I have known Lanie for awhile now and I have always admired her sweet attitude about everything and how she always has a huge smile on her face. When I got to meet Ryan I instantly knew they were perfect for each other because his smile never seemed to leave his face either. These two […]

Carmen and Shannon had the most beautiful, intimate wedding day. They were surrounded by their closest friends and family and even though they had to make some cuts and do things differently, I think it turned out so special and so perfect! Carmen got to spend the morning relaxing with the girls in her life […]

I got the enormous honor of photographing Sam and Dylan’s engagement back in the Summer when Dylan’s mom reached out to me and asked me if I would hide in the bushes at Washington Park to capture it. I think my heart was racing as fast as Dylan’s was because I wanted so badly for […]

Jake is a friend of Dustin’s and earlier this year I got to meet his girlfriend (at the time), Madison. She was so sweet and down-to-Earth. I was so excited when I saw her and Jake got engaged and even more excited when she reached out to ask me to be their photographer! Jake and […]

I have known Ashley for a very long time and I have gotten to see her over the years for her twin sister’s photo sessions where she helps to wrangle her niece! Ashley has a heart for helping and she is always around to lend a hand. I was so excited for her to finally […]

Rob and Amanda are such a sweet couple! I have been looking forward to their wedding day for a long time. I got to travel up to Aurora, IL to the gorgeous Stonebridge Country Club to capture them saying “I do”. Amanda was surrounded by so much love in the morning. Her and all her […]

This session has been a long time coming! I met with Emily and Derek for the first time over Facetime last winter and I was so excited when I finally got to meet them for their engagement session! Emily and Derek knew each other in high school but did not start dating until years later […]

Katie and Matt officially got married in a small, intimate ceremony on their original June 6th date. However, they finally got to have the wedding of their dreams in late September at the church Matt grew up in and it was absolutely perfect! I met Katie for the first time when she was taking care […]

Christa and Jordan started dating in high school briefly, but college and life changes forced them to take separate roads. However, after college, Jordan wanted to give it another try asking Christa out for a drink. They have been together ever since, buying a house, two dogs and are finally going to make it official […]

Here I thought it would be extremely hard to write a wedding blog about a wedding I didn’t actually get to photograph, but after looking through the images and living the story through photos, it actually made me feel like I was right alongside Jenny and Nick the entire day. I may have cried once […]