The Godfrey Chicago: What a Retractable Roof Actually Changes
A contemporary hotel in River North with a rooftop venue that can be enclosed or opened to the sky.
Lincoln Park Zoo: Reading a City Park Hour by Hour
A zoo set within Lincoln Park, with a lily pond, historic brick animal houses and the skyline rising behind the trees.
Navy Pier: Photographing a Wedding Out Over the Lake
A historic pier extending into Lake Michigan from the Chicago lakefront, with the skyline behind and open water on three sides.
The Garden Wall: How to Work a Genuinely Small Venue
A small period inn in Whitefish, Montana, with garden ground and an intimate scale.
Grouse Mountain Lodge: Broad Lawns and the Group Photograph
A timber lodge on open ground near Whitefish, Montana, with broad lawns and mountain views.
The Farmhouse Inn: Four Ways Out of the Open-Ground Problem
A farmhouse property in the valley outside Whitefish, Montana, with open ground and mountain views.
Overhills Mansion: Who This Venue Suits, and Who It Doesn’t
A late nineteenth-century mansion on wooded grounds in Catonsville, west of Baltimore, run as a dedicated wedding and event venue.
The Thunderbird Inn: Field Notes on a 1964 Motor Inn
A 1964 motor inn on West Oglethorpe, restored with its mid-century character and neon signage intact. Entirely unlike every other venue in Savannah.
The Stillwater River Lodge: One Variable Changes the Whole Venue
A lodge on the Stillwater River outside Whitefish, Montana, in a wooded river corridor.
The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture: Building the Shot List
On Museum Hill southeast of central Santa Fe, devoted to the arts and cultures of Native peoples of the Southwest, with an outdoor amphitheatre and long views.
