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Chengyin and Ja won a giveaway for a Chicago couples session I put on the summer of 2022.  Wanting to have more experience in both in home settings as well as documentary photography I launched a giveaway on my Instagram and they entered which was so exciting!  Ja and Chengyin spent many of the early […]

South Loop Couples Session | Chengyin + Ja

Couples

5 Tips for Avoiding Burnout as a Wedding Photographer

Education

52 Instagram Caption Ideas for Wedding Photographers

Photography

Miranda and Daniel’s couples session in Chicago’s Wicker Park was SO much fun to get creative with them.  Miranda and Daniel met during the pandemic and quickly fell in love.  This session actually marked one of their first anniversaries and I had so much fun documenting some of their love together.  They love Chicago, they’re […]

Wicker Park Couples Session | Miranda + Daniel

Couples

10 Things to Work on This Off Season as a Wedding Photographer

Education

Intimate Wedding at Foreman Pavilion | Colleen + Frank

Intimate Weddings

When Sam reached out to me to document her and her sister-in-law’s young girls for their in-home holiday photos, I was OVER THE MOON excited.  Sam had such a vision for her daughters and their sweet cousins, and we had so much fun documenting the holiday magic and the relationships between these young girls! Check […]

Batavia Family Photographer | In Home Holiday Photos

Family

A Look at November 2023 as a Chicago Wedding Photographer

Photography

Outdoor Wedding at Hawthorne’s Backyard | Lacey + Patrick

Weddings

Molly and Charlies’ Chicago rehearsal dinner at Bar Siena was seriously one for the books. These two gathered their friends and family from all over the country to celebrate the night before their wedding day at one of their favorite Chicago restaurants, Bar Siena. Between the music, the food, and the overall vibes, these two […]

Chicago Rehearsal Dinner at Bar Siena | Molly + Charlie

Weddings

Wheaton Family Photo Session at Blackwell Forest Preserve

Family

Glossary for Wedding Photography

Photography

Though I love Chicago for engagement sessions, there’s something so lovely and so freaking simple about an engagement session in a forest preserve.  There’s so much space, and love and room for couples to really relax and be themselves together.  Rachel and Stephen are not only fiancées but they are also BEST friends.  They love […]

Downtown Wheaton Engagement Session | Rachel + Stephen

Engagement

5 Things I Did to Start My Photography Business

Education

Anniversary Photos at St James Farm | Katie + Zach

Couples

If you’re like most solopreneurs, you’re more than likely wearing more than one hat in your wedding photography business.  So when it comes to building a website for your business, it can be hard to know where to start.  In this digital era, having an awesome website is key to attracting couples in search of […]

What Should I Have on the Home Page of My Wedding Photography Website?

Education

Downtown Geneva Couples Session | Noelle + David

Couples

St. Charles Backyard Wedding | Rachel + Stephen

Stories

There’s nothing I love more than working together with a couple to create a session that is unique to them. That is exactly what we did with this Wicker Park Couples Session. Miranda and Daniel are some of the coolest people I’ve ever met. Their passions include traveling, thrifting, decorating their absolutely beautiful Wrigleyville Apartment, […]

Couples Session in Wicker Park | Miranda + Daniel

Stories

Chicago Engagement Session | Matt + Itzel

Stories

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