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Getting Ready Summer Wedding at Fairlie Chicago. We started off the day with Dominique getting ready at the Westin River North Hotel. Accompanied by her gorgeous bridesmaids, everyone was ready to tackle on the day! While getting ready, it’s common to get some fun shots with your bridal party. They took it to a whole […]

Summer Wedding at Fairlie Chicago

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Summer Elopement at Buckingham Fountain. Bethany and Brendan got in touch with me a few months back when they were planning their elopement. I was super excited because they had this epic plan of getting married in front of the Buckingham Fountain here in Chicago. It is such a cool location for a wedding and […]

Summer Elopement at Buckingham Fountain

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Summer Chicago Wedding at Cafe Brauer. Torie and Alex had originally planned to get married in 2020. Of course, due to the pandemic their summer wedding plans were on hold for a year. Although it wasn’t what was planned, I had such a fun time getting to know both of them and I just couldn’t […]

Summer Chicago Wedding at Cafe Brauer

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Big Delicious Planet Intimate Elopement. I was so excited when Stephanie and Alex reached out for me to cover their small intimate elopement here in Chicago. We started off their special day meeting at the South Pond at Lincoln Park for their first look. It was a warm and slightly cloudy summer day, so the […]

Big Delicious Planet Intimate Elopement

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Getting Ready & First Look Greenhouse Loft Chicago Wedding Photos. You may recognize these two faces since I actually have another blog post written about them! Due to the pandemic, these two had changed their wedding plans and eloped last year! Now that it’s 2021, the two have come together to do it all over […]

Greenhouse Loft Chicago Wedding Photos

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Chicago Lakefront Engagement Session. When Bri and Brennan got in touch with me to shoot their wedding, I was super stoked! After speaking with Bri on the phone I knew we would be a perfect fit for each other. After a bit of planning, the day finally came for their Chicago lakefront engagement session! South […]

Chicago Lakefront Engagement Session

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Intimate Chicago Restaurant Wedding. Lauren and Andrew FINALLY got to get married after a long year of waiting. Due to everything that has happened because of the pandemic, many weddings had gotten postponed. For Lauren and Andrew, their time for a fairytale wedding arrived and it couldn’t have been more perfect. I was so excited […]

Intimate Chicago Restaurant Wedding

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Royal Sonesta Chicago Wedding. Anna + Mike decided to get married at the Royal Sonesta Chicago River North Hotel. Their entire wedding was held at this hotel and it’s always a blast to do everything all in one place. You’re really able to get creative and play around with the space and see what you […]

Royal Sonesta Chicago Wedding

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Museum Campus Surprise Chicago Proposal. I am super excited to be sharing this surprise proposal in this blog post! Specifically because I actually know Alex from attended college together! We used to hang out at college parties together so it’s crazy how everything comes in full circle. I was super excited when he reached out […]

Museum Campus Surprise Chicago Proposal

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Summer Chicago Wedding at Glessner House. One of my most memorable weddings that I have shot in 2021 would have to be Katherine and Milti’s. Not only did they have one of the most beautiful venues, but the entire wedding was outdoors! Which for Chicago, is exceedingly rare. Summer Chicago Wedding at the Glessner House […]

Summer Chicago Wedding at Glessner House

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Summer Engagement Photos at Lincoln Park. When I first met Claire and Dave I was so incredibly excited! We talked on Zoom about their wedding plans and I knew that we were going to be a good fit. They seemed like the absolute coolest couple! I even noticed they have a love for plants which […]

Summer Engagement Photos at Lincoln Park

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Chicago Elopement at Big Delicious Planet. Kelsey and Blake eloped originally back in 2020. Of course due to all the pandemic restrictions, things had to be quite small. Now here we are in 2021, and they wanted to recreate their special day surrounded by their loved ones! Chicago Elopement at Big Delicious Planet Kelsey and […]

Chicago Elopement at Big Delicious Planet