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We met Angela through our very good friend and previous wedding client, Lan. She was one of her bridesmaids. She reached out to me for family photos with her and Ezra’s new bundle of joy, Grant. They wanted to go back to the place where they said their “I do’s” – Schram Memorial Chapel in […]

I met this beautiful family (Eric, Edelissa, Evan and Sofia) through the many events I’ve attended of Charity’s, who happens to be her first cousin. They were either through her bridal shower, wedding, housewarming, baby’s baptism and so on. Needless to say, she’s seen the wide variety of photos I’ve taken of her cousin. I […]

I’m so excited to share this super fun and adventurous Las Vegas engagement session of Ryan & Jeanne. It’s been a long time coming. I’m so mesmerized by how good they looked together during our session. Certainly, I was so honored when they asked me to be their wedding photographer. It warmed my heart even […]

I’m so excited to share this in-home maternity session for Charity and Mike. You’ve probably seen their photos multiple times in my work as I’ve been honored to have documented a lot of their major life events! I was their matron of honor for their wedding so I obviously didn’t capture their wedding photos. Doesn’t […]

Katie and Marcus’ Wedding at the Lithuanian World Center was a BLAST! And we knew it would be. I’ve never felt so many emotions in 1 day. I truly felt that way from beginning to end. Katie and Marcus started out their day the same way. She was surrounded with her beautiful girlfriends and sisters […]

How They Met Ever wonder how this generation would be like before the age of social media? “Meeting people online” is not just about Match.com or eHarmony anymore. There’s Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter etc etc. How many of you remember Myspace? Well, it’s not the “in” thing anymore but we’re sure a lot of people […]

“I’d help you do this for your instagram!” says both of them. We absolutely adored Jerrielyn and Eric during their engagement session. These two know how to handle their Instagram accounts! We scrolled through them and we’re blown away by their confidence and artistic visions. It was fun to watch them instruct each other how […]

What a fun wedding it was for Suzie & Jon! This is our first backyard wedding but we didn’t quite expect the size of their event until we saw how huge the tent was when we got there! The Manzke’s were such great friends with Suzie and Jon. It was so generous of them to […]

Of all the things that photographers dread, it’s the unpredictability of the weather. We know “there’s always a way.” But, heavy rain (or snow) can really put a damper on a well-planned occasion. That’s how it started with Gary & Lina’s wedding day! The heavy downpour from the night before resulted in flooding on the […]

A Romantic Chicago Botanic Garden Engagement Session How they met four times without her knowing Some things are destined to be. Sometimes, it just takes a couple of tries to get there. For Winnie and Kim, make that four tries. These two made us laugh when they talked about the way they met. Winnie had […]