If I had to pick two words to describe Jillian and Zach’s wedding day last weekend, I honestly would choose joyful and genuine. The amount of love that these two show for each other just made my heart melt! And seeing all of their friends and family just so genuinely HAPPY for them was such a warming feeling to see! They are loved by SO many! I also don’t think they could of […]
Read morePlanning For the Morning of Your Wedding Day
You have spent months and months planning and prepping for the biggest day of your life, and it’s almost HERE! To do lists are falling out of every notebook you own, the days on your countdown are getting smaller and smaller and you are just SO ready for it to finally arrive! Let me tell you something that might sound a bit overwhelming and scary. The morning of your wedding day truly sets the tone for the rest of the day and this part of the planning gets overlooked VERY often! You’re thinking […]
Read moreThe New MGP Office Tour & Saying Hello To 26!
Before we jump into the official office tour, I wanted to take a second to write a little note to myself on this very day that I turned 26 years old. Twenty six years ago, I was brought into this world and was given a purpose. A purpose that is different than everyone else’s, and that’s what makes each of us so special. Some people don’t find their purpose until later in life, and some find it pretty quickly. I think I was a […]
Read moreCreating Your Custom Wedding Day Timeline
Want to know, what I think at least, is the #1 most important thing you can do while you are planning your wedding day? Making a detailed, thought out, customized wedding day timeline. Not only is this crucial for your wedding photographer, for every single vendor that is involved on the big day, but also for all of your guests! One of the jobs I have on a wedding day is making sure everything is running smooth according to the timeline. You are going to be WAY too busy soaking in every single moment of that day with your bridesmaids, your family, your HUSBAND, you shouldn’t have to be the […]
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 more18 in 2018
Mannn, what an incredible year 2018 was for both my personal life AND my business! I thought it would be fun to finish off my recap of last year blog posts by highlighting 18 things that happened in 2018! These are not in any order of importance, nor are they in chronological order. I’m really excited to make […]
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