SO. MUCH. COLOR. And we are here for it! It has been so fun getting know Abby and Matt and their sweet doggie Max. I have a pretty major soft spot for my Chicago couples who fly me up for engagement photos. We get to hang out, sometimes I get to see their homes, from […]

I was just telling Mer that I think I may need to make a studio album sample out of these two. I love pretty things, but I love emotion more. Emotive people make my heart sing. If you are looking to feel love and happiness going into Christmas week, then take a look at these […]

Kirsten & Danny had an amazingly fun wedding day with the most perfect wedding weather that has ever existed (yay!) Both of their families are close and laugh a lot, which makes it a truly joyful day. Let’s start with all of the fun little wedding details! Champagne pop number one on the day! (stay […]

It pre-Christmas weekend and we have been playing Santa this week trying to deliver as many images, albums, prints and gifts as we can in time for the holiday! Because of that, I’m going to keep this intro really short. Plus this absolutely beautiful wedding can absolutely speak for itself! Andrea is a true classic […]

Julie and Nate’s engagement session was also a family shoot…after all a wedding is certainly a family affair! We started out in Forest Park and then went to grab a few photos with the arch from City Garden to end the evening. Can’t wait for their relaxed wedding day this coming August at Silver Oaks […]

Katie and Paul win the award for being the most patient in getting their fall engagement photos. Thank you guys! We took these right before Steve and I left on our anniversary trip to Hawaii, and then we came back and it was Thanksgiving, and we moved, and I shot two weddings and we sold […]

So many things about this wedding make me want to scream OMG like a crazy teenager! Starting with Chelsea’s shoes, then her gown, then her ring, then her dog Buster, then Sean’s socks…and that is all within the first hour of a 12 hour wedding day. Now I realize that other than Buster (sweetie pie!) […]

So much pretty ahead in this post! Meredith had to help me narrow down the photos (thanks Mer). Sometimes I just can’t bring myself to do it! Photographers nearly always have some level of emotional attachment to their images. It’s extra tough to let go and be subjective when you’re this close to them. Natalie […]

I was lucky enough to get to know Katie and Jake pretty well before the wedding since they had me come up to Chicago to shoot their engagement session! We shot until Jake hit the breaking point we like to call “hangry” (a disorder I am quite familiar with as it is shared by both […]