Holly and Bill’s engagement session was way back in 2010 but I just never got around to blogging it! There were lots of images on my facebook page and Holly came by that next week to get her disc so it wasn’t something that I ever remembered to do since they got their images already! But it was one of my favorite engagement sessions last year! And the last one! I really can’t wait for their wedding, it’s going to be a ton of fun and completely stylish! Holly and Bill love the sunset light and we took advantage of it, heavily. I know it’s not everyone’s favorite but it’s one of mine and definitely Holly and Bill’s!

Engagement sessions are some of my favorite things. They not only allow me to shoot the couple before their wedding day but it lets everyone relax about pictures when the day comes! I love being able to pose without the stress of a wedding timeline and it’s definitely one of my favorite things to give a couple some images that they love of themselves and will cherish for years to come!

Kara
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I’ve been meaning to blog about this adventure (well that’s what we’ll call it) all summer. We got tricked asked to watch David’s aunt and uncle’s monster lab for about 2 weeks. It was a long couple first days. There’s nothing like pairing a 40lb puppy with a 85lb dog. Puppy wants to play, dog wants to really play. And not in our fenced in backyard. ONLY in our living room. Scary. I feared for our sliding glass door that it would be shattered from the dogs running into it several times a day. They wouldn’t sleep unless we separated them and when we did, they were out within seconds. FINALLY on day 3, they passed out in the same room, exhaustion had gotten to them. Now, Isabelle got man-handled, don’t let it fool you, but she kept going back for more! By the end of it, Isabelle was cunning and knew how to get away. Mabel, was lazy to say the least. She didn’t really run, it was more of a fast walk. And in all honesty, we worried about her having a heart attack more than our dog being manhandled. So here’s some fun pictures. So if you need a dog sitter, call us, bring lots of wine for us to have and we’re so not responsible for your dog

Kar

I met Lucy and Pete and we just went everywhere! They’re holding their wedding up at Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake (which is a fabulous place for wedding photography!) so they wanted some really downtown pictures and really wanted to incorporate certain buildings into it! It’s always great to meet people before photographing their wedding! It’s nice to get to know the couple and have them know me, I’m generally relaxed and laid back and they had me on the end of a long day of engagements! I’m sure Lucy has been stalking my blog for this and I’m sure she’ll do the same for her wedding photos!

we started in Lincoln Park at the Lily Pond right there:

We then headed over to State Street/Michigan Ave to finish up the session!

I really love this one!!

Thanks for looking! I can’t wait to photograph your wedding Lucy and Pete! You both were a bunch of fun and laughs!

Kara
kara@karaschultz.com

I met Loretta and Aaron in Wrigleyville to start their engagement session. I can’t wait to photograph their wedding!! I’m so excited to be their photographer because these two are a riot! They laugh, they cry, they skip. I can’t imagine what their wedding day will bring, but it sure enough will be a load of fun! Ok, enough of me, let’s get to their engagement pictures!

Look at how fun they were!

I usually don’t take pictures like this, but I LOVE this one!!

and then Loretta cried, it was so cute! I wonder if she’ll cry at her wedding? She thinks she’s going to be a mess!

this was totally unplanned

I hope you enjoyed these Loretta and Aaron, I truly had a great time with you for your engagement session and I can’t wait until I photograph your wedding! I’m sure it will be 10x more fun!

Kara
kara@karaschultz.com

Karen and Greg have probably been checking relentlessly for their blog post! Their schedule unfortunately hit mine during the pretty rough season of August! But now that that’s over, I had to get out their engagement session! I had a lot of fun with them as they even survived my golf cart driving! Karen and I were talking and were joking about me being the adopt-a-friend for a day when it comes to weddings, which is VERY true! I’m with you from usually the beginning of your day while you get into your dress through the heat or cold or rain or whatever! Karen joked that she hired me because she knew she could deal with me all day, HA! I am pretty laid back for sure. We got their session in just in time before the skies opened up and it started raining!

Their session was located at Kemper Lakes located at 24000 North Old McHenry Road
Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047-8922 (847) 320-3450 Kildeer/Hawthorn Woods IL. They had their shower there since the room was too small to host their large wedding! They took advantage of the gorgeous location for their engagement session! It would be just a wonderful place to have a wedding I’m sure and it was a dream to photograph.

Kar

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!

More soon again

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

Shannon and Matt were one of the first couples to book me for their wedding day! We had some crazy time trying to find a day and time that would work around everyone’s crazy schedules, but we finally found some time on Sunday. It didn’t snow until we were done so we had great timing! We headed to Cantigny in Wheaton, it’s really beautiful over there and I can’t wait to go back during the actual blooming season!

Matt HAD to have a picture by the tank

I love the next few:

This one is for you Matt:

Hope you enjoyed!

Kar