For their engagement session Adam and Michelle selected downtown Batavia. It was a special area for both of them. Adam and Michelle met at a get together that was hosted by a mutual friend. Michelle was there with her sister and cousin, and Adam was there with a large group of friends. We all headed to downtown Batavia for their Windmill City Festival. Later they went to a bar where the couple began chatting. They planned their first date that very night! Since Michelle i

Winter is slowly coming to an end in Chicago, but Sam and Jesse were able to capture the beautifully snowy for their engagement session last month. Sticking true to their wedding theme the added a few personal touches in honor of the popular TV series Game of Thrones. The day of their engagement session at Graue Mill in Oak Brook was no different than any Chicago winter day, cold, wet and dreary. However, the weather didn't stand a chance against Sam and Jesse! Their smile

Winter is always a fickle time of year when it comes to weather. You just never know if it will be cold or freezing or tolerable, so when I saw the weather was going to be almost forty degrees AND there was snow on the ground I asked Jessica and Erik if they would like to move their shoot up a few days. They were more than happy to say yes. Plus, bonus, their daughter Maddie got to join in the fun too. She was so well behaved. We had a lot of fun making Mommy and Daddy s

Today was SNOW much fun!!!!! Seriously!!! I wish there were behind the scenes photos so you could have seen how much snow we were hopping through during Kacie and Will's winter wonderland of an engagement session. More than once I always face planted in a snow drift because I didn't realize the ground was hilly. We all agreed though it was totally worth it! I met Kacie this past summer when I photographed her twin sister Kelly's wedding. Both ladies are incredibly beauti

FREEZING!!!!!! That is probably the first word that comes to mind after today's engagement session. Along with dreamy, romantic, stunning and amazing!!!! Yes, it was cold. With the wind whipping at us it brought the temperature down to near zero degrees. However, with the chilling temperatures came a blanket of fresh white snow creating a picturesque backdrop among the trees. As we walked briskly through the fields towards our destination I learned about Nicole and Jeff.