Soledad and Kurt are getting married at the end of the month, which means that their wedding fast approaching! I’m very excited to capture their wedding day but we also squeezed in their engagement shoot. We shot at Cantigny, which you know I just love, and the grounds were pretty spectacular that weekend (the grounds change quite often). We did get eaten by mosquitoes but it was totally worth it. I love me some sunsety light which I love about Soledad’s and Kurt’s images!
Anna and Ethan are more like friends than clients. We talked about our crazy dogs and training issues, food issues and pretty much anything else. We laughed about everything and I’m not sure that surly IT guy ever came up when I was around on their wedding day! I did have to convince them into their first dance and I hope they eventually thank me for it. Anna and Ethan are not people who love the spotlight but I think they handled it quite well despite any issues like having to sew in a bustle in the middle of the reception!
Their day went off without a hitch and it was great to work with Emmett from Logi Productions and we had a good time. It’s often known that videographers and photographers don’t get along but I’ve been lucky and we had a lot of fun, I think I’ll be in their video dancing on the side of the room (don’t pay attention to me…). I’m sure that Anna and Ethan won’t even read this part until they’ve watched the slideshow a few times.
And now I bring you a lovely assortment of the majority of my 2010 couples! I only have a few left to get in before their weddings and I’ve been in contact with them about it! (if you haven’t contacted me and talked about it, no sweat, just shoot me an email if you have a time/place you’re thinking of! I’m hoping there’s green and warmth in March!)
I am so excited for my 2010 season, I kicked it off with Nora and Tim‘s wedding and if that was a sign of how this was going to be, then I’m giddy!
There were sessions downtown (me and Millennium Park and the Cloud Gate are very good friends!)
And then I spent a whole lot of time at Cantigny! You know how much I love Cantigny, it’s a great location for engagement shoots or wedding day pictures if your schedule allows!
And then there were sessions all over the place!
Well that wraps up everything I shot in 2009! Next week, I’m featuring my advice segments such as constructing a timeline, accessories (loving this), first look information and more! So if you have any questions in general you would like me to answer just let me know and I’ll be sure to cover it!
Kara
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Ok, I’m breaking this into 2 posts, 2009 weddings and 2010 weddings and their engagement sessions! It was a fun year of engagement sessions and I really do love them! They’re pretty important to be able to relax in front of the camera when the big day comes and you get to know my crazy self a bit more!
Not a lot of talking is going to happen I don’t think! But I’ve been pretty much everywhere so we’re going to separate them that way! Here’s some on the lovely beaches of Chicago!
And followed by some in Millennium Park and Grant Park which is always a favorite for engagement photos!
And then some other areas downtown, whether it be on State Street by the Chicago Theatre or a random alleyway or up in Montrose Harbor!
Downtown is definitely not the only place to take some amazing engagement pictures! The suburbs have a ton of great locations! Cantigny being one of my favorites, Busse Woods is fun too! There’s lots of parks and areas that definitely work great for engagement shoots!
And I can’t forget about ones with furry friends
now isn’t it fun to see their engagement sessions now that you’ve seen all their weddings?! It’s like everything is completely full circle and I love seeing the engagement session then the weddings!
this officially wraps up 2009! Now onto my 2010 clients! 2009 was wonderful and I can’t wait for 2010!
