It seems like only yesterday since Carin and Phil’s incredible art deco influenced, elegant and classic Chicago wedding was held at the stunning St. Jane Hotel in downtown Chicago. This place exudes elegance in a way only that’s only second to the amazing couple themselves.
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Gina and Ryan may be sweet and funny and kind and totally in love with each other, but one thing I just can’t believe they aren’t is professional models.
Holy smokes!
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Noelle and Brett’s wedding day was perfect. Chicago being Chicago means that the weather will always keep you on your toes. Despite a little summer rain, their city summer wedding day was elegant and unique at the always fabulous Ovation Chicago…
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It was a lovely day in July that Melanie & David exchanged vows on the sweeping lawns of the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Chicago’s north suburbs.
I could probably write a love poem about Melanie’s dress alone….
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When Dave contacted me about capturing his surprise proposal to his beautiful girlfriend, Kaycee, I was all about it. When he told me he was going to pop the question in front of Jeni’s Ice Cream Shoppe on Southport Avenue where they had their very first date I just about lost my mind with excitement….
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I can’t believe the day has come to officially blog Karen and Matt’s incredible wedding day. Time flies!
Read MoreThinking about bringing your dog along on your engagement session? Here are a few reasons why you absolutely should (plus some tips and tricks to make the whole thing run smoothly)!
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Paula and Jaime are so much fun. They could seriously teach classes on “how to have a good time during your engagement session” (heck, I would sign up for that class!) and just be all around rad in general.
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Now, don’t get me wrong, My wedding day three years ago was amazing and lovely and all of the things one would hope their wedding will be.
But was it in an old Firehouse, you may ask?! Nope. Sadly, there was nary one fire pole to slide down.
Allow me to explain.
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Heart pounding through my chest, palms sweating, butterflies going crazy in my stomach and a happiness welling inside of me so great that I fear I may explode.
Yes, I’m in love.
I’m in love with New Orleans.
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Don’t be fooled by Lauren and David’s beautiful appearance and lovely demeanor: these kids are tough.
Lauren keeps the streets of Chicago safe professionally and David camps in the dead of winter with nothing more than a hammock. I’m serious!
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I took three things away from Dana and Nick’s glorious Chicago summer morning engagement session….
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Holy guacamole. If you want a full proof proposal plan, then boy do I have news for you. Merely heed my advice and follow these instructions:
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I feel like these two and I went through some kind of profound experience together, one that makes you stronger and ultimately brings you so much closer together. Please, allow me to explain!
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Quite honestly, I do not even know where to begin with this one.
Carly and Johnny’s wedding day was, in a word, breathtaking. It wasn’t just the stunning, soft, luminous florals, the goose-bump inducing music during the ceremony or the beauty of their elegant venue. Carly and Johnny radiate goodness.
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What do you get when you mix a sweet and beautiful couple, a moody morning along the Chicago River and a photographer with a brand new camera? Magic, my friends. That’s what!
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Let’s be honest, having a chick crawling around in the bushes (oh yes, literally!) with a camera focusing solely on you is……not your average Thursday night’s activity (or maybe it is? If so it’s probably best you keep that to yourself ;-).
Alex and Tom were so natural in front of the camera. And it doesn’t hurt that they’re gorgeous, obviously. These people are basically Good Humans for a living (she being a nurse and he being a fireman/first responder) and that force of good definitely shines when you see them interact together.
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When push comes to shove, I think the absolute most rewarding part of being a wedding and portrait photographer are the relationships I develop with my amazing clients.
I first met Sarah on a breezy autumn day in Old Town to discuss her wedding day plans and we hit it off immediately.
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Claudia and Izzy have one of those sweet stories that everyone dreams of: high school sweethearts introduced via family and mutual friends who have been together through thick and thin for years.
Read MoreEvery now and again I’ll get to a shoot location and be completely bowled over by how perfect everything is: the lighting, the way the gray sky seems to melt into a pale lake as fresh pools reflect the seagulls overhead. A calm, dark forest that is straight out of an enchanted Grimms Fairy Tale (minus all of the awful stuff, obviously!).
The morning of Brian and Kelsey’s engagement session was definitely such an occasion.
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