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Couple at Sunrise

Matt and Lindsey are pretty adventurous people. They love to explore, scale mountains, and have traveled the world together. So when I suggested a sunrise engagement session at North Avenue Beach, they didn’t hesitate to say “We’re in. Can we bring our dogs?“ We had the most gorgeous morning with cotton candy colored skies as […]

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Chicago couple

When Sam and Anthony met me at the Lincoln Park Nature Boardwalk, I could tell they were a tad nervous for their Chicago Lakefront engagement session. They were a bit quiet and like most of my couples said “we’re not photogenic”. It was all LIES! Five minutes into our session, I had them giggling and […]

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We have entered that magical time of the year in Chicago where the weather is just right, the colors in the sky are simply insane, and my heart is as big as ever because it’s engagement session season! ⁠⠀⁠⠀I FINALLY got to meet Rebecca and Sam in September for their Chicago Lakefront engagement session and […]

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Chicago Lakefront Engagement Session | Alex + Dan

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Beyond excited to share this insanely fun Southport Corridor Engagement Session! ⁠⠀I met this gem of a human, Kaitlyn, at an event I was photographing for Phair Hinton Group and have been so in awe of her ever since. She’s a software engineer who is also an insanely talented artist – she creates and sells patterns, […]

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Julia + Taylor’s in Home Chicago Engagement Session // I spent the afternoon capturing them goofing around in their kitchen making pancakes and honestly my stomach was sore from laughing so hard. ⁠⠀
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Julia has an absolutely infectious smile and Taylor’s witty and sarcastic personality keeps it permanently plastered on her face. These two, who have been together since they were 18, were simply made for each other. ⁠⠀
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I can not wait to laugh our way through their wedding at the Greenhouse Loft t next January ✨⁠

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engaged couple

Looking back at the images from Tiffany and Nolan’s gorgeous Lincoln Park engagement session brings me right back to Chicago in the Fall. The warm colors were at their prime, the weather was chilly, but still bearable, and we had the Nature Boardwalk at the Lincoln Park Zoo all to ourselves. Tiffany reached out to […]

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