Carol DeAnda 11/4/19 Carol DeAnda 11/4/19

Illinois State University Fall Engagement Session

Ryan and Mike went to ISU together and got engaged there as well and when they mentioned wanting to photograph there for their engagement session I thought it was a wonderful idea. We spent the afternoon walking around the beautiful grounds, exploring some of the buildings, then headed to the Sugar Mama bakery in uptown and finally ended at the local bar they had spent many nights at with friends! I can’t wait for the wedding next year!

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Midwest Rainy Lake House Wedding of Sarah + Margaret

10.7.2017

Sarah and Margaret had their big day at Sarah's families lake home up in Antioch, Illinois. The day started off rainy as we were getting ready in the hotel but right as we were doing their first look the rain started to clear a bit. As family and friends started pouring in so did the rain. Sarah and Margaret luckily had a rain plan and wed in the tent their reception was going to be in. Thank goodness for backup plans. After they wed the clouds cleared, the sun came out and wind calmed just in time to do some awesome portraits on their pier on the lake.
We came back into the tent as the sun began to set and ate a delicious dinner, listened and laughed as the speeches went on and finished it off with delicious cake and cupcakes. I am a sucker for good cupcakes! We finished the night with a few night shots with the lake house and it ended up being one of my favorite images from the entire year.

Venue - Private Residence
Florals - Fairy Godmothers Wedding and Event Design
DJ- Chicago Mobile DJs
Catering - Maravelas

bride getting ready for wedding in Illinois

bride reading a letter from her bride to be at same sex wedding in illinois

beautiful bride in black and white in chicago

bride ready and sister gasping seeing her for the first time crying

photo of bride getting ready in black and white in chicago

rainy first look in front of lake with umbrellas

chicago wedding details in reception in a tent

guests arriving under umbrellas to rainy October wedding in Chicago

Wedding Party photos at lesbain wedding in chicago

beautiful brides portrait of same sex couple under umbrellas

beautiful brides portrait of same sex couple in front of green trees

beautiful brides portrait of same sex couple on a lake pier over the water

same sex wedding ceremony in tent near chicago

gay wedding ceremony in tent near chicago

Wedding Party photos at lesbain wedding in the midwest on the lake

two brides having their first dance near chicago in a tent wedding

two brides cutting their cake in their tent wedding outside of chicago in the suburbs

people giving speeches at same sex wedding

brides having their first dances with their dads

reception of same sex wedding outside of Chicago in the suburbs

Fine art wedding photography of same sex wedding couple two brides

Carol DeAnda 9/19/16 Carol DeAnda 9/19/16

South Pond Post Wedding Session

I am so happy to share with you images from my recent shoot with Francisco and Jonathan. I photographed their elegant Chicago wedding this past January and was so excited to catch up with them and photograph their post wedding session. We tried to book this shoot twice before but rain and a heat wave made us move our session back. The third time was the charm and we had the most amazing weather and had South Pond and the Lily Pond practically to ourselves. We ended the shoot and I caught a few shots of them driving away on their scooter. What a perfect ending to our shoot!

Same Sex Engagement Photography in Chicago

Same Sex Engagement Photography at the Lily Pond

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Blackwell Forest Preserve Sunset Engagement Shoot

I met Charles and Dylan at Blackwell Forest Preserve in West Chicago this past week. Charles had been here many times in the past so it was his first choice for location and having shot here once before I was excited to photograph here again. We climbed up a giant hill to take some fun shots as well as checked out the dock over the water. I had so much fun with these two and hope you enjoy the images!

Carol DeAnda 5/20/16 Carol DeAnda 5/20/16

Lily Pond and South Pond Engagement Shoot of Brett and Todd

I am so excited to share with you the engagement shoot of Todd and Brett. I am photographing their wedding in just a few short months in Lake Geneva. They live in the city and we decided on South Pond and the Lily Pond for their engagement shoot. They have to be one of the awesomest couples ever, not to mention me and Brett both went to Harrington College of Design and he also hates cilantro. He understands the struggle of HATING cilantro. So take a peak at the images from their shoot

Carol DeAnda 3/12/16 Carol DeAnda 3/12/16

Kim + Queen Naperville Riverwalk Portrait Session

Kim and Queen came and visited me on the Naperville Riverwalk for their portrait session, they had contacted me after finding me online for their very first professional photos together after 20+ years. What an honor it is to be able to capture the love between these two! Thanks so much for choosing me as your photographer Kim and Queen I had such a wonderful time photographing you both!