Art Institute of Chicago Engagement | Emma Mullins Photography

Lucinda and Mark are getting married in TEN DAYS!! Today I’m starting the countdown with their lovely spring engagement session at The Art Institute of Chicago. I met up with these two on a Thursday afternoon in May, to take advantage of the museum’s extended hours. One of the first things I learned about Lucinda and Mark is that they got engaged here (awww!)… so of course we had to return for engagement photos! Turns out they got engaged on a Thursday evening as well – how sweet is that? It’s like we planned it!

Art Institute of Chicago Engagement Photos

If you’re looking for a unique and classic location for your Chicago engagement session, The Art Institute is an easy choice. Besides being a built-in rain (or heat!) plan, this place gets great natural light during the day! There are infinite locations for photos, not to mention the gorgeous outdoor gardens if weather is nice. That evening we decided to visit the Modern Wing, my favorite O’Keefe, and a handful of world-famous paintings (namely Nighthawks and American Gothic). Oh – and Mark wanted to check out the Thorne Miniature Rooms… so cool! Rumor has it Wes Anderson is a big fan of these as well.

Chicago Lakefront Engagement

Many of you know that I love to end a session at the lakefront with a view of our skyline. This was no exception! After our museum adventure, we headed to North Avenue Beach to do just that. After all, we wanted to embrace the Chicago theme – which will come into play on wedding day as well! Fun fact: these two first met when Lucinda had just moved here from England, and Mark was kind enough to show her around our great city. Needless to say, Chicago holds special meaning for them. I’m so glad we were able to end their session with this VIEW 🙂

Lucinda and Mark: This was such a fun session!! Thanks again for having me – can’t wait to do it again very soon!