Kim and I go back to our days at the University of Illinois in Gamma Phi Beta (<3 in PKE! ha.). Although we hadn’t spoken or seen each other since our college days, Kim reached out to me one day informing me of her engagement to her long time boyfriend, Andy. She had been following my […]

Diana and Edgar’s love began long before their Chicago fall wedding, and they weren’t about to let a little rain put a damper on something that’s been growing for over a decade. You see, Diana and I drove to basketball practice together in high school. We’ve shared endless car rides filled with conversations about her […]

Personal notes from my brides are the best and put the BIGGEST smile on my face 🙂

When I heard that the wedding and reception was going to be at Gallery 1028, I knew it was going to be a special day. Not to mention I was shooting with one of my favorite Chicago photographers again, JordanQuinn Photography. I started the day shooting with the gals at Jesse and Ben’s beautiful, floor-to-ceiling […]

One of the biggest things I learned from second shooting for JordanQuinn Photography and Brittany Bekas Photography in September, was that I appreciated the direction they gave me when sending me to shoot the guys’ portraits by myself. I knew what I would want to photograph for myself, but when you’re second shooting it’s all […]

You know it’s going to be a great day when you show up and you’re essentially wearing the same exact outfit as your lead photographer. Great minds, right? It doesn’t stop there. That same shirt we were wearing, also happened to be the exact color of the wedding party. Yep. We matched. Perfectly. And the […]

To be quite honest, I was a little nervous about this wedding. Not because I didn’t think the couple would be amazing or that I wasn’t uber excited to shoot with my favorite photog buddy, Brittany Bekas Photography, but because of what I had just gone through ten hours prior. The day before Jenny and Nate’s […]

When I met Jordan of Jordan Quinn Photograph at Jasmine Star’s theFIX, I was immediately drawn to her energy and welcoming personality. We started talked about me second shooting for her almost immediately since she’d been in the industry longer and I knew I could learn a lot from her, not to mention have a blast double […]

When I first met Teri at the Starbucks around the corner from her beautiful Lincoln Park condo, we sipped on matching Passion Fruit Iced Teas as we chatted about work, personal life, and photography. We talked about how her and Rich’s wedding would be laid back, fun, and all about the love. No distractions from […]

Back in May of this year, I had the honor of collaborating with eight other fabulous photographers (which we now call ourselves the “Photography Stylistas”) to work collectively on a Stylized Wedding Shoot. Connected, inspired, and motivated by Miss Jasmine Star herself (see throwback post) nine strangers began a journey of hectic planning, unchartered territories, new friendships, […]