St.James Farm Engagement Photos of Kevin & Emily

Kevin and Emily met me last week at the beautiful St.James Farm in Warrenville Illinois. I must say St.James farm has been one of my favorite locations, as it provides so many different settings. It has everything from rustic barns, tall grasses, white picket fences, to gorgeous tree alleles. We also had some fun with a yellow umbrella since they had binged on "How I Met Your Mother" together. I was super excited to to incorporate it into the session since I also LOVED that show.  Kevin and Emily will be getting married this fall at the beautiful Acquaviva Winery in Maple Park and I can't wait till their big day.

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 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!

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!

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.

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

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!

Springvalley Nature Preserve in Schaumburg Engagement Session

      I was so excited to photograph Sebastian and Nicole's engagement shoot this week at Springvalley Nature Preserve in Schaumburg. It was such a gorgeous fall day and all the wildflowers there were in full bloom. They were all laughs the whole time which makes my job of capturing them way too fun and easy. I can't wait for their wedding this June!

Paul + Dave

     I am excited to introduce you to Paul and Dave, I had the pleasure of photographing them at the Brookfield Zoo a few weekends ago and have the honor of photographing their wedding this weekend at the Brookfield Zoo.  

     Paul and Dave met while they were both out with friends the night before Thanksgiving in 2000. They started talking early in the night and before they knew it, it was last call.

     During the weekend, we like to shop, play games with friends and family (especially mah jongg) and go up to the place they share with family in Michigan.

     Dave grew up in Elmhurst and went to Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington. Paul grew up in Deerfield and went to Brandeis University in Boston. Dave can easily find his way around the western suburbs but gets lost up north. Paul can find his way easily around the northern suburbs but gets lost out west. That's why they say they are so perfect for each other. And they have a cat named Delilah.