Chicago Loft Wedding at Concord Fifty Five – Ana & Natalie

I cannot express enough wonderful things about Natalie and Ana’s Chicago loft wedding at Concord Fifty-Five in August. From our first meeting, I knew we’d be a perfect fit! These two love to travel, and they planned to wed exactly one year after the date Ana proposed in Central Park. Every detail was purposeful, from the […]

Chicago brides kiss in courtyard of their Concord Fifty Five wedding with LOVE letter decor

Cozy Logan Square Wedding at The Joinery Chicago – Lizzie & Lucas

Lucas and Lizzie’s Joinery Chicago wedding was a cozy, intimate event surrounded by their dearest loved ones. When these two first told me about their wedding plans, they envisioned something casual, laid-back and fun that reflects their personalities. Of course, The Joinery was the perfect space for that! One of my favorite facts is that […]

The Joinery Chicago wedding ceremony with skylight at Logan Square wedding venue

Ogden, Utah Wedding Styled Shoot at The 5th Floor

My final post from The Real Workshop excursion this month features a styled shoot at Utah wedding venue The 5th Floor. This was such a cool space to work in, right downtown Ogden. It’s also where the education portion of the workshop took place! Shout out to Haley Nord and Emily of The Hatches Photo […]

bride and groom on velvet couch at Ogden, Utah wedding venue The 5th Floor

Dreamy Utah Salt Flats Engagement Session – Christie & Brandon

For my next post from The Real Workshop: Christie and Brandon’s sunrise engagement session at the Bonneville Salt Flats! Utah is one incredible state, I must say. You’ve got desert, mountains, and some of the most incredible natural phenomenons I’ve ever seen in person. I’d only ever driven through the salt flats in summertime… they […]

Couple holds hands at their sunrise Utah Salt Flats engagement session

Intimate Antelope Island Elopement Styled Shoot – Jessi & Ethan

I began my year in photography by taking a red-eye flight to Salt Lake City, Utah for The Real Workshop excursion. I’ve made it my new goal to try one new workshop a year, so here we go, 2019! Basically, I got off the plane, slept a few hours, and then jumped straight into fun […]

Romantic Antelope Island elopement photo of bride and groom on mountain with dress flowing in the wind

BEST OF 2018: A Year in Review

As 2018 comes to an end, I’ve made a point to go through all my wedding and engagement photos from the entire year. That’s right! Every. Single. One. Which means: if I photographed your wedding or engagement session in 2018 (or both!), you’re in here!! I’ll be honest, it was tough to choose my favorites, […]

Newlywed Chicago brides dancing outside of their summer Concord Fifty-Five wedding

Melissa & Anand’s Room 1520 Wedding in Chicago

September has always been my biggest wedding month. This year, I got to start it off with Melissa & Anand’s Room 1520 wedding! Their awesome fusion wedding day included both Hindu and Catholic traditions. In fact, they had TWO ceremonies, two wardrobe changes, two sets of formal photos… and one giant CELEBRATION!! This was such […]

Bride and groom kiss on rooftop of their Room 1520 wedding with Chicago skyline and dramatic clouds

Wisconsin Love: Melanie & Brad’s Fall Door County Engagement Session

Looking back on Melanie & Brad’s Door County engagement session, I’d have to say it was one of Fall’s highlights. At the end of October, we traveled to Wisconsin’s peninsula for a sunrise session that could not have been more picture-perfect! It wasn’t easy, though – if you’re familiar with that part of the Midwest […]

Fall Door County engagement session at Whitefish Dunes

Intimate Chicago Restaurant Wedding at The Bristol – Rachel & Mike

Rachel and Mike’s Chicago restaurant wedding at The Bristol was planned in a mere nine weeks. It’s true! Mike proposed on Mother’s Day of this year, and these two were so excited to wed they just couldn’t wait! They wanted their celebration to include those closest to them, as well as delicious food and a cocktail-centric […]

Chicago bride and groom with LOVE wall in Wicker Park before their Bristol restaurant wedding