Winter came early in Chicago!! And while snow lovers are in heaven (including yours truly), snow, ice, and cold temps definitely make photography more challenging! In my opinion, the hardest part of wintertime portrait photography is capturing relaxed, authentic, genuine images when it’s freezing cold! While shooting indoors is always a great option, outdoor natural […]

Once upon a time, I was barely 21 and a fresh-out-of-college editorial assistant at a publishing company, getting ready to get married to the love of my life, and trying hard to find a photographer who fit both my budget and my style. I loved beautiful photography, but I couldn’t tell you what exactly made […]

(Now that things have slowed down a bit and it’s officially our “off-season” [until January!! Yay!], I’m really excited to spend a bit more time blogging and sharing more of who I am and what I love! I think that when my clients know me better, they trust me more and their photography experience is […]

When Marty and I got engaged and booked our photographer (back in 2008! Holy cow!), she didn’t offer an engagement session as part of her wedding package, and truthfully, we didn’t feel like paying extra cash for a session when duh, we had an awesome point and shoot (they were real big in the late […]

It’s November, and wedding season in Chicago has slowed down just a bit! I’m thankful both for the busyness of fall, and for the quieter pace of late autumn as we enter the holiday season. Right now, portrait shoots are happening (!!), my January and February couples are prepping for their winter-wonderland weddings (please, snow!!), […]

Danielle and Sean’s wedding day felt like the first really BRISK fall day of 2019, and they couldn’t have been happier about it! We didn’t see much of the sun, but their bright, beautiful wedding colors and even brighter smiles made up for any sunshine we might have been missing!! Danielle and Sean are so […]

The forecast for Elise and Caleb’s wedding day kept changing — rain, no rain, rain, no rain. It downpoured the night before (and gave their guests traveling in for the wedding some crazy memorable stories to tell about making friends with strangers and unexpected road trips when the airport shuts down!), but the afternoon of […]

Phoebe and Vince got married on Saturday!! If you live in the Chicago area, you know we had PERFECT weekend weather, which was ideal, because these two got married in their own backyard!! It was THE most beautiful day, the perfect backdrop to a perfect wedding! Here are some fun facts about this cute couple […]

My parents were always so wonderful about taking my brothers and sisters and I on vacation. There are FIVE kids in my family, so transporting all of us across the country was no small task, but my parents really prioritized vacations, and looking back as an adult, I’m so grateful for it! My parents loved […]

Phoebe and Vince are hilarious, delightful people, so much fun to be around! They have been together for years and are officially tying the knot in September (!!!), and it was lovely to document their beautiful relationship during this “almost-married” season with an engagement shoot in Chicago! These two love good food, great restaurants, and […]