People Magazine shares Love Is Blind’s Iyanna McNeely & Fiancé Alexander Lewis Proposal Photos
Netflix Love Is Blind star, Iyanna McNeely, recently got engaged to Alexander Lewis, and Jason Kaczorowski Photography was honored to orchestrate and capture the couple’s engagement in December 2024 at The Rookery Building in Chicago.
Alexander contacted Jason Kaczorowski Photography in October to begin planning his proposal. When Alexander initially reached out, he knew he wanted an indoor location to propose due to the cold weather in December and the fact that it would be dark by the time he originally intended to propose. I suggested Chicago’s historic Rookery Building. The building was originally completed in 1888 by the famous Chicago architectural partners, Daniel Burnham and John Root. At the time, The Rookery was one of the tallest buildings in the world, providing a blueprint for today’s modern skyscrapers. Adding to its impressive stature, Frank Lloyd Wright redesigned the stunning two-story Light Court in 1905, where Alexander asked for Iyanna’s hand in marriage.
People Magazine interviewed Iyanna about her romance with Alexander. It turns out that it wasn’t until Lewis’ second date with McNeely that he learned of her celebrity status on the hit Netflix reality television show, Love Is Blind.
Iyanna confided in People Magazine, “He had never seen the show, so it was pretty embarrassing telling him that not only was I on it, but I also got married and divorced from it. He took it in stride, and the relationship has been such smooth sailing. We genuinely enjoy each other’s company and are wildly complementary. We’re very excited to take this next step together.”
The couple met on a dating app in early fall 2023. “I was initially attracted to Alex’s presumed intelligence — he’s a corporate attorney and Yale Law grad. Turns out he actually is a smarty pants with a great sense of humor.” Alex was initially attracted to Iyanna’s smile and great energy, which radiates in the couple’s proposal photos.
McNeely and Lewis enjoyed an evening at the Joffrey Ballet’s performance of The Nutcracker at Chicago’s Civic Opera House before Alex lured Iyanna to The Rookery under the ruse of participating in a private architectural tour. Alexander rented the Rookery Building and commissioned a violinist to perform a medley of love songs as the couple entered the building. They proceeded to the Grand Staircase in the Light Court, where Alexander stood facing Iyanna and confessed how he couldn’t wait to spend the rest of his life with her. Iyanna’s overjoyed expression of shock was captured before Alex bowed to one knee to ask for her hand in marriage.
Following their proposal, the couple captured portraits throughout The Rookery, including the building’s iconic iron Oriel Staircase, which winds down in a spiral from Floor 12 to Floor 2.
You don’t have to be famous to still feel like a star during your proposal. Jason Kaczorowski Photography can help plan, acquire a permit, and photograph your proposal at The Rookery or dozens of other public or private, indoor or outdoor, locations in Chicago. Contact Us today so we can discover more about you and your love and demonstrate how our team can capture your “Yes.”