About this vendor
You are marrying the love of your life. It's my promise to capture memories that will spark nostalgia, a visual story that will retell itself for years to come.
Adam Novak studied art history and film-based photography at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Since going out on his own, he has carefully documented well over 200 weddings from different cultural backgrounds. This has equipped him to meet and exceed expectations time and time again.
Adam's love for putting smiles on people's faces translates beautifully when it comes to photographing for the occasion. He adopts a discreet approach to documenting the day, enabling you and your loved ones to be their most authentic selves. He is also no stranger to coordinating a rambunctious wedding party to take formal pictures. He is punctual and has never missed a wedding, which speaks to his commitment to helping you preserve all of the good times.
Adam Novak Weddings is a premier wedding photography business based in Chicago, IL.
What You'll Love About Adam Novak Weddings
Couples rave about the stunning, high-resolution images that Adam captures. They also love working with him, noting that he's professional and helpful throughout the planning stages. Check out the photo gallery for some of Adam's recent work.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
7-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2024.2023.+4 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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Adam was absolutely amazing! There wasn’t a moment in our special day that he wasn’t capturing beautiful memories. All of the photos in our gallery were absolutely stunning! All of...
our guests complimented his work and his enthusiasm throughout the whole day! Also our engagement session was customized to be exactly the vibes of my husband and I. We love Adam and highly highly suggest his services!
We couldn’t be happier with our experience working with Adam for our wedding. From the start, he was incredibly professional, accommodating, and easy to work with. He truly listene...
d to what we wanted, never pushed us into anything we weren’t comfortable with, and made the whole process feel relaxed and natural. On the big day, he blended seamlessly into the celebration, capturing beautiful, genuine moments without ever feeling intrusive. The final photos are stunning and perfectly tell the story of our day. We’re so grateful for his talent and professionalism, and we highly recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding photographer who goes above and beyond.
in summary, he has such a relaxed, calm, and great personality… Coupled with an incredibly easy disposition and so smooth and fantastic to work on the day of the wedding… and finishing off with just remarkable pictures, far more special than we ever could have hoped for. In short, we feel like we got so lucky and hit the jackpot with Adam. He was one of the bright spots and gold stars of our whole wedding process journey.
Adam was great to work with! He helped pick great spots for photos and struck a great balance between getting posed pictures and candids. And we got all of our pictures back super ...
fast! Everyone we have sent them to says they look incredible. I couldn't be happier!
Adam was attentive and professional, easy to work with. He's responsive when we reached out with questions and concerns. We absolutely LOVED our photos. Would absolutely use him ag...
ain for photography needs
Adam and his team were such reliable vendors who made our wedding day stress-free and memorable!
Adam was a fantastic vendor to work with. From the beginning he took time to answer all of our questions and was even willing to take calls while he was traveling to help us get ev...
erything set up. He made us feel comfortable throughout the experience. It was great to meet him during our engagement photos. I was super nervous going into it, but he put us both at ease and we ended up having a fun time! For the wedding, we gave him a shot list which helped guide the day and he also got a lot of candid photos. He and his assistant, Mini, were fun to have around for the entire day and they captured a TON of pictures. Adam's photos are sharp and clear, and they help us relive all the best moments of the day. We also recently used his photos as part of our holiday gifts and thank you cards. Overall, we were extremely happy with Adam and his team, and we would happily work with him again!
Adam was amazing and became one of our friends. We hung out in New Orleans before to take our engagement photos, and he became a good friend to us and everyone in our party. Pictur...
es were amazingly candid which and he was great at delegating. Cannot recommend him enough.
Adam was an amazing photographer and I would definitely recommend him! He photographed our October wedding this year and it was so easy to work with from the beginning. Communicati...
on was smooth from the time we reached out. On the wedding day Adam and his assistant Minnie made us feel comfortable, had great ideas for photos and took great shots of not only us and our wedding party but our guests too! The photos turned out amazing and they were easy to share with friends and family afterwards. Were very grateful it was such a positive experience!
Adam was super fun and took amazing pictures! He immediately made us feel comfortable and at ease. He’s very chill and quick to smile and laugh, which brought all of the good vibes...
for our engagement photos and of course on our wedding day! His assistant was also great and they were both very creative at staging photos. They got some excellent candid shots as well! We are so happy with how everything turned out, could not recommend Adam more!
We decided last minute that we wanted a photographer for our rehearsal dinner and our planner recommended Adam. We couldn’t be happier that we hired him! Not only was he available ...
with short notice (and within our budget at the tail end of wedding planning) but he was such a pleasure to work with! We and our guests had so much fun taking photos before and during the dinner. Adam also gave us the edited photos so quickly after the event which made us so excited to get to look through them while still on our wedding high! The photos turned out absolutely beautiful, and I know our friends and families will love them. Thank you Adam!!
