St. James Farm in Warrenville Engagement Photos

Jobeth and Brett met me after being rained out on our first session. The weather was beyond perfect for our new session a few weeks later. Even though they were both very nervous they were naturals at having their photos taken! We explored St.James Farm together which is a favorite location of mine. We gushed about our mutual love of Disney World and these two love birds will be getting married there! How amazing is that?

DuPage County St.James Farm Engagement Photoshoot

John and Erika met me with their adorable dog Bellah at one of my favorite locations in all of DuPage County, St.James Farm. We explored and found a gorgeous little field filled with wildflowers that I was just in love with. The light was just gorgeous and we could not of asked for better weather. You can just see how in love John and Erika were and I am so honored to be able to capture their wedding next year.

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!

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