we will capture for you.

We love to work with all couples! Traveling to new and exciting locations is always a fun way to make the day memorable. We have lots of photography destinations near the Chicago-area that we’d love to recommend for your photos. Get in touch so we can chat about your vision! 

Hello…

We are Studio Z!

Welcome to our world! Filled with vintage cameras, laughter, family and beautifully captured moments—we are a family-business that loves working with amazing couples in locations near and far.

Our team genuinely loves working together and values having the opportunity to capture life’s most precious moments from each of our different perspectives. Some of us have had cameras in our hands for over fifteen years, others have been behind the lens directing, and one of us found a joy in photography just a few years ago. It is with this diverse background of experiences that the vision of Studio Z comes to life.

Our team was inspired by newly-discovered family Super 8 footage that dated back to the late 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s — and it was with this inspiration that we founded Studio Z.

With our team’s combined experience and deep passion for capturing life from behind the lens, we hope to spend our time with couples and their families on some of life’s most important days, memorializing every precious moment.

Our team would be honored to document your day.

Emma & Sophia

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  • “Truly amazing photographers! Their work was outstanding - their vision for the photos, their dedication to getting the good shots, and their professionalism when it came to directing me & my husband during our wedding was great! From the beginning, they were super responsive and had great communication. They came punctually, and were super flexible with the time and any hiccups along the way. They are also so friendly, and made me feel comfortable posing in front of the camera as a beginner! And the photos turned out amazing! Highly recommend :)”

  • "These ladies are the best! Their images are unique, timeless, artsy, & make you literally say “awwww!” out loud each time you see them. My fiancé & I couldn’t be happier with our engagement shoot and can hardly wait to work with this family again on our wedding day! Book them now, you’ll be so glad you did. Thanks Studio Zwerveling!”

  • “We loved working with the Studio Zwerveling Team! They were so accommodating with the changes in schedule and the unpredictable weather. They made the entire experience super fun and easy going. Emma asked what was our engagement shoot vision and delivered! The whole experience went above and beyond our expectations and we could not be happier with our photos!”

  • “This was an incredibly special opportunity for my husband and I. You captured our love so beautifully. We will cherish these photos and videos forever. Could not recommend more!!”

  • "Emma and Laura possess an unparalleled ability to capture the essence and emotion of each moment, resulting in truly unique and breathtaking photos. Their attention to detail and creative approach allowed them to transform our wedding day into a series of timeless masterpieces. The films produced by Emma and Laura are nothing short of magnificent. They have managed to create cinematic pieces that perfectly reflect the essence of our special day. Every time we watch the films, we are transported back to that magical moment, reliving the joy and love we felt on our wedding day. Their work will undoubtedly be cherished by us and our loved ones for generations to come."

  • There are not enough praises for the incredible Studio Z team-We are so grateful they flew to Los Angeles to photograph our special day!

    Working with Emma and her team has truly been a highlight for our wedding- being surrounded by such thoughtful, sweet, & organized professionals made everything so easy going and fun for us!

    We cannot recommend Studio Z enough. Their kindness, positive vibes, patience, and their heart of understanding is truly what stood out to us while we were searching for the right photography and videography team. Thank you Studio Z for being apart of our big day!

  • Studio Zwerveling captured our wedding day beautifully in Super 8 and film photography. It's been a joy recounting the memories!! They were great company as well!

  • We did our civil ceremony pictures with them and they were wonderful. Very professional and creative with their photos. It felt like they were as happy about our day as we were :)

“Look for the moment between moments.”