My husband and I worked with Adam for our wedding in early February. When we first met Adam, we could tell that he was so personable and outgoing, which made the decision easy for ...
hiring him to photograph our wedding. He did incredible work with our engagement photos and we knew we’d be in good hands when it came to our big day. Adam went above and beyond with shooting our wedding, making us feel comfortable and natural in front of the camera and even helped with planning wedding shots! He and his assistant made sure they got all of our requested shots with family and helped us stay on time with our schedule, which took away a lot of the stress during wedding day.
Many of my guests came up to me during our reception to tell me how amazing and kind Adam and his assistant were - they absolutely loved them!! Adam gave us a sneak peek of some of our wedding photos and we cannot wait to see the rest of them!!
Highly recommend booking Adam for your wedding because you not only will be in amazing hands but you, your bridal party and even guests will genuinely have a blast working with him and you will love and adore your photos!
Adam was absolutely incredible! He was extremely proficient and got incredible shots the entire day. Another big thing was he made us feel comfortable the entire day. Highly recom...
mend Adam and his staff! I’m serious don’t look anymore and just book Adam!!
Adam was absolutely amazing for both the engagement session and the wedding photos! The photos are absolutely stunning -- 10/10. And because he and his assistant really made an e...
ffort to get to know us and the wedding party, everyone was comfortable in front of the camera, and he got so many truly exquisite, natural shots that it's been difficult to choose among them for the album. I don't enjoy having my photo taken at all, but Adam made it such a happy experience! Adam is also a great communicator and just a joy to be around. I wholeheartedly recommend Adam! Every step of the process was truly wonderful!
Adam was so accommodating, flexible, and fun throughout our entire wedding planning process from booking to finish! He took the time to chat with us over the phone before booking a...
nd really get to know what we were looking for. Booking was a breeze. We live in Houston and planned our wedding in Chicago. Adam worked his schedule to meet up with us while we were in town planning and even took us kayaking! Our wedding weekend was captured so candidly and fully by Adam. He made everyone feel at ease in front of the camera and his candid city shots were everything! He captured the fun of our wedding perfectly and we love the black and white edits so much. He had great posing ideas and knew how to prompt all of us to laugh or smile so that our pictures looked natural. When plans changed or there were no plans, Adam jumped into action and eased the bride that it was all going to be okay! He managed to capture our huge families and intimate moments throughout the day between groom and bride. We love Adam and having him around not only made our wedding fun but it allows us to relive it over and over every time we look at our pictures!
Adam is a talented photographer. He is personable, easy going, and unobtrusive. Amazing how many pictures he took at our wedding mass and reception, and we hardly noticed his prese...
nce. It was great that he provided us with a large assortment of pictures to choose for our wedding book. The album that Adam produced for us is beautiful, and he captured many special moments. We enjoy reliving our day through the many wonderful photographs!
From the get go, we fell in love with Adam! He was so comfortable and fun to be around which is extremely important to have in a photographer. He made communication super easy le...
ading up to our big day. On the day of our wedding Adam was there right on time with superb energy and ready to go! Everyone loved Adam and he made everyone comfortable and most importantly, he made our family and friends laugh. He listened to everything we had to say and he was ON TOP OF IT! His eye for beauty truly shows in all of our photos. So many moments he captured (and more) and we are so thankful that he was a part of our special day!
We recently had the pleasure of working with Adam for our wedding. Adam's friendly and calm demeanor made him a pleasure to work with. Weddings can be stressful, but Adam's profess...
ionalism and reassuring presence helped us relax and enjoy the entire process. He seamlessly blended into the background, ensuring that he captured all the important moments while remaining unobtrusive.
Here's the best part: he doesn't keep you waiting forever to see your photos. Nope! Adam works his magic behind the scenes and delivers the final edited shots in record time. Seriously, it's like he has a time machine or something. You'll be amazed at how quickly you can relive all those special moments through his beautifully edited photographs.
If you're looking for a wedding photographer who's not only talented but also speedy as heck, Adam Novak is your guy. He's got the skills, the speed, and the dedication to make your wedding memories truly extraordinary.
Adam was a pleasure to work with, from the beginning to even after our wedding. He is very friendly, personable, and the photographer you want to capture your big day! He has been ...
helpful, responsive, and sincere! Not to mention, some of his candid shots truly captured the best moments! Adam saw our vision and went with it, we could not ask for anything else! He was very prompt in getting us back some sneak peek photos and all the photos taken from our special day! My husband and I cannot recommend Adam enough- HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend. He will not disappoint!
