This morning I woke up at the crack of dawn for a mini-session on the beach with good friends (despite the nasty weather we’ve been having today, we totally caught the most gorgeous sunrise!).  We walked along the beach until we found a little path leading us to the lakefront and an insanely good view […]

Despite what ever hardship and struggles we’ve faced, this year has brought me a lot to be thankful for (and was reminded to articulate the things that make my life so rich and blessed by my good friend Naja, thanks!) I’m thankful to have good friends and family in my life. I’m thankful for my […]

A very happy belated birthday to Miss Stella whose first birthday party I photographed this summer.  She is so stinkin’ adorable, loves lollilops and learning to walk, and now also goes by the alias “Monkey.”  Aside from a lot of fun, her party was totally amazing because Stella’s mom and the rest of her family […]

After totally hitting it off with these two at our first meet up and again during our engagement session, I was so excited to photograph Ashleigh & Christopher’s wedding!   It was a beautiful ceremony held at a church in the NW suburbs, and then the reception followed at the White Deer Run Golf Club […]

Toward the end of fall we had the pleasure of photographing Matt & Katy’s wedding at the Lake Forest Armour House.  Of all the things that day, two things stuck out in my mind most: (1) the AWESOME guest table which included a painting of a tree as well as pads of ink so that […]