We were all anticipating and SO excited for the big wedding of Anna and Dave on August 28, 2020 for a LONG time. Especially these two! It was in fact their 11 year dating anniversary and they chose to have their wedding share that special date which I think is such a sweet idea! A few months prior, they had […]
Read moreKristie & Connor | Wrigley Field and Lincoln Park Boardwalk Summer Engagement Session
This year has definitely been filled with lots of surprises to say the least, but I’ve also been experiencing some “firsts” with my couples which has been so exciting and fun! I love when couples plan their engagement sessions to coordinate and reflect their personalities, things that they like or just something that screams “THEM”! Earlier this year for example, for the […]
Read moreAlyssa & Krystian | Rainy Museum Campus Engagement Session in Chicago, IL
This year has been filled with seeing some of my 2021 couples to photograph their engagement sessions and I have been to a few “new to me” locations which has been so fun to get my creative juices flowing again! Alyssa and Krystian decided they wanted to have their shoot at the Museum Campus in Chicago, which […]
Read moreAlicia & Steve | Navy Pier and Milton Lee Olive Park Engagement Session
When their passion for helping people drove them to their job of working as a firefighter and paramedics, little did they know it would also bring them together with the very person they were going to marry. They spent a lot of time together at work and became very close friends the first few years, but then things got heated up (no pun intended haha) and got more serious! Steve proposed to Alicia on a […]
Read moreKellie & Kevin | Milton Lee Olive Park and North Avenue Beach Chicago Engagement Session
When I start the planning process with my couples about their engagement sessions, one of the first things I try to figure out is what type of look they want for the location of the shoot. Do they like more of a nature/foresty look? Garden/whimsical look? Beachy? Small town “downtown” feel or even a larger scale “downtown” look like Chicago! When this question was brought up to Kellie, there was no hesitation […]
Read moreMegan & Tom | Rainy Navy Pier and Olive Park Engagement Session
Usually when there is rain in the forecast, I would reschedule a shoot but when I brought up the idea of bringing my clear umbrellas, Megan was ALL FOR having a rainy engagement session! Megan and Tom wanted to do their shoot at Navy Pier because this is actually where he proposed to her on their dating anniversary! When there is significance in […]
Read moreStephanie & Dave | North Avenue Beach and Chicago Riverwalk Engagement Session
Chicago. The Big Windy City. The place where Stephanie and Dave first met, fell in love, and is now where they have chose to buy their first home together! They love exploring different neighborhoods, the lakeshore, the Cubs, the museums, the zoo, the parks, the festivals, and of course, the food! There is SO much to love about this amazing city and there is no where else on the planet they envisioned their engagement session to […]
Read moreMonica & Mike | Civic Opera House and Millennium Park Engagement Session
When I get together with couples for their engagement session, for the most part, this is the very first time meeting them face to face! This was not the case with Monica and Mike because they have been in front of my camera once before! Mike’s sister Meagan was one of my sweet June brides this year! I remember when we were taking their family formals and I would read off “Mike (Meagan’s brother) and Monica (his girlfriend)” and NOW, she is his FIANCÉ!!! And I get to photograph THEIR love story now! […]
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