Embassy Suites Rockford Fall Highlight

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Posted On: January 4, 2024

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Embassy Suites Rockford

(815) 668-7878

416 S Main St, Rockford

https://embassysuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/illinois/embassy-suites-by-hilton-rockford-riverfront-RFDMSES/index.html

Embassy Suites is now one of the iconic buildings on the Downtown skyline, and so when they asked me to do some video and photography work with my drone, I jumped at the opportunity. The result is the video here. I hope you enjoy the finished video as much as I enjoyed making it.

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