Adam was awesome to work with for our engagement shoot and felt like hanging out with an old friend. Both my fiancé and I felt super comfortable while taking photos and they came o...
ut amazing! He listened to our ideas and venue shoot choices. He was just as excited about them as we were! We needed our photos turned around super quick to get our save the dates out in time and Adam was able to do that for us. Amazing! We would recommend Adam for any couples engagement shoot.
Adam is absolutely amazing. He took pictures at our engagement and they were so beautiful, so we had to hire him for our wedding. He is so personable and awesome to work with. I wa...
s so nervous in the morning and he just has a chill energy that made everything more relaxed. Our bridal party was ginormous 13 bridesmaids and 11 groomsman and Adam somehow wrangled us all together and got so many amazing photos. I cannot say enough great things about him. He took such a great variety of family photos, sweet meaningful ones, funny one etc! I am so so so happy we went with him!
We interviewed quite a few photographers, and snuck our wedding onto Adam’s schedule after being somewhat let down by the options we had at a larger, less personal vendor. Adam was...
great on the phone and in pre-wedding communication, but was even better in person. He brought a lot of levity to our photos and really knows how to channel the energy of a wedding into great photos. He and his co-shooter, Brad in our case, never seemed in the way and were a treat to have as part of our wedding day.
We recommend doing an engagement shoot or grabbing a beer with Adam before your big day. Adam is a good listener and will work to tailor his style to what you want. He will ask for your input while creating his shot list if there are particular shots or moments you want him to prioritize. Adam got our best-of wedding previews out to us while we were still honeymooning, which was a great touch. His website is easy to use once the full photo sets are delivered. Thanks again Adam!
Adam is a true natural in his field. Not only did his personality mesh perfectly with us, but he was also punctual and professional. The most important thing, however, are that th...
e photos are absolutely beautiful. We couldn't be happier about our decision.
Adam photographed our daughter's wedding this past August and we couldn't be happier with the results. His photos captured the day perfectly. He took photos of the big moments of...
course but he also included some unexpected and lovely "smaller" moments throughout the day. He seemed to be everywhere! Also, he was delightful personally and easy and enjoyable to work with. In addition, his prices and photo packages were fair and reasonable. On the back end, the photographs are fairly inexpensive to order which is very nice, especially if guests and the wedding party wish to order. That is perhaps something you don't think about when hiring a photographer. I would recommend Adam Novak to everyone!
My husband and I hired Adam for our wedding in October 2021. He was very easy to work with and had a great personality. On the day of our wedding, he brought his assistant, Anya, a...
nd they were a great duo. Adam made everyone feel comfortable, was able to keep us all on time, and get all the shots we wanted. He captured the perfect mix of staged and candid photos. There was even some scaling of walls to get the perfect shot!
We got our photos back in a very timely manner and we love looking back at our album to relive all the memories!
Adam was our photographer for our wedding in May! He was so easy going and a pleasure to work with! And all the guests loved him! Would definitely recommend him to a friend!
Hiring Adam is like hiring a friend with exceptional skills and a great eye. He made our experience for both our engagement photos and wedding photos fun and made sure we weren't j...
ust taking "appropriate" pictures but were actually enjoying ourselves. I do not need any other photographer EVER! Adam was kind, fun, reasonably priced, and timely with everything!
Adam was the perfect photographer for our wedding. He managed to capture all of the fun moments of the day. Adam was dedicated and casual making it feel like he was just a member o...
f the bridal party. We loved having him as our photographer!
Adam was the perfect photographer for our wedding! He was fun, personable, and made hours of photos easy. He fit right into our wedding and all of the guests enjoyed him. We are so...
grateful to have had Adam as our photographer!
Adam was fantastic! We had a summer wedding with 75 guests and I'm pretty sure he left our reception with a few new friends. His easy going demeanor is exactly what I needed that ...
day and the final product of the photos were perfect!
We were very happy to have Adam with us from the start and all the way through our pandemic wedding(s)! We immediately felt like Adam was the perfect choice to be our wedding photo...
grapher when we initially met with him (pre-pandemic), as he was professional, full of good ideas, and very personable/relatable. When the pandemic hit and our huge Fall 2020 wedding had to be postponed, Adam was extremely sympathetic and worked with us to build a new contract that included everything we needed originally as well as the addition of his services for our Fall 2020 "minimony." Adam is currently working with us to create the perfect combo wedding album that will capture our "real" 2020 wedding day combined with the big vow renewal/reception we were thankfully able to safely hold with our extended family and friends this past Fall 2021 so we can have all of the memories in one place. We had a large bridal party for the followup renewal/reception, and Adam was efficient but relaxed, and willing to be flexible with our needs and wants. His services are also reasonable in terms of pricing! I would highly recommend Adam for any event, big or small, as we got to experience his work with both!
