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 moreMallory & Nick | Spring St. James Farm Forest Preserve Engagement Session
I love when I get to shoot and explore at new places and St. James Farm Forest Preserve I think has become one of my new favorite locations! Anything with rolling fields, white fences and pretty tree lines will always have my heart! And just wait until you see the very end the amount of GLOW we had at sunset! It was just a beautiful day and I’m so happy spring is finally […]
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 moreAbby & Matthew | Winter Downtown Naperville Riverwalk Engagement Session
Exactly three days before this session happened, Chicago reached record breaking feel like temps of close to negative 50 degrees, and now these two are dancing around downtown Naperville in 35 degrees! Was it Mother Nature? Or did Abby and Matthew turn. up. the. HEAT! ;) These two were AMAZING during their session! Every pose I would put them in, they had their own way of making it their own and showing who THEY truly are and I LOVED that! My favorite part of […]
Read moreMegan & Lorenzo | Snowy Evergreen Park Engagement Session in Lowell, IN
I couldn’t have wished for anything more perfect for my first engagement session of 2019! It was in the middle of a BLIZZARD (literally, it was snowing sideways!) , there was an adorable pup, and the just sweetest couple! Megan and Lorenzo are getting married this December and how it all lined up that we got snow for their engagement session, was pure perfection! (thanks Mother Nature!) I had a BLAST with these three! I’m not going to lie and say […]
Read moreRings of 2018!
Happy New Years Eve, friends!! I thought it would be fun to “ring” in the new year with all of my favorite ring shots of 2018! This was an incredible year that was FILLED with GORGEOUS BLING! I just love seeing how all of my couples have such unique and different rings! So many beautiful diamonds were passed through my hands this year during weddings days and […]
Read moreRecap of 2018 | Best of Engagements
When I started to gather the images for this post, I literally had the hardest time choosing! I mean, just wait until you see all of my couples! They. are. MODELS! I first thought of choosing the “Top 10” but there was no way in heck I was going to be able to narrow it down to ONLY TEN! It was just not possible. So then I decided, maybe I pick my all time favorites from each session which, that also was a tough one! I had SO much fun going down memory lane this year and […]
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 […]
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