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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!

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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.

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Extended Family Photos at South Pond Chicago

Today I want to share with you an extended family session I did after thanksgiving this past year. Robby who lives in Chicago, with his partner Kevin, had contacted me about setting up the shoot for his parents, along with his sister, her husband and their adorable two kids who were in town for the thanksgiving weekend. This was a gift to Robby's parents from him and his sister. What a great gift. We decided on South Pond near Lincoln Park Zoo after discussing a few other options . We captured some with the skyline on the kissing bridge along with some great photos with the tall wild grasses and of course the famous honeycomb. We may of had to bribe the children with some delicious candy but in the end we captured so many great images! I hope they cherish them for years to come and that I see them all again some day.

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Chicago Lakefront Portrait Session

After seeing the shoot I did with Fransisco and Jon last week Lucy contacted to capture her and her husband Pablo before the head off to Miami in only a week! Luckily I had an opening and we had the best day for our session. We started near the zoo and then walked to the lakefront to get some amazing shots with the skyline. After that we headed back to the south pond area, on of my favorite locations and photographed the gorgeous fall colors there! Enjoy!

 

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South Pond Post Wedding Session

I am so happy to share with you images from my recent shoot with Francisco and Jonathan. I photographed their elegant Chicago wedding this past January and was so excited to catch up with them and photograph their post wedding session. We tried to book this shoot twice before but rain and a heat wave made us move our session back. The third time was the charm and we had the most amazing weather and had South Pond and the Lily Pond practically to ourselves. We ended the shoot and I caught a few shots of them driving away on their scooter. What a perfect ending to our shoot!

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Oak Brook Bath and Tennis Club Wedding

I was so happy to photograph Nicole and Sebastian's wedding on June 18th this summer at The Oak Brook Bath and Tennis Club. I knew that they were a sweet couple from working with them at their engagement shoot but all of their friends and family were amazing as well. It's not often you have a member or the wedding party worried if you and you second photographer need water. The energy of the whole group was infectious and stories of the nights before dip in the pond had us all cracking up. 

Sebastian and Nicole first got ready at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort which had the most amazing light and location for their photos before the ceremony. Nicole's dress was a gorgeous lace gown paired with adorable ballet flats. 

After getting ready they decided to do a first look with not only her husband to be, but also her dad, there wasn't a dry eye anywhere and this daddy loved his little girl. 

The ceremony was outside and just beautiful right in front of the lake. After that it was time to head inside to the reception and dance the night away! Enjoy the images from their wedding!

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Blackwell Forest Preserve Sunset Engagement Shoot

I met Charles and Dylan at Blackwell Forest Preserve in West Chicago this past week. Charles had been here many times in the past so it was his first choice for location and having shot here once before I was excited to photograph here again. We climbed up a giant hill to take some fun shots as well as checked out the dock over the water. I had so much fun with these two and hope you enjoy the images!

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Lily Pond Engagement Shoot of Madeline + Craig

I met with Madeline and Craig this past Wednesday for their engagement shoot in my favorite spot in the city, South Pond. We could not have asked for a better night and we practically had the park to ourselves. All of the trees were in full bloom with flowers and the skyline from the kissing bridge was perfection. Madeline and Craig are high school sweethearts and have been dating for over 8 years. They will be getting married in Louisville. How sweet is that? They will be getting married on January 21, 2017 at St. Boniface, with their reception at The Brown Hotel in Louisville, their hometown! Enjoy the images from their session below.

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Lily Pond and South Pond Engagement Shoot of Brett and Todd

I am so excited to share with you the engagement shoot of Todd and Brett. I am photographing their wedding in just a few short months in Lake Geneva. They live in the city and we decided on South Pond and the Lily Pond for their engagement shoot. They have to be one of the awesomest couples ever, not to mention me and Brett both went to Harrington College of Design and he also hates cilantro. He understands the struggle of HATING cilantro. So take a peak at the images from their shoot

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South Pond Chicago Maternity Photoshoot of Michaela + Miguel

I met Michaela though our mutual friend Courtney way back in 2011 since I was photographing Courtney's wedding. I was so excited when she reached out to me a few months back when she first found out she was pregnant about doing a photoshoot with her and her boyfriend Miguel. We decided on South Pond which is one of my favorite spots in the city. We had the perfect day for our photoshoot with blue skies and puffy white clouds. Michaela was a natural in front of the camera and Miguel was great too. They are going to be such wonderful parents. Enjoy!

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