Adam and his assistant Isaac photographed our wedding in October, and we can’t recommend his services highly enough! After having to reschedule twice for a total of 3 wedding dates...
, Adam was with us through it all. He was very communicative and helpful during our (multiple) date changes, which we really appreciated given all the stress of having to postpone. Adam was also very gracious in meeting with us right before our wedding to go over our schedule for the day, photos that were important to us to capture, etc.
On our wedding day, Adam and Isaac were fun and easy to work with, and the photos they captured are spectacular! Everyone in our families raved about how funny and kind they were; they made everyone feel at ease and it shows in our photo. They were also truly key in helping us keep our day on track, to ensure we got wonderful photos to capture what we had spent so much time planning. We our them major salutes for thinking on their feet and pivoting on a dime when things didn’t go exactly to plan. More than anything, we truly enjoyed working with them and simply having them as guests at our wedding.
Adam and his assistant Ania were extremely professional and above all fun and so easy to work with. They made it feel so natural and helped loosen us up a bit to get more natural r...
eactions. Also, they were everywhere! Never missing a shot. Absolutely loved having the both of them be a part of our special day and highly recommend them to all. Thanks again Adam!
Adam and his assistant Ania were fantastic. They made taking the photos a fun and relaxed experience, and overall were just wonderful to work with! We got a sneak preview already a...
nd we are in love with our pictures! I highly recommend them and would definitely ask them to do photos for any future events we have.
Adam and his assistant Anya were a pleasure to work with. They were willing to do whatever it took to get us great photos for our special day, from blocking traffic for us on a bus...
y street in downtown Chicago to sneaking us up to a hotel rooftop for gorgeous cityscapes. Most importantly, the pictures turned out fantastic! Highly recommended.
Adam and his assistant were amazing. He did our engagement shoot as well which turned out also amazing. He has an eye for such beauty! My jaw dropped when we got our photos back fr...
om the wedding. Thanks Adam!
hey you! here looking at the reviews, just hire him. he worked at my sisters wedding back in 2014 and as soon as i got a ring on my finger, he was the first vendor i reached out to...
. his photos are absolutely breathtaking and he is the easiest guy to work with. he will give you direction when needed and youll forget hes there during important moments but trust me, hes there capturing them. he is so down to earth and easy to get along with and youll want to be friends with him within a few minutes of meeting him. i seriously cannot recommend him enough! so like i said, just book him ❤️
I did A LOT of research when it came to photographers for our wedding--reading reviews, looking at their work, and meeting with them in person. When my fiance (now husband!) and I ...
met Adam, his calm, laid back demeanor with total enthusiasm for photography showed immediately! We walked out of that meeting & immediately hired him to shoot our wedding and our engagement photos. I AM SO GLAD WE DID!! Both our engagement shoot and wedding day were calm, never felt awkward, and most importantly were fun! Adam had great suggestions for where to take photographs and poses for photos, kept us and our wedding party laughing (let's just say I stood on a table in my wedding gown ha!), and the photos....they are AMAZING! I'm seriously in love with all of them! Not too mention, he got our photos back to us in just two weeks!! I was pleasantly surprised to get them back so quickly, and have basically been deciding which ones to print, frame, and post ever since :). We've received tons of compliments on the pictures from both our engagement shoot & wedding, and even heard from other vendors we used on our wedding day about how great Adam and his assistant for our wedding were!
We had an absolute blast working with Adam as our photographer. He was super fun and was able to make everyone feel comfortable. He was able to get a lot of great natural and candi...
d shots that really helped document our day. He also had great recommendations for photo shoot ideas/locations. All the guests only had great things to say about Adam! To top it all off, he was very reasonably priced and worked with our budget without any upselling. We got our photos back very promptly, and we’re in love with every shot!
Adam was a pleasure to work with for our wedding photography! We live out of town, and he met us on a Friday night over the summer for our engagement shoot. It was great to meet hi...
m and interact in advance so that we would feel comfortable on the wedding day. He also shot our rehearsal dinner and wedding day. He's very relaxed and easy to be around, making us feel so comfortable and at ease. We just got the pictures back and they are stunning! It started to snow during our reception, and I'm so glad that Adam stole us away from the party for a few minutes to get some photographs outside in the snow - they're my favorites! I would highly recommend Adam for your wedding photography!
