ohmygosh. this couple. i am in love with them and their style! Their Chicago vibes and roots were represented in their e-session since we shot downtown at the Lincoln Park Boardwalk. We got lucky to have such a beautiful day in the city in the middle of March. Oh and when I saw their clothes, I got…

Emily got my name through another photographer in Chicago. We got to talking and turns out, we had a mutual friend from college and had actually been at party together and never knew it! Such a small world. Emily and Cowan are such a sweet and fun couple. I love that they already have the same last…

It's all in the family with this couple! I met Jaclyn and Jeff through their sister, Kari, whose wedding I am photographing this June! I was so excited to have two couples from one family in one year! Jaclyn and Jeff walked up to their e-session like a couple walking out of a Gap catalog. They …

Boy am I glad I met this couple! Meghan and I met up at a local Starbucks and chit-chatted like we were friends for years! I quickly found out that she was looking for a wedding photographer (hey I know one!) and I was in need of a hair stylist (hey, Meghan is one!). Instantly, we clicked! Fast for…

I was so excited to get to photograph Laura and Tom's e-session as they were my first official couple of 2016 to book me! They wanted to throw in some downtown shots of St. Charles in their gallery so we headed to the river bridge to get some awesome water shots before going to Mt. St. Mary'…

Oh this couple! I just love them! I met Amanda through my fiance, who has been friends with her since the high school days. As soon as I met with them, I knew they are a good time. They have a young son, so of course we incorporated him into their e-session! I am so happy to have met them and canno…

Cassie and Clay's engagement session was beyond gorgeous this past fall! They chose to host their e-session in the same location as their wedding venue, Pottwatomie Park, in St. Charles. I am loving their ultra chill vibe and they shine together! I can't wait to photograph their special day…

If I had to assign a single word to the year 2015 it would, hands down, be "whirlwind."
I strolled into the year with a numerical goal in my head for the number of brides I wanted to attain and then; I blew right past it. I never would have thought that 2015 would become my reality within…