Do you remember Dan and Angi? Angi is successful, driven, fashionable, beautiful, and Dan is her relaxed, funny, easygoing, gentle counterpart. They had a fantastic wedding party: twenty-two of their closest family and friends — such a great group of people, supporting and helping them as they begin their new life together. Angi was so […]

Danielle and Dan and I did this shoot back in early May, when everything was fresh and bright green and the weather was not-quite-summer warm. Danielle is a girl who knows what she loves, and she picked willows and sunshine for this shoot, which was just dreamy and lovely! I loved getting to know these […]

They met me in the financial district, crazy early on a Saturday morning, when the streets were empty and we could capture their dips and twirls right in the middle of the intersection without cars whizzing by. We hugged and swallowed coffee quick, and Kohler and Vinnie stood in front of the camera and showed […]

It’s freezing in Chicago tonight, so let’s rewind time back to August, when I met Dan and Angi at the crack of dawn right on Chicago’s lakefront. The weather was perfect: we had sunshine, haze, fog, and clouds, all in a matter of minutes, which gave this shoot a lot of depth and variety. And […]

Driving down 694 our way to David and Nina’s wedding in Minneapolis, I pulled out the wedding questionnaire that I send to all my couples, just to re-read their responses. For the question, “What does your perfect date night look like?” David and Nina’s written answer described not just a night, but an entire day’s worth of a […]

I first met Nina at her dear friend’s wedding in Colorado, a few years ago — she was one of the bridesmaids, I was the photographer — and when she contacted me to see if I was available to shoot her own wedding this fall, I thought hard about the bridesmaids I remembered from that […]

These two… Frank and Val are such a wonderful couple! They met during lunch in high school (cute cute), they’ve been through so much together. They love to travel, and they are so kind, so warm, so genuine. Marty and I love watching the family and friends of the bride and groom on a wedding […]

Natalie and Doug’s wedding was such a celebration of their love, their commitment to family, and their love of FUN. They didn’t want to see each other before the ceremony, so we did a little “hold hands around the corner” setup, which was so sweet — Doug couldn’t stand it, and Natalie just glowed. All […]

These days, our schedule is full, and it’s tough to squeeze in family sessions — but when I can, it’s a lot of fun. These two families are both so special; it’s been fun to watch their families change and grow over the years. We had our photos taken last year by a wonderful local […]

One of my favorite moments from last weekend’s session with Doug and Natalie happened when we were talking about how to make couples, and guys in particular, feel a little less nervous at the beginning of a shoot. Doug laughed and said, “Wait, wait, Natalie told me about that. And I was like, ‘Am I […]