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 moreDiana & Christian | Navy Pier Engagement Session
When I met Diana and Christian downtown at Navy Pier for the first time, they just had such a happy vibe about them. They were all smiles and they seemed so excited to get started! I met their son who was going to be a special guest in some of their engagement photos and he was [...]
Read moreMelissa & Andres | Engagement Session
Melissa and Andres wanted their engagement session to showcase the beautiful city of Chicago, where these two live and love, and that is exactly what we did! During their whole session I could just feel how excited they were to finally be engaged and soon to be married! The way Andres would look at Melissa, and her smiles she would give right back at him! Ahhh! These two were such sweet and friendly people! We hit a few key locations during their session, one being [...]
Read moreAlyssa & Michael | Chicago Engagement Session
Alyssa and Michael could not have picked a better date for their engagement photos. It was a PERFECT day in Chicago. We finally got temps in the 60's so bundling up wasn't necessary, but these two just couldn't stop wrapping their arms around each other anyways. And this was totally fine with me!! [...]
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