The CHicago Blog Stories

This beautiful woman welcomed her third baby into the world about two weeks ago! Casandra and Cooper wanted to keep their third little bundle of joys gender a surprise and SURPRISE!!!! Miss Freya aka baby in the belly makes one additional girl to wrap daddy around her finger! What better way to celebrate this upcoming […]

When the pandemic started months ago I had this idea that I wanted to blog every week and support a new small business every blog as I know there are so many amazing small businesses out there who were greatly impacted by this virus. Myself included. I reached out to Kelly and she sent me […]

I tend to be random with my blog posts. My intention is to do them often, but every day life seems to keep me from making that happen! This session was too good not to share. You see, I have tons of sessions I absolutely love and want to share the heck out of – […]

One day back in February some friends and I were out celebrating another friends birthday. I was feeling blah and in a creative funk. Sometimes as artists we are our biggest enemies, and for some reason I was feeling pretty down about my work. Then from across the bar I saw the prettiest face. Perfect […]

Lauren’s sister and I have been best friends since high school. So of course when she reached out and asked me to do her maternity photos I couldn’t say no! Her and & Jay are the cutest and I am so excited for them to be welcoming their first baby into their family this June! […]

For so many people this is a scary and stressful time. The last pandemic we faced was just over 100 years ago so the majority of people alive today are experiencing this for the first time in their lifetime. Millions of people unemployed. Essential workers being exposed to the dangers of a virus that is […]

Sometimes as photographers we get bored. We get stuck in a rut and need to do something creative. Winter months can be tough on many of us and sometimes we need to just shoot for fun, for ourselves, and coming together with other like minded people is really important in our line of work. Being […]

The Roxy in downtown Lockport was the perfect venue for this absolutely adorable Hollywood movie theme! Bryan & Nicole were the best couple to work with! Bryan is a child at heart and his quirky goofy personality kept the whole night lively and fun! Nicole is one of the sweetest women I have had the […]

Jennifer & Steve’s wedding was a fabulous end to my October weddings! The fall colors were gorgeous against the navy blues and maroons being rocked by this wedding party! Jennifer and Steve were an absolute joy to work with and even though Steve is not a huge fan of being followed around with a camera […]

We started out with a beautiful ceremony at First Presbyterian church and followed up with a gorgeous reception at Patrick Haley Mansion. The mansion was an absolute for any dream wedding and these two were the perfect couple to share in such an amazing day with! The Norwegian Salmon was the best I have ever […]