Johanna and Drew wanted some amazing Chicago engagement photos so naturally we settled on Lincoln Park. I absolutely love shooting engagement sessions in Lincoln Park because of the incredible versatility in that neighborhood - there are parks, brownstones, cobble stone streets and the beach is near by. So we explored ...

Meg and Bob love Shaw's Crab House. So much so, that we did a good part of their engagement session inside the epic sea food restaurant. It was epic to have the place all to ourselves! If you haven't eaten there you're missing out!! Megan was a racecar driver in a ...

I'm pretty pumped to shoot Stephanie and Rhett's wedding later this year! #woot (do hashtags even work here?) Stephanie is a reporter for DNAChicago, check out one of her articles here. She's a much better writer than I am, so onto the photos! ...

Engagement sessions have become increasingly popular in Chicago over the last few years. I never did one for my wedding and I wish I had. It's an awesome chance to get to know your photographer and build some confidence in front of the camera. Because, unless you're a professional model, ...

Who doesn't like fancy dresses and ice cream?

Nick and Kim are as great as it gets. We showed up and just had fun, no pressure. We talked, laughed walked around and took some epic photos. Their love of movies brought us to do their engagement session at a drive in out in McHenry - which is a ...

Rachael and Tony have an incredible relationship. They are truly best friends and make each other laugh all the time. It was pretty awesome for me to see such a strong connection unfold in front of the camera. They were visiting from Texas so they hired me to do their ...

Erin and Tim wanted some amazing Chicago engagement photos so naturally sunrise was the way to go. We met up at North Avenue Beach before 6 am and I'm sure you'll agree the photos turned out stunning! They had amazing chemistry in front of the camera. After the ...

It's easy to be in front of a camera when you're having fun. At least that's how I approach my Chicago engagement sessions. 99% of my couples have never been professionally photographed before so I always assume they have some angst about the process. It's super important to me that ...

I can't begin to describe how cold it was on the morning we did Riz + Nadia's engagement photos in Chicago. It felt like minus one million degrees, plus it was insanely windy. We spent about 30 minutes on the lake and headed inland to seek some shelter from the ...

Geoff + Michelle wanted some epic Chicago engagement photos so we started off on North Avenue Beach. After a few snaps we quickly headed to Wicker Park. I love the Wicker Park neighborhood in Chicago. There are some great coffee shops and plenty of artistic elements. It was pretty early ...

Pam and Vinny are the kind of people you want to hang out with all the time. They're fun, both have a great sense of humor, are super down to earth and easy going and have great taste in drinks! Most importantly they love to hang out with each other. ...

Claudia and Andrew live in Chicago and as with most Chicago couples, they have never watched a sunrise over lake Michigan. Naturally a sunrise engagement session was a perfect fit. After spending the sunrise on the beach we headed to Michigan avenue! They are naturals in front of ...

When I first met Amy and Pat I could tell how much they loved each other almost instantly. Amy is a southern gal and Pat is from Chicago. It was important to them that they get some awesome engagement pictures with Chicago as the central theme since their wedding is ...

Samantha and Jason found some really unique locations for their Evanston engagement session. We started out at a local Starbucks which they frequent often. Next we ventured tp a pier in Rogers Park, Chicago. They love riding their bikes together so it was only fitting that they would ...

Anne and Dennis approached me about their wedding and engagement photos a while ago. Although I was already booked on their wedding date, they still wanted me to shoot their Chicago engagement photos. These two are an amazingly positive and fun couple. They were laughing and smiling through ...

Kindal and Mike wanted some amazing Chicago engagement photos so naturally sunrise was the way to go. We met up at North Avenue Beach before 6 am and the results are seriously epic! They were totally great in front of the camera. Right away you could tell there was lots ...

Cassie & Jason are seriously two awesome people. They both have this great sense of humor that is super infections and before you know it, you're laughing along with them. We spent about 2 hours at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL for their engagement photos. We did ...

There's no doubt that Christiana and Jim are super creative people. They had this awesome idea to do their Chicago engagement photos at the UIC library. Being a Chicago wedding photographer, I'd never shot at this library and thought it was an amazing idea. Imagine my joy ...

As a Chicago wedding photographer I was commissioned by Emily and Matt to take their engagement photos. Chicago presents lots of great options for engagement photos. We settled on Lincoln Park Zoo because it was a favorite place of theirs that they visited often. One of my ...