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!

I met this wonderful pair on St. Paddy’s day downtown (one day post parade so it wasn’t the green apocalypse you may be imagining) and the sun seemed to be shining just for them. Having both grown up in the Chicago area, they wanted their engagement session backdrop to be representative of the backdrop to their love story. Sweeping skylines, dazzlingly blue skies and the shimmering waves of Lake Michigan lent even more beauty to this shoot. Scroll on down to check out some of the magic!

Warning: There is a dog with a flower crown in this post and it is almost too much to take. Almost.

Katie and Adam are perfect together. Sweet, funny, up-for-anything and obviously easy on the eyes, these guys were a blast to run around Lincoln Square and Montrose Beach with earlier this month.