The Hankes family grew by one this past summer <3 I loved that Jacciah wanted to do an outdoor studio. This is such a fun set up, I really need to do more of these this summer!

What a stunningly colorful engagement session at Fullersburg Woods in Oak Brook!!! Those leaves were really showing off!! And it was so fun to finally meet Krysten and Dre. I love when I have the opportunity to really get to know my couples. One of my favorite parts of my job is learning about their lives!

Ethan emailed me several weeks ago and said he was planning to propose to his girlfriend, Jenna, and wanted to do it somewhere in Chicago where you could see the skyline in the background. I suggested Adler since it has gorgeous views but always was an easy place to get to. Ethan told Jenna he had a work event at Adler that night and even made a fake invite so she would know ...

Samantha and Tony’s day was incredible!!! I knew from the moment Samantha inquired I was going to love working with them. It was such a blast to spend the day with them a d create such incredible imagery. There wedding photos are some of my very favorites. I am utterly obsessed with the photos with got downtown Elgin. The downtown look with the vines and old bricks… STUNNING....