Me and Jenn met up at Redfield Estates, we got eaten by mosquitoes, we laid in the grass, we got scared by some sort of very scary beetle that attached itself to her dress (which I so very courageously removed…ok, so I panicked…), got visited by a raccoon and some bunnies! Needless to say, we had a lot of fun and laughed too!

Who doesn’t love some shots with her big-girl-car!

I love doing trash the dress sessions! Even if I didn’t shoot your wedding! They’re just so much fun to me and I get to try a lot of new things that I normally don’t have time for during the wedding day or I really can’t ask you to lay on the ground, well, I could, but you probably wouldn’t oblige! My brides, let me know what you’re comfortable with on your day, blankets and sweaters can be sat on!

Until next time!
Kar

Lauren and Brian were troupers. I decided at their session I would not use my trusty zoom and really challenge myself! It was DEFINITELY harder than I thought to change the way I shoot (because really, zooming with your feet when you’re used to doing it with your hands, is a bit rough!) But I have to say that I love the way these turned out!

We hit up Lincoln Park Zoo area and I was so relieved! I’ve been in Millennium Park so much lately I just do the same type of thing with a new thing here and there but seriously, I love the Lincoln Park area and find it so much fun!

The zoo is wonderful for taking engagement pictures and wedding pictures at it’s located at
2001 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614
(312) 742-2000

funny thing, they actually didn’t mean to stand the same way

I got another post coming up soon!
Kar

Ok! I’ve been busy busy busy! I’m getting all caught up And I promise some more pictures of Isabelle too

Anthony and Rebecca were such a wonderful couple to work with! I hope they enjoy these few! I’m working on the slideshow

So since I’ve been at this over a year now, I thought I’d add something special for the next month.

For my 2010 clients, if you book with me before August 31 you get to choose an extra!!
-either these really cute set of 3×3 accordian albums to gift to parents or keep in your purse, one set from your wedding and another set from your engagement session.
-OR a 8×10 album of your engagement session to use as a guestbook. It will be 10 pages/20 sides.

So that’s my anniversary special! Those 2010 clients who have already booked can partake in this, they just have to email me by August 31st what extra they want!

That’s it and I hope you enjoy it! I’m really excited about what the rest of 2009 and 2010 is going to bring!

Possibly a few more giveaways too Keep your eyes open!

Kar

And finally!! I know Eleni has probably been checking my blog incessantly since I tweeted about picking out the song for her slideshow

I found the perfect song for Eleni and Mike courtesy of Evan McHugh! You can find his stuff on iTunes or check out his page out here

The slideshow! I ended up not getting as much done as I originally had thought BUT I did finally get this one done

And also, the lovely slideshow music has been generously provided by Nick West again!

Why hello faithful blog readers. I know you were hoping for slideshows but instead, I’m announcing my trash-the-dress-a-palooza. I’m offering these at SEVERELY discounted rates that are unheard of.

What is it: Trash the Dress session

Cost: $20, you’ll get at least 15 images on a disc (probably more!) and 3 – 8×10 prints

Conditions: I choose your location, no questions asked. It could be in the suburbs it could be in a part of the city, it could be just me, it could be me and my assistants, but it’ll be at least me. I get to choose the dates to do this, will either be on a Sunday or a weekday if you’re available but either one will work. They will be done in late July/August/September. You should get your proofs within 3-4 weeks. Since I have a few spots in mind, let me know your location and I’ll try and get close to where you are for that one. Also, if your husband wants to come along, yay! But if he refuses, no biggies, girls welcomed by themselves or even if you wanted to do it as a friend grouping. Must be willing to lay on the ground, sit in alleys, I need a few girls to actually get the dress wet: beach, fountain, stream, etc. I promise no cutting of the dresses will occur, just some dirt and grime that’s no worse than your wedding day. Brides-to-be welcomed if they have a dress willing to get dirty (check craigslist for cheap dresses or even long nordstrom rack dresses on clearance, lots of great options for inexpensive alternatives)

ONLY 5 SPOTS AVAILABLE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. So as soon as you email me, you get the spot. Referrals will get a free session and extra gift from their session (if you tell others and they in their email say so-and-so sent me to you)

So send your email to kara@karaschultz.com with trash-the-dress-a-palooza in the subject line and that you want to participate! Specify what month you’d prefer, your location and we’ll go from there to set it up!

And to leave you with a cute picture of my not-so-small puppy

After some rescheduling, we finally got the engagement session with Katie and Mark done!! Their wedding is fast approaching at the end of the month too! Luckily it was a great evening and not too warm and not too cold but just about right. We met up at one of my favorite locations: Cantigny! They were up for any of my crazy photo ideas!

Cantigny is just beautiful and located at 1S151 Winfield Rd Wheaton, IL 60189-3397 (630) 668-5161, they also have a venue for weddings there and I would love to shoot one there one day!

Yes, we started at Cantigny but then went a mile or so over to downtown Wheaton, I love these ones!!

Ok, until next time!
Kar

Lisa and Shawn were troopers.  We got up at like 7am to do engagement photos because it was already around 85 degrees at 7am!!  But we had fun and were out of there FAST and still hot and eaten by mosquitos (so that may have just been me, but whatever!) We met up in Crystal Lake for their pictures and they’re having their wedding just down the road at the Holiday Inn in Crystal Lake

I told you they had a sense of humor even in the heat!

This is Shawn making fun of big cheesy smiles

Until next time!
Kar

So I also had a fun time shooting Eleni and Michael’s wedding! They were brave enough to risk going to Millennium Park on the first day of the Taste of Chicago! Luckily traffic was amazing, there was a nice breeze, plenty of shade and even more sunflare from the sun peaking through the buildings!

So here’s a few to tide you over until I get the slideshow done (also later this week! See a trend forming!?)

Eleni joined in on some street dancing! The dancers really enjoyed it too!

It was my first Greek wedding and the dance floor was filled when the Greek music started! It was so much fun!!

Until next time!

Kar