Choosing a location for your engagement photos isn’t just about the backdrop—it’s about how the space allows you to move, interact, and be yourselves. With so many Chicago engagement photo locations to choose from, it’s easy to focus on what looks good rather than what actually feels right. Some places feel busy and performative. Others […]

There’s something about a 606 engagement session that feels a little different from the rest of the city. Perhaps it’s the way the trail stretches quietly above the streets or how it gives you just enough space to slow down, walk side by side, and forget the noise around you. Lauren and Ben wanted engagement […]

This Garfield Park Conservatory proposal was a special one for me. I’ve known Jimmy since we were in second grade and he even stood as a groomsman at my wedding and Meg was our doula for Everett. So needless to say these two are pretty important people in my life and now they’re getting married! […]

We lucked out with the weather for Laura and Dave’s South Pond engagement session in Lincoln Park with a sunny and brisk spring afternoon. I love their outfit choice, the colors popped among all the greenery present in the South Pond Nature Walk. Photographing in this area is such a treat because it gives you […]

Setting the scene: Feel the warmth of the sun, hear the chirping of birds and the buzzing of bees. I met up with Lena and Charles bright and early in the morning for their summer garden engagement session.  These two were high school sweethearts and spent many a summer day hanging around these gardens so […]

As a Chicago wedding photographer, having a place a like Garfield Park Conservatory as a location for engagement sessions, with all of their different plant rooms and always being nice inside when it’s raining or snowing outside, is a gamechanger. I met up with Naomi and Chris  at the Conservatory bright and early right when […]

It’s not every day that I get to photograph an engagement session in the neighborhood that I grew up, much less down the street from my grandparent’s house. So when Megan and Wesley told me that they wanted to have a Ping Tom Park engagement session, I was excited. We had a great afternoon hanging […]

When Lindsay and I traveled to California to begin our vacation, we made our way down to Santa Cruz to meet up with Alyssa and Brian for their Santa Cruz engagement session at Natural Bridges State Beach. It was such a treat to document this phase in their lives in a location that they both […]

It was a cloudy day in Chicago with a decent chance of rain when I met Jane and Joseph. Luckily, we had decided on the Art Institute of Chicago for their engagement session. With ample amounts of a natural light, different galleries and backdrops, the Art Institute is quickly becoming one of my favorite places to photograph […]

Can’t decide on what to wear for your engagement session? You’re not alone! After all, the photos from your session can be used for your invitations and save-the-dates, it is important for the outfits and photos to feel 100 percent you. Here are a 5 tips to help get you start thinking about what to […]

This Mount Hood engagement session on Tom, Dick, and Harry Mountain was part of my mentorship with Robert J Hill last year. It was incredible to explore a region of the United States that I had never been to before and to photograph a mountaintop session. In the afternoon, we hiked to Mirror Lake, where […]

What a year it has been, hard to believe that 2018 has flown right past us and we’re already a week into 2019. Personally this year has been such an exhilarating ride, from navigating the first year of marriage and building up my business and leaving the corporate world to pursue photography full-time. I was […]

I first met Lydia and Ben when we were attending the University of Illinois. We woke up early on a Saturday to hike the trail for their Franklin Falls engagement session in order to get there before sunrise. While it was a cold morning, we were able to have the falls all to ourselves for […]