My husband and I could not have been more pleased with our wedding photos, but more importantly, we could not have been more pleased with our experience with Adam and his associate...
the day of our wedding. They made us, and everyone in our wedding party, feel extremely comfortable and lighthearted while taking pictures all day, and let us have fun with it while getting all of the shots we discussed. He is also not cookie-cutter at all -- he varied the mood and tone of our pictures, and played with the venues, so we do not feel like we ended up with the same pictures that everyone else ends up with. Hands down, Adam was one of the best wedding decisions we made, and is incredible value for those looking for quality and artistry without spending every last penny you have.
Adam is incredible! He is super easygoing and made everything so easy for us. He is so good at what he does and the photos turned out fantastic. We got married on a very cold day b...
ut Adam made the photoshoot so easy and fun that the cold didn't bother us. His pricing is also extremely reasonable. We can't be happier to have chosen Adam to be our wedding photographer and highly recommend Adam to anyone who is looking for a wedding photographer!
Hands down the best photographer!
He has an amazing eye for composition that just makes the photos of our wedding and our friends’ and families’ events so true to our memories of...
them. Also he’s so adaptable to any audience and environment no matter how atypical or stressful the occasion may be. He knows how to disarm the guests of honor and fit in or disappear depending what’s appropriate. Lastly he was incredible prompt communication and on time with his final products. We were blown away from start to finish.
Now if only he could follow me around and do my Instagram I’d be all set.
Adam and his partner Brad were a hit! We had a specific vision in mind, and they really nailed the part. We really liked the fact that they were able to capture moments because t...
he people involved in the photos were comfortable with their presence. They were calm and cool, cordial and polite.
Timely and satisfactory, and good people to boot! Would highly recommend them for your wedding photography, they did such good work.
Adam did an incredible job with our wedding photos! They turned out beautiful, despite it pouring like crazy that day. He and his assistant have a calming vibe that was certainly n...
eeded at times that day. We highly recommend him!
Adam was an asset to our wedding day! He captured my husband's day at our home with the groomsmen and my day in the hotel with the bridesmaids flawlessly. He had so many suggestion...
s and ideas. Our pictures are so great. Everyone I've shared them with loves them too.
We had so many vendors (10+) for our wedding in downtown Chicago and he was by far our favorite.
He was also just fun! He's such a great person. I'd highly recommend him to anyone and happy to talk to anyone who is considering him!
Thanks again, Adam♥️
I am so glad we found Adam for our wedding! After interviewing a few photographers we knew he was the perfect fit for us. My husband and I don’t like to be the center of attention ...
or photographed, but he made us feel right at ease during our engagement shoot and then during our wedding weekend. He was super helpful and agreed to shoot our rehearsal dinner last minute when it became a bigger event then originally planned. He was super easy going and put everyone at ease. He also got fantastic shots of our young bridal party (8 nieces and nephews ranging in age from from 2-14), I know we will cherish those photos for ever, especially when they are adults and getting married themselves.
We had our photos quickly and we were thrilled with how they turned out! He really captured us and the spirit of our day. I recommend if you’re still looking you stop and call him ASAP! Definitely one of the best decisions we made for vendors!
Adam was the best, we can't recommend him enough to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. The pictures look great and he had fantastic ideas for locations. He's also very easy...
to work with and a lot of fun on the big day, we feel lucky that we ended up picking Adam.
Adam photographed two of my daughters’ weddings and he was absolutely amazing. He is so talented and very professional. He made everything very easy and ensured that all went acco...
rding to plan and we got the shots that we wanted to get.
We are so happy that Adam was able to photograph our wedding. He was able to capture the spirit and emotion of the day, without getting in the way. Aside from being a very talented...
photographer, he is punctual, professional and a great guy. He is worth his weight in gold.
My husband and I had never been professionally photographed and were pretty nervous that this would negatively affect our wedding pictures. Thankfully Adam is one of the most perso...
nable guys we had ever met and made the entire planning process and wedding day so much more relaxed! He immediately makes you feel comfortable, laughs with you when poses seem a little awkward (but trust him, they'll turn out great) and consistently delivers high quality images. He takes direction well if you know specifically what you want, but also has thousands of ideas for those who may need someone to take charge (like me!). I was shocked at how well Adam was able to capture the mood of our wedding day - I can see the love, happiness and emotion on the faces of everyone he shot, both in the posed photos and the candid shots he took throughout the day. I was hoping to receive maybe 50 pictures that I loved, but instead was provided a gallery of over 1,000 that I'm completely obsessed with. Plus, we received our pictures just 4 weeks after the wedding! If you want a photographer who is as fun as he is talented, look no further than Adam Novak!!
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