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Long Grove is an affluent village located in Lake County, Illinois, approximately 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Chicago. As of the 2005 census, the village had a total population of 7,633. The village has strict building ordinances to preserve its "country atmosphere." There are no sidewalks, street lights or curbs throughout the village's many communities.

Before 1840, a Yankee, John Gridley, settled at a minor trail crossing deep in Long Grove, a large grove of oaks standing in bluestem prairie along the southern boundary of Lake County.

German immigrants to the area in the mid-1840s discovered that the open prairie had already been claimed and made their claims deep within the grove. A post office established in 1847 under the name Muttersholz (Mother's Woods) highlights the area's strong German influence. By the early 1850s, immigrant families who had split from the Roman Catholic parish at Buffalo Grove founded their own St. Mary's parish at Muttersholz. An Evangelical Lutheran congregation formed at the same time. Most families had their origins in the Rhineland and spoke in a Plattdeutsch dialect until hostility to German culture during World War I lead residents to make greater use of English. Muttersholz became Long Grove once again. The cultural isolation of the small community deepened as the area's major roads, Routes 53 and 83, bypassed the still rural community..

   
 
   
 
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In the early 1950s, area property owners formed an association to oppose a major development plan, countering with a village plat that would require a three-acre minimum lot size, with the aim of preserving the area's historic character. Following litigation between developers and the association, a referendum was passed in 1956, that incorporated the village of Long Grove. Guy Reed became the village's first president. After Reed's death in 1959, village president Robert Coffin pushed to retain the village's antique style through ordinances prohibiting neon signs and the development of convenience and chain stores. Any new business construction had to feature 1880s-style facades.

The village now has very strict building ordinances to preserve its "country atmosphere." There are no sidewalks, street lights or curbs throughout the villages many communities.[citation needed] The Long Grove area is now known for its historic downtown, its exclusive million dollar home communities and the annual chocolate, strawberry and apple festivals that take place in May, June and October, respectively.

 
   
 
 
Illinois Cities in Which We Have Performed Wedding Photography
Below is a partial list of cities in which we have performed wedding photography:
Addison
Alsip
Arlington Heights
Aurora
Barrington
Bartlett
Bensenville
Bloomingdale
Bolingbrook
Bridgeview
Chicago
Darien
DeKalb
Downers Grove
Elgin
Elk Grove Village
Elmhurst
Frankfort
Glen Ellyn
Glenview
Hinsdale
Joliet
Lake Forest
Lemont
Libertyville
Lisle
Lockport
Lombard
Long Grove
Mokena
Naperville
New Lenox
Oak Park
Oak Brook
Orland Park
Palos Hills
Plainfield
Rosemont
Schaumburg
St. Charles
Tinley Park
Villa Park
Warrenville
West Chicago
Wheaton
Willow Springs
Willowbrook
Winnetka
Woodridge
Worth
Long Grove, Illinois
The town of Long Grove, Illinois is one of our most favorite towns in which to capture wedding photography. The beautiful town of Long Grove gives us many opportunities to perform our photojournalist wedding style as well as traditional wedding style of photography.

In addition to Long Grove, other favorite towns we have enjoyed performing wedding photography in include: Chicago, Naperville, Joliet, Schaumburg, Oakbrook and Long Grove.

 
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Specials for Long Grove Weddings

We have several specials currently being offered for Long Grove Weddings. See our pricing page for our current specials as well as pricing for:

  • Traditional Wedding Albums
  • Matted Wedding Albums
  • Coffee Table Books
  • Flush Mount Albums
  • High Resolution Digital Negatives
  • Prints in Color, Black & White, and Sepia
  • Digital Photo Albums
  • Musical Photo Show DVDs
  • Photo Composites
  • Special Effects

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