Tiffany Stoner & Nathan Rowe
Owners | Nathaniel Edmunds Photography
Office: 53 East Hawthorne
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- What is your title and position at your current company?
Nathan and I own Nathaniel Edmunds Photography
- What does your company do? How is it different than others like it?
Wedding and Event Photography. We are a brother-sister team with a fresh, cosmopolitan perspective to photography. We each have our own responsibilities and talents yet our clients get the whole package few companies are able to offer. We always say that no one hired us when we first started by our body of work. We showed a simple art portfolio with probably 20 images. We now we wish we would have save it! Our early clients hired us because our personalities clicked, and they sensed a high level of trust.
- How many years have you been in the industry?
We have been in business since 2001.
- What was your very first job?
A lovely bride and groom at the Hudson Institute which is now Laurel Hall. It was a perfect, intimate wedding to begin with at a beautiful venue. We had photographed other weddings leading up to this but it was truly the first as Nathaniel Edmunds Photography.
- What lead you in into the event industry?
When we began, there were only traditional wedding photographers for brides to choose from. We knew this left out the modern bride who wanted something a bit different but couldn't necessarily articulate it at the time. We offered our clients a photojournalistic, and an eyewitness approach to their wedding.
- Why did you decide to join ISES?
We wanted to understand the full scope of events from every vendor aspect. We also wanted to network with other professionals outside our scope of knowledge, such as Decor, Catering, etc.
- What is your most memorable event? Why?
Our first Traditional Indian Wedding was absolutely magnificent to be a part of. We are so thankful for the first Indian family that trusted a team outside their culture. We worked tirelessly for three days but soaked in every ceremony gaining knowledge that has proved to be so worthwhile since. By the end, they considered us family...even providing us with formal Indian attire to wear. It was a joy!
From a corporate perspective, we will never forget photographing Warren Buffet during a three-day conference he spear-headed for Purpose Built Communities. He was absolutely non-assuming, down-to-earth, and a role model for so many.
Finally, Superbowl 2012. We did things we have never done before (same day edit and image printing). We didn't sleep but it was so exciting to be a part of the biggest event our city has ever seen. Our team was fantastic.
- What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?
Nathan and I both sang and/or acted with the Lyric Opera of Chicago for years as children. We shared the stage with Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavoratti, and many other world-renowned operatic singers. It was thrilling to be on a stage of that caliber.
- If you were not in the event industry, what would be your dream job?
Talk Show Host (Tiffany) and National Geographic Photographer (Nate)
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