I’ve said this once and I’ll say it again… it feels SO GOOD to be back behind my camera photographing my lovely couples! I’ve missed them SOOO much! It also feels amazing to be back at one of my favorite engagement session locations- the Naperville Riverwalk!! I’ve done sessions here in every single season and as I was walking around before we started Erika and Robert’s shoot, I determined that […]
Read moreAmanda & Nick | Golden Hour Summer Engagement Session at Worth Waterfalls
It feels SO GOOD putting together this engagement session post because this was the first one I’ve had in MONTHS! (thanks a lot Covid, waaahh!) Getting back behind my camera made my heart flutter and made me so happy! But to make it even more incredible, is that I got to spend this first session back after quarantine with Amanda and Nick! I have been dyyyyying to get these two in front of my camera ever since […]
Read more5 Photographer Must Haves That I Can't Live Without
I have been a photographer for a WHILE now, but this is my 7th year shooting weddings (and 3rd year being full time, yay!) Over the years I have found some amazing products that I continue to use over and over again because they are just THAT good! AND they have lasted this long so that is a huge plus! I thought it would be fun to make a blog post about a few of these items that I […]
Read moreLisa & Aaron | Glowy Sunset and Wildflower Maternity Session
OH MY GOSH! I don’t even know how to begin this blog post with these twoooooo! About 3 years ago Lisa found her way on my website and filled out the contact form to get more information for her wedding photographer! Little did I know, that email would start the beginning of a great friendship! I should have known that from our first […]
Read moreMy Wedding Keepsake Box
There are so many special pieces from your wedding day that you might not know what to do with after the big day is over! Where do you keep your garter? Do you save your invitation? Where should that go? What about our cake topper? I had all of these questions in my head after our wedding day and I knew I wanted to find something to store them all in together that wasn’t just an old shoe box. I also didn’t want […]
Read moreMaranda & Jake | Snowy Dusty Blue Winter Wedding at Aberdeen Manor in Valparaiso, Indiana
Who says that true love stories can’t start out online? Maranda and Jake are living proof that it works! And it’s possible! And that was the beginning of their special story! From the very first day I met these two for a coffee date over a year ago, there was one thing that was certain to me. These two have hearts of gold. AND they were not afraid to […]
Read moreRecap of 2019 | Best of Weddings
I think every time I sit down to put together a recap post of the previous wedding year, I will hands down get ALL up in my feels. After reliving all 18 (!!!) wedding days from 2019, I have so many emotions running through my head and my heart. One of them is the feeling of such accomplishment. This is the most weddings I’ve taken on in one year and it was tough, I’m not going to lie. But SO rewarding. All of the […]
Read moreRecap of 2019 | Best of Engagements
Champagne showers, ACTUAL rain showers that required umbrellas, walks on the beach, frolicking through beautiful gardens, repeat locations and new to me locations, LOTS of included fur babies, tons of moments that made me laugh so hard my belly ached, and spending time with these 21 incredible couples— doesn’t even begin to sum up how amazing my 2019 engagement sessions were! Some of these […]
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