the journal

I took Brittany and Jose’s engagement photos a few years back and absolutely loved getting to photograph them! So when Brittany asked for photos of them in their new home, I was thrilled. One of the things I love most about what I do is having the opportunity to document the many milestones of those […]

I met Cara and Greg for the first time on a chilly but gorgeous + sunny Halloween morning over at Winnemac park for their engagement photos. Right off the bat, I could tell they were two extremely kind, genuine people. By the end of it all I felt like I had known them for much […]

I met Jomarie and RJ downtown at the Chicago Riverwalk on a beautiful fall morning. We had a blast exploring the area together and capturing glimpses of their love along the way. These two were a dream couple to work with. They were so willing to let go and roam around the nearby streets with […]

2020. What. A. Year. To be honest, I can’t even believe it’s already over. The whole year feels like a giant blur that happened so quickly but so slowly at the same time. When COVID started I remember how many uncertainties there were surrounding it. One thing I was very certain about, however, was that […]

I photographed Tommy and Kitchie’s wedding back in 2017 so it was so fun to get to photograph them again in this new chapter of married life where they bought their first home together! Photo sessions with these two are never without lots of laughter and joy. It was such a fun time documenting this […]

Lisa contacted me this summer asking about an extended family shoot for her in-law’s 50th anniversary. I love these types of sessions for so many reasons, one being that there are so many different relationship dynamics to capture, and so many different stories to tell. We started our time together with some 50th anniversary couples […]

These two friends of mine just welcomed the most precious baby boy into the world! It was such a special session, photographing their family of three for the first time. Sweet little Ollie is one lucky little man. Photographing new families will never stop being a magical thing to me. These sessions are always so […]

I met Bethany and Tony out in Lincoln Park for a late-summer engagement session. We started out at the lily ponds near the zoo and then moved over to Belmont Harbor. It was a beautiful night with a gorgeous sunset and the colors from this session were to die for! I LOVED getting to photograph […]

Weird to think of life Pre-COVID, right?! Even weirder when you look back to this cold + snowy engagement session and realize that this is was the last thing you did before the national quarantine began. And now summer has gone by and fall is beginning and I am just baffled at how much of […]

If you read my Best of 2018 post, I talked about how I hit a lull in all areas of life, resulting in a much needed hiatus from photography. This year, though, was spent coming back from all of that: Working on myself and my life from the inside-out. I like to think of 2019 […]