When Alena reached out to me with an opportunity to join her and her family on a hiking day to photograph their adventures, I was floored. WHAT! A dream come true! I couldn’t say yes fast enough! They were staying for the weekend close by at Camp Aramoni and had a game plan to start the day with a fueling breakfast and coffee, then head to Starved Rock for their guided hike. It was such […]
Read moreExploring Navy Pier in Chicago, IL - Documentary Photo Session | Beecher, Illinois Lifestyle Photographer
When it’s your kids’ first time at Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois ….. you make it an adventure filled day and hire a photographer to document it all! Sarah made an entire plan for the day of going on the iconic ferris wheel, riding the swings and carousel, taking in the skyline views at Olive Park and finishing off with a special […]
Read moreMaking Summer Memories At Home - Documentary Photo Session | Crown Point, Indiana Lifestyle Photographer
A quintessential summer day. Playing with bubble wands, cooling off with a water balloon fight, drawing on the driveway with chalk and chasing your sister around in your motorized ride in cars! (or should I say, Jeep and tractor) These are things that you can typically find G and E doing in the summertime at home to soak up the sunshine in between naps and snack breaks. Their sweet momma Erin reached out to me and wanted me to come to their home and document these activities that […]
Read moreFamily Baseball Game | Documentary Photo Session - The Mead Family Celebrating Brady's 1st Birthday in Peotone, Illinois
Let’s play ball! This was such a special day for the Mead family because they were celebrating their little man’s first birthday by doing something a little different than the traditional “cake smash” session! Kaycie decided to just have a more laid back, documentary style session that captures their whole family doing an activity together! Since Brady’s party theme was going to be […]
Read moreSummer Days on the Farm - At Home Documentary Session with The Biesterfeld Family | Beecher, Illinois
There’s just nothing like spending a summer evening with your family roasting marshmallows and playing on the farm. As the sun was setting, the Biesterfeld family showed me around their land (that was so peaceful and beautiful!) and I got to photograph them all being together at their favorite place and sharing sweet little moments in between! It was a day filled with warmth, nostalgia and abundance of joy and I loved every second of it! […]
Read moreFront Porch Snuggles - At Home Lifestyle Session with The Tanis Family | Northwest Indiana
This session reminds me of what people call “the good ole’ days”. Just a simple Friday afternoon, hanging out with the ones you love, snuggling up on the porch of your (maybe?) forever home with your first child. There is just nothing sweeter. And this season of life will only last for so long. I look back on photos when I was little and it’s always the ordinary days and the simple moments in the photographs that tug on my heart strings just a little extra. This session […]
Read moreAn Afternoon of Play and Curiosity - In Home Documentary Family Session | Northwest Indiana
When you are able to let go of the standards, throw all of the things you ‘think’ you’re supposed to do during a photo session out the window, and TRULY be in the moment with the people you love… you guys…. NOTHING can beat this! When Ashley and Ray want to look back at family photos when Brooklyn was a child, these are the photos I want them to have. (and SO glad they do!) To see just how tiny she was on the couch in her playroom… in her home, how her little hands fit around books that you used to […]
Read moreSummer Picnic Lifestyle Family Session - The Alberico Family | Monee Reservior in Monee, Illinois
Samantha is someone who treasures experiences with her boys and always tries to find new ideas they can enjoy together (love that!) and when she reached out to me to get another session on the calendar, we started brainstorming ideas that would be unique and also something they haven’t done yet! We landed on this summery picnic and I L O V E D it! She thought of everything down to the cutest little details! The picnic basket, the wine and sparkling lemonade in an […]
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