Holiday Tea at LondonHouse Chicago

Before I dove into architecture photography full-time, I did a fair bit of photo work for food and hospitality brands, too.

But as Amy’s (my wife) roster of clients has grown, I’ve found myself assisting with her food & lifestyle projects more often. We make a good team — Amy assists on a lot my architecture shoots, too. If you look close, she can be found striding through the lobby of many of my architectural photos.

Late in November, we worked together on a project for her client, LondonHouse Chicago. For this year’s holiday-themed tea, the client wanted to capture an activated tea service with guests enjoying the experience. So Amy arranged some influencers to sip tea and enjoy the various bites from the sweet and savory tower while I shot stills and Amy directed and captured video. Check out the Instagram Reel she made.

Here are a few of my favorite frames. And you can learn more about LondonHouse’s Tea service here.