Emma Mullins Photography

Ah, the first snow of the season. This brings mixed feelings to many of us. Either you’re dreading the long winter (and supposed return of Chi-beria) ahead, or you welcome snowy weather with open arms. Mary and William’s December engagement session was the perfect opportunity to embrace Chicago’s weather! We began at Lincoln Park before dusk. Mary […]

Angie and Sam are two of the most wonderful people you will ever meet. Obviously very much in love, kindness and happiness just radiate off of them. The couple describe themselves as “still newlyweds” after being married two years ago in their home state of Michigan. They wanted some photos to remember their time in Chicago […]

I was absolutely thrilled when Alice asked me to document her destination Chicago elopement. She and Harry planned to visit from London and get married at City Hall… without telling a soul. This is so my style – I thought. How spontaneous! How romantic! And to top it off, she was the first bride to […]

Amanda and Rob’s downtown Chicago engagement session was quite an adventure. These two tie the knot in our city next September, and I couldn’t be more excited for them! They had so many great ideas for this session, and it was not easy to narrow down. But – lucky for us, we made it happen! […]

For the second year in a row, I was asked to photograph CASA of Cook County’s annual fundraiser that took place in September. For those unfamiliar, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding safe and loving homes for children in the foster care system who have experienced abuse and […]

Last month I had the pleasure of photographing Caitlin and Tommy’s Milwaukee engagement session. I’ve known Tommy for a few years now, and was thrilled when I learned of his summer engagement! Even more excited was I to meet his adorable bride-to-be. If she loves Tommy, I thought – she must be awesome! And guess what? […]

When Vakul first contacted me about photographing his surprise Adler Planetarium proposal, I was both thrilled and a little nervous. I had never photographed a proposal before – would I know what to do? What if she spotted me? How would I know where to stand, how to best capture the moment on camera? Luckily, […]

Hello, friends! With tomorrow being Labor Day, I thought I’d share a little summer lovin’ to remind us all how incredible this summer has been. That being said: not every engagement session makes it to the Blog. I swear that if I could, I would share all of them! This one, though, stood out for so […]

Hello, world! How is it the end of August already? This summer has been a complete whirlwind… in a good way. In June I had the opportunity to capture Megan and Kyle’s Crete, Illinois wedding ceremony. These two were legally wed last 4th of July, and their big celebration finally happened in June! And guess […]

Our time in Cologne was fleeting – but well-spent. We needed to return to Paris to catch our flight home, but decided to detour through western Germany. I believe we were in the country for 24 hours total. Really, there were three main attractions to Cologne: the Schokoladenmuseum (Chocolate Museum), the Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral), and, of course, refreshing kölsch […]

Amsterdam, Schmamsterdam. And by that I mean: what an incredible city. I am SO happy we stopped here! The first thing I did when we got off the train was stop at Stubbe’s Haring stand for a fresh fish sandwich. I was starving, and it was across the canal from Centraal Station. It was tasty […]

Ah, Belgium. Magical land from my most precious dreams. How I miss you so. Following Paris, we took the high-speed train to Brussels, Europe’s unofficial capitol city. The official languages spoken in Brussels are both French and Dutch – and most everyone we encountered also spoke English. At times, I’ll admit – this was pretty convenient. […]