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!
Oak Brook Bath and Tennis Club Wedding
I was so happy to photograph Nicole and Sebastian's wedding on June 18th this summer at The Oak Brook Bath and Tennis Club. I knew that they were a sweet couple from working with them at their engagement shoot but all of their friends and family were amazing as well. It's not often you have a member or the wedding party worried if you and you second photographer need water. The energy of the whole group was infectious and stories of the nights before dip in the pond had us all cracking up.
Sebastian and Nicole first got ready at the Hilton Oak Brook Hills Resort which had the most amazing light and location for their photos before the ceremony. Nicole's dress was a gorgeous lace gown paired with adorable ballet flats.
After getting ready they decided to do a first look with not only her husband to be, but also her dad, there wasn't a dry eye anywhere and this daddy loved his little girl.
The ceremony was outside and just beautiful right in front of the lake. After that it was time to head inside to the reception and dance the night away! Enjoy the images from their wedding!
Ceremony Venue - Oak Brook Bath and Tennis
Flowers - Roselle Flowers
Cake - Courageous Bakery
DJ - Admit One
Lighting - MDM Entertainment
Catering - Tasty Catering
Getting Ready -
Makeup - Evelyn Najera Beauty
Second Shooter - Courtney Scheimann
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!
Lily Pond Engagement Shoot of Madeline + Craig
I met with Madeline and Craig this past Wednesday for their engagement shoot in my favorite spot in the city, South Pond. We could not have asked for a better night and we practically had the park to ourselves. All of the trees were in full bloom with flowers and the skyline from the kissing bridge was perfection. Madeline and Craig are high school sweethearts and have been dating for over 8 years. They will be getting married in Louisville. How sweet is that? They will be getting married on January 21, 2017 at St. Boniface, with their reception at The Brown Hotel in Louisville, their hometown! Enjoy the images from their session below.
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
South Pond Chicago Maternity Photoshoot of Michaela + Miguel
I met Michaela though our mutual friend Courtney way back in 2011 since I was photographing Courtney's wedding. I was so excited when she reached out to me a few months back when she first found out she was pregnant about doing a photoshoot with her and her boyfriend Miguel. We decided on South Pond which is one of my favorite spots in the city. We had the perfect day for our photoshoot with blue skies and puffy white clouds. Michaela was a natural in front of the camera and Miguel was great too. They are going to be such wonderful parents. Enjoy!
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!
South Pond Engagement Photos
I was so excited to meet with Zuri and Alex for the engagement shoot at South Pond this past week. We looked at the weather report and decided on an unusually warm looking monday. What we didn't predict is that the temperature would drop to bellow freezing and it would be snowing by the end of their session. Alex, Zuri, and their two dogs were troopers though and we had an amazing shoot with the Chicago Skyline and the Honeycomb as amazing backdrops to their city engagement shoot. I can't wait to photograph their wedding on September 3rd, 2016!
Chicago Gay Wedding at the Wyndham on Wacker Drive
Some weddings just really show how in love a couple truly is and reminds you of what marriage should be. This was the case with Jon and Francisco, seeing how truly happy they make each other and how they always bring smiles to each others faces. They got married at The Grand Wyndham in downtown Chicago which is a stunning venue. The views from their reception room were just out of this world! So take a look at their gorgeous wedding!
Venue-Grand Wyndham Chicago
Flowers-Flowers for Dreams
String Quartet-Cloud Gate Quartet
Desserts-Bittersweet Bakery
Photo Booth- The Traveling Photo booth
Second Photographer-Ania Scheiman
Chicago City Hall Winter Elopement With Two Brides
Chicago gave us one of our coldest days of the year for Sarah and Nichelle's wedding this past weekend but the ladies were troopers and head outside for a few images and I was just in love with the results. Both Nichelle and Sarah had the most contagious smiles and spending their wedding day with them was wonderful.
