:: Carrie and Jordan ::

The Fall days kept getting better and better in Chicago last weekend! Sunday we met up with Carrie and Jordan for their engagement shoot. The Arboretum was in full Fall color, and the sky was a perfect blue, with the most amazing clouds. All things combined, it was a great recipes for a fun photo shoot!
I am excited about photographing Carrie and Jordan's wedding next Spring!! Congrats you two!

:: Joani and Kevin's Wedding ::

I love brisk Fall days...golden colors...blue skies...and weddings!!! This past weekend was full of those things. Joani and Kevin celebrated their wedding day with gorgeous Fall weather.

It was a busy day, but full of little details that Joani has been working on for months. Everything turned out beautiful, and I am so happy for these two! As both of them are airline pilots, I wish them the best as they fly the friendly skies :)

:: Waite's ::

Jennifer, Sara, Matt and Luke are long time family friends, and I love to photograph them whenever I get the chance. Every time we head out for a shoot, I am always impressed with their attention to detail, and style in their outfits. In my opinion, they could be models!!

A benefit for me in photographing them is that they are always game for whatever crazy ideas that I come up with...This years shoot started off with a vague plan to go somewhere downtown Chicago. As soon as we made it downtown, we discovered that the Susan G. Komen Race for Breast Cancer was taking place all over the city (instead of the lake front like we had thought). So, we wandered around on the South side for a little while, coming up with fun locations that I had never seen before. It was great!!!

Jern, Sara, Matt and Luke - it was fun to catch up, fun to photograph you once again and most of all great to go on another adventure together!!! They seem to be few and far between these days...

:: Baby Myles ::

I photographed the Islas family last Summer, and then photographed a surprise birthday for a member of their family! It has been fun getting to know them, and seeing their family grow.

They added a new member to their family in September! Baby Myles! He is adorable, and was quite laid back. I guess third born babies have to be, everyone else is so busy around them!

Welcome Baby Myles! You have a very loving family, and I look forward to capturing moments of you growing up!

:: Lofquist Family ::

Last weekend, Jamie and I headed to the Washington DC/Virginia area for a few family/baby sessions. Last year, I photographed 25+ families in this area, so it has been fun going back and photographing a few of them again, and then meeting new families that were referred to me.

It was great to meet the Lofquist family, they were fun and laid back and loved being barefoot for most of their pictures. Bare feet and flip flops are definitely my style!!