I met Amy + Johnny on a perfect summer night in our hometown of Elmhurst. We had toyed with the idea of doing a city session a few weeks earlier, but the weather wouldn’t have nearly as nice and I think it was a little more meaningful to shoot in the town where their love […]

Kelvin spotted Candace while in line for food at a mutual friend’s barbecue a few years ago. And while they thought they were in line for some chicken, they got much more. Years later, Candace relocated to Chicago and moved into Kelvin’s Hyde Park condo where they are now building their home together. I met […]

Jaclyn + James are LA natives that came to Chicago so that James could go to UIC. The two of them live just a few blocks away from me, so naturally we bonded over our love for food in the West Loop as I gushed over how great this city can be – when the weather […]

I had to share just a few of my favorites from this Lincoln Park Engagement Session… love this Chicago couple and how the photos captured them perfectly 🙂

Michelle + Derk met years ago in college MSU. After graduating, Derek moved to Chicago and Michelle stayed back in Michigan. While doing the long distance thing always takes effort, both of them knew it was worth it and eventually after two years apart, Michelle moved down to Chicago to join Derek in the Windy City to take […]

I have to tell the story of how Lauren + Joe met… it’s not only cute, but it sums up Lauren + Joe in a nutshell. Lauren was at the bar texting one of her girlfriends, and Joe walked right up to her and slyly asked, “Are you texting me?” They briefly chatted, exchanged numbers, […]

Caitlin and I watched the weather every half hour up until it was time for the session. What started off yet another rainy and gloomy spring day in Chicago – turned out to be one of the most beautiful nights we’ve seen yet. Just as I thought there was absolutely no way the foggy skies […]

Kathleen (KP) + Chris had been happily dating for 6 years. Until that one day at the Signature Room, Chris waited until the very end of dinner to pop the big question. He had sweat profusely throughout the whole dinner, oddly going to the bathroom a few times to switch what pocket the ring was in […]

Bree + Erik met years ago back in college, but it took Bree a few years to realize that the love of her life was right in front of her. Bree saw Erik as just a friend. Erik, on the other hand, always had a crush on Bree. He was persistent in his pursuit of her, and […]

Cindy + Paul got engaged this past Christmas, so they wanted the photos to capture their engagement with a winter, snowy feel. Insert unpredictable Chicago weather with a lack of snow, then snow finally coming but with sub-zero temperatures… and what does that leave us with? We end up shooting on a nearly 50 degree day with the sun […]