About Paul Rottman
Paul was born on the north side of Chicago in the Ravenswood Gardens area. After several years of venturing out of state to places such as Atlanta, Georgia and San Francisco, California, Paul returned to his hometown to earn his Bachelor’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University where he studied geography, music, and photography.
Paul and his wife, Jasmine, began a successful wedding photography and videography business in the spring of 2017 which allowed them to work alongside one another and travel to exciting destinations including the Adirondack mountains and Yosemite National Park. In early 2019, Paul and his wife welcomed into their family their first child, and their second son was born in November of 2020. The four of them live together in a rural area of Waukegan, Illinois where they enjoy spending time together as a family, reading, watching movies, building forts in the basement, and frequenting the neighborhood playground.
Favorite produce from the garden: Carrots
Favorite flower found at Elawa Farm: Snap Dragons