Lincoln Park Conservatory and Chicago Brewery Engagement – Fionna & Brendan
As we head toward the tail end of winter, I can’t let the season go by without sharing Fionna and Brendan’s Lincoln Park Conservatory engagement session. I met up with these two one afternoon in January, and it was immediately clear how smitten they are with each other. That’s always a sign that a session is going to be a ton of fun, and – SPOILER ALERT – it absolutely was!!
Lincoln Park Conservatory Engagement
One of the most popular options for winter wedding and engagement photos in Chicago is Lincoln Park Conservatory. And, for good reason: it’s colorful, tropical, and gets amazing light! We took our time exploring each of the unique rooms and the holiday show – ending in the Fern Room (my fave!). Fionna and Brendan’s outfit perfectly complimented the surrounding greenery, and their smiles made my job easy, of course 🙂
Before heading to our next location, we stepped outside where their pup Maizey was waiting for us! I was so excited to meet this sweet girl, and could have stayed outside with them for hours (even though yes, it was cold!!). Finally, it was time to warm up with some beers at Goose Island.
Goose Island Brewpub Engagement
Not only is the Salt Shed Pub one of Fionna and Brendan’s favorite spots for local beers, they’ve also been to shows together at The Salt Shed! Music has been a big part of their relationship from the beginning, and I loved tying that into their session in this way.
Fionna’s words:
“On our first date we bonded over our shared love of music and discovered many concerts we both attended throughout Chicago before we ever met. Since then we’ve shared wonderful music and travel adventures near and far – from seeing Stevie Wonder at Red Rocks just 4 months after we met to Bob Dylan in Berlin this past month.”
How cool is that?! We made sure to get some photos outside the pub with live music paraphernalia, and the giant goose tap handle (rumor has it this was originally from Comiskey Park!). Of course, we ended our session with a couple of pints, and these two continued their date night into the evening.
Fionna and Brendan: I had so much fun with you two (and Maizey) in January! Can’t wait for you to make it official later this year!!













































