Chicago Museum Campus Engagement Photography of Ashley + Ben

I will be photographing Ashley and Ben's wedding this September at one of my favorite suburban venues, Silver Lakes in Orland Park Illinois, but before the big day comes the engagement photos. We got together on October 3 to take these right on the Museum campus. Luckily they were able to make a weekday work so we practically had the entire place to ourselves. Also fun fact, Ben's birthday was on the same day as our session, which is just 1 day before my birthday! So we started over by the 12th street beach in Chicago, then walked to the Adler, and finished near the Shed Aquarium. I can't wait till your wedding this September!

Chicago Montrose Harbor Engagement Photos of Stephanie & Alex

Stephanie and Alex were my lucky winners from my free engagement session drawing at the Villa Olivia Wedding show this past April. We met on this past Saturday at Montrose Harbor in Chicago on what ended up being the PERFECT day, despite the weather reports saying it had a 80% chance of rain. They were both dressed for to perfection with Stephanie in a gorgeous blue maxi dress and and Alex in the most amazing boat shoes. We snuck into the docks with some help from Alex's friend and laughed as we explored the whole area. My favorite moment was Alex practically doing a Dirty Dancing style lift with Stephanie when I had asked for just a little lift. It was pretty much the most epic lift ever!

Chicago 31st Street Harbor Engagement Session

I met with Rob and Dan last week at the Chicago 31st Street harbor for their engagement shoot. We had been looking at weather reports of rain all day and were on edge but we decided to go for it and I am so glad we did since we were greeted with gorgeous rainbows in the sky! You can't plan a session with the hope of rainbows but there they were and I don't think it could of been any more perfect! We ended the session with them popping some champaign which was pretty amazing! Then chatting about their upcoming wedding at the Chicago Symphony Center in July and great NPR podcasts. So take a look at some of the highlights of their session bellow.

Oak Park Engagement Photography of Sarah and Margaret

I met with Sarah and Margaret at their place and we headed to downtown Oak Park right around the corner from when they live. We went by Poor Phils, where they had one of their first dates. I had such a great time exploring the area with them and there are so many hidden gems we found along the way. After we finished there we headed out for some Chicago street art in Bucktown and Logans Square. We finished out our session at my favorite spot, South Pond in Chicago. I can't wait for your wedding this October.

South Pond Engagement Photos

I was so excited to meet with Zuri and Alex for the engagement shoot at South Pond this past week. We looked at the weather report and decided on an unusually warm looking monday. What we didn't predict is that the temperature would drop to bellow freezing and it would be snowing by the end of their session. Alex, Zuri, and their two dogs were troopers though and we had an amazing shoot with the Chicago Skyline and the Honeycomb as amazing backdrops to their city engagement shoot. I can't wait to photograph their wedding on September 3rd, 2016!

Ian + Jenny

I have know Ian for years so I was really excited when he messaged me to inquire about me photographing their upcoming wedding this fall. We met at the Naperville riverwalk and they braved the cold so we could get them some great engagement shots and some pictures of them with their adorable son as well! 

Chicago G&L Bar and Montrose Beach Winter Engagement Session

Jennifer and Bob started dating two years ago, in December 2012.  They met at G&L the year before as the bar was his regular dive bar hangout and it was the hangout for one of my girlfriends, Kimberly Arndt,  as well. This is why we started our shoot at that very bar. They would hang out and be drinking friends at the bar,until one night when they realized there was a connection beyond friends and the rest was history. They got engaged on September 20th in Paris on the Love Lock bridge after a day of bike riding and sightseeing in the city. Does it even get more romantic that that?

Naperville Riverwalk Engagement Session

I met with Matt and Candice exactly one month after their wedding to do their post wedding couple shoot. We met in Naperville on the riverwalk and also went through some of the alleys to get some more urban images so they had a nice mix of images to decorate their walls of their new place with. Although I may need to see them again soon since they are getting a 4 legged new member of the family and he will want to be on the walls too! Enjoy your images!!

Urban Chicago Engagement Session

     I was so excited to hear from Sara about shooting her engagement photos. We had been trying to connect for quite some time so I was so excited it finally came to fruition! We decided on a cool urban shoot in the city after our initial idea of the museum campus was being taken over by Jack Johnson fans. 

We started outside their apartment in the north side of Chicago. They had the cutest courtyard!

Then we needed to find a bathroom for a quick change! Lucky us there was a Binny's right around the corner!! Sara changed into this amazing blue dress!!!