germania place wedding | david + mary carol

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Oh fall Chicago weddings – photographing them is always such a treat! There is something magical in the air that makes the sunsets the most perfect kind of golden light, the kind that wraps around you, where you can feel it. And getting to put two newlyweds into that light is just an added bonus […]

chicago wedding photographer | jeff + emily engaged

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Ohhhh winter in Chicago – how you challenge us photographers + models! Luckily, Emily + Jeff were absolute troopers as we shot at record speeds so they did not get frostbitten along the Kinzie bridge. These two were just lighting up with laughter as they would wrap up to keep each other warm before we headed […]

chicago sunrise engagement | nick + jessie

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Yesssssss, yes, yes a million times yes do I love me a lakeside Chicago sunrise engagement photo shoot! I mean don’t get me wrong, I hate when my alarm goes off – I’m human! But when I am greeted with smiling faces and an incredible sunrise as I snap away at two people who are […]

chicago wedding photography | john + dani

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Sometimes it rains on your gorgeous Chicago wedding day. And you two choices. You can get mad and sad and seasonally depressed by it, or you can say – who cares – I’m marrying my most favorite person today, surrounded by our best friends + family – so let’s go for it! And that my […]

olive park chicago engagement | bryan + lauren

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Yaaaaaay! Do I love getting to share so much pretty with everyone. Bryan + Lauren met me over at Olive Park to take advantage of Chicago’s killer skyline during a fall sunset. And to show off their newly engaged happy love in front of my lens. I had the best time following these two around, […]

chicago wedding photographer | laurence + kylin

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Awwwwe snap – these two!! Absolutely making sunrise instantly better were Laurence and Kylin who just light up together! Having them in front of my lens was amazing. I could not stop smiling as we walked around North Avenue beach chatting about how these two got engaged and wedding plans – has me so excited […]

chicago newborn photographer | dan + bridget + daniel

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Ohhhhh yes you guys – so much cuteness to share on the blog today with one super sweet family!! Loved getting to Hang out with Dan + Bridget again – photographing past couples of mine when they start families is just the absolute best if you ask me! Getting to meet the newest addition to this […]

revel fulton market chicago wedding | matt + erin

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Ohhhhhh yes! Matt and Erin’s wedding post is here! Oh man am I excited to share this great big beautiful Chicago wedding with you all today : ) Matt and Erin were married on the most perfect Fall day surrounded by the smiliest friends and family members. I love how each of my weddings are […]

chicago wedding photographer | chris + leah engagement

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Love, love, love it is what we all need right now!!! So I am so excited to be sharing Chris + Leah’s Humboldt Park + Longman+Eagle engagement shoot we did a few weeks back on one of Chicago’s most perfect fall days! These two are so much fun together and getting to capture that was […]

humboldt park family session | the M family

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These guys always make me smile when I get to photograph them! Following them around Humboldt Park during sunset was such a treat – and getting to photograph Miss Lucy and all of her new poses was just the best! Such a little beauty! Momma love… always the best : ) You guys are the […]

salvatore's chicago wedding | ned + alana

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Oh my goodness. Where to begin with Ned + Alana and my love for  them? These two threw one hell of a Chicago wedding with a group of party animals surrounding them! I was in love with the whole day, Alana’s vision came together so perfectly – the colors, the style, all of it, I […]

chicago rooftop engagement | dan + bridget

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Yes, yes, yesssssss I am so very excited to share this beauties with everyone today! Dan + Bridget were so much fun to get to hang out with and capture for their Fall engagement session around Chicago. Plus we got to stop at home to snap a few with their insanely cute pup, Scooby. Seriously, the […]