Bryana and Deak are two that you may or may not have seen on my blog before! They were both at Stephanie and Daves wedding and Deak was in Erika and Matt’s wedding! So I’ve seen a lot of them and it’s been fun! We finally got around to doing their engagement pictures and it was so much fun! In fact, one of my favorite sessions to date! The color was perfect in Lincoln Park this time of year and I was so happy there was still leaves on the trees and it wasn’t too cold, though I did break out the UnderArmour for this one (yes, I have heat gear). We had a lot of fun and I really can’t wait for their wedding next year at one of my favorite places ever, Cantigny!
So without further ado, a nice little slideshow that’s now mobile ready! YAY! And just for you Bryana, the song is called Save Me
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!
So next year I’ve decided to just get a membership to Cantigny in Wheaton. If you haven’t been GO! And if you’re a wedding photographer reading this, if you haven’t made your way to Cantigny, then I feel sorry for you! And if you need more help, here’s the address: 1S151 Winfield Rd Wheaton, IL 60189-3397 (630) 668-5161
Anyway, I love Anna and Ethan as clients. They’re a blast. Anna follows me on twitter and we respond back and forth a lot! She also is on top of any twitter giveaways I do (hint, I give stuff away on twitter)! Recently they even adopted a cute (kind of little) lab named Scooby who is a typical lab. Anna is used to big st. bernards who don’t really move a whole lot. Since I have a kind of lab and always post about her antics, I hope Anna knew what she was getting herself into! Both Ethan and Anna love to laugh and I totally just let them be themselves. And boy was it fun!
I seriously love this one. It totally says everything. I think Anna wanted a squirrel and Ethan said no!
love these both!
mmm light
Can’t wait to photograph your crazy awesome wedding next year!!
I’m sure Jessica has been stalking this blog for these ever since we took them the last weekend of September! We decided to do what I call the Grant Park tour which takes us all the way around and ends up in Millennium Park I hope everyone has at least gone there ONCE! I feel like I’m there at least every week whether for engagements or weddings, but me and the cloud gate are good friends!
Jessica and Lane were so much fun and pretty much up for anything I would ask of them! Their wedding isn’t until Summer 2010 but it’s that time of year to get in engagement shoots!
::swoon::
there was a bit of contact involved in the walking picture, haha!
This was way too cute. I told Lane to sit and then for Jessica to sit in between his legs. She just plopped herself down in his lap!
Hope you enjoy them! I can’t wait to photograph your wedding next year!
Jessie and Mike are getting married this Saturday! Cutting it a bit close for engagement photos but they wanted to get them in anyway! Their lovely pup Kaya (I had the name totally wrong!) crashed the session and made it interesting for sure but still a lot of fun!
I met Kirsten and Will down in Chinatown for their engagement session and let me tell you, it was SO much fun!! We walked around since I haven’t been down there in YEARS. Unfortunately I couldn’t eat some amazing food with them because I had to head to another session! But let me tell you, this was FUN. So much fun, I processed their images a little more gritty, or should I say….dirty!
they also were patient while I tried out my new lensbaby-tilt-shift-lens
So Megan and Jeremy opted to go to one of my favorite photo places in the suburbs and that’s Cantigny in Wheaton! I love that place, perfectly sculpted gardens all year long, great grounds and it’s not crowded, not even on the weekends! I need to buy a pass for next year! That’s for sure!
We laughed a lot, in fact looking back on the pictures, Megan and Jeremy were cracking up! I didn’t know I was that funny, and I’m sure I’m not!
Amanda and Steve met me one late afternoon at Redfield Estates at 1421 North Milwaukee Avenue Glenview, IL 60025-1436 – (847) 298-0095. We were shocked to find a wedding in progress while we wandered the grounds and I’m sure it would just be lovely to photograph! Luckily the bugs stayed away this time as I brought some bug spray
some deer decided to join the session!
Steve happily made silly faces to make Amanda laugh!
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
So we did some back to back engagement session and I promised Brooke and Kevin that I’d be quick like a bunny with these, but I got engrossed in catching up on weddings! But the 2nd set is promised to come much faster
