Andrea and Mickey have known each other since kindergarten. They actually attended all of the same schools all the way through college, but they never officially went on their first date until Mickey saw through social media that Andrea was in Chicago for the weekend. He mustered up the courage to ask her to brunch and the rest is history! Mickey proposed to Andrea on her family’s farm down in southern Illinois with both of their families there to surprise Andrea after she said yes!

Andrea and Mickey currently live in Chicago and they love city living! One of their favorite parts is this small Italian restaurant, Lucia’s right near their apartment. They wanted to start there for their engagement session and I love new places, so I was absolutely in! They got to share a cannoli and take a few pictures in one of their favorite date night spots before we headed down to Lincoln Park Nature Boardwalk. These two are getting married in the country in Springfield next summer, so it was important to have the city as their backdrop for engagement photos. Lincoln Park was the perfect spot to capture them with a little nature and then finally we made it to North Avenue Beach for some skyline shots! We had a very windy night to deal with, but these two totally rocked it and kept laughing through it all. I seriously gushed at how cute they are together!

I loved capturing Andrea and Mickey’s photos and even more special, they took me back to their favorite Italian restaurant for dinner before I headed home! It was such a fun night capturing them and then getting to hear about all of their wedding plans! I cannot wait to see them again for the wedding next year, but for now I am so excited to share more!