Emma Mullins Photography

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. […]

Bonjour, tout le monde! Today is July 14 – also known as Bastille Day in Paris, France – commemorating that time in 1789 when the French rebelled against the monarchy by storming the Bastille (prison). Out of all my Europe photos, I thought it appropriate to blog Paris today. In April I spent two weeks in Europe with […]

A few weeks ago I met Jake and Leah at Cafe Jumping Bean for their Pilsen engagement session. They were as cute as can be, giddy with excitement and affection for each other. We talked about their story, their wedding plans, and their unconditional love for the Chicago Cubs. I learned that they first met in math […]

Hello, Blog. It’s been… a while. It’s (finally!) springtime in Chicago, and last week I was fortunate enough to spend an afternoon with a couple whom I absolutely adore. Having become acquainted with Ali over the past few months, I’d never met Jeff until that afternoon – and it didn’t take long to realize that they’re […]

This is L.A. And yes, the lyrics to “All I Wanna Do” were stuck in my head a good portion of this short, but oh-so-sweet, vacation. As was “Hollywood Nights” – more on that later. Actually, they play lots of songs about California in California. Especially at the beach. It was a little weird. The purposes […]