Troy and Lauren talk around the door Saturday before the wedding at the Clocktower Resort. Everyone says it’s tradition not to see each other before the wedding, but they don’t know where the tradition came from. It comes from cultures where the marriages were arranged and the groom literally didn’t know what his wife looked […]
Brad and Krista are getting married next Spring. They spent the afternoon with me at Klehm Arboretum for their engagement session. The pun I must admit came from one of their friends on facebook.
George and Mindy met me at Sinnisippi for their engagement session Saturday. Joking could be Georges middle name, and at one point I asked him if he was serious about having another session. They will be getting married in a canyon at Starved Rock later this year.
Austin came in for senior pictures this week. To talk to moms you would think it is more traumatic for the moms who fear their sons won’t smile than for the kids themselves. Part of it is just finding out what the kids like and working with them.
Arin and Zach met me at Rotary Gardens for their engagement photos. It was fun to break Zach of his picture stance which included standing tall and putting his arm around Arin. We found the day enjoyable as we talked about how mom might get to help with the lighting again like she did for […]
A calm before the storm. William and Elizabeth planned an outdoor wedding at Anderson Gardens by the waterfall. An hour before they were told it was being moved under the pavilion. At the time it looked like clear skies, but by the time the bridesmaids were walking in it just started to sprinkle. It was […]
Caridad and Horacio were the first couple to visit me 3 days after we closed on our house. At that, they came to have their engagement photos done the day after a wind storm took out our power for 3 days. Now their family is growing.We spent the morning at Rock Cut State Park for […]
Emily came in for senior pictures but didn’t want outside photos because of the lack of color. With a Canon L series lens that can adjust the background of this photo of the barren trees complements her hair and outfit. For the black and white images they are both straight out of camera. The lighting […]
Jazz Keyes has made a recent career move. After being in management and selling cell phones, she has made the move to Liberty Mutual. Good luck in your new endeavor.
The first time I was asked about Save the Date cards, I said sure, we do that and then went straight to Start Page to see what this was. Patrick and Heather wanted to go to Belvidere park for their session. We talked about raccoons and the best places to fish. It didn’t even feel […]