There is something really special about couples whose relationship is built on friendship first, and that is exactly what I loved hearing about Mary and Wyatt. The two met through a student organization at Illinois State University, where they spent about a year as friends before they started dating. Six years later, after countless memories […]

Some love stories are deeply connected to a place, and for Emily & Pete, that place is Chicago. We spent the morning exploring some of the places that have become part of their story, starting at North Avenue Beach before making our way to Wrigley Field and ending our session at Murphy’s. Between the lakefront […]

It was such a joy getting to spend time with Lauren and Zach during their engagement sessions at Blackwell Forest Preserve! The two first met while attending Elmhurst University back in 2020, and now they’re in one of the sweetest seasons of life, planning a magical forest-inspired wedding day and dreaming about everything that’s still […]

There is just something so fun about slowing down and spending a morning exploring downtown Chicago with two people who are completely excited about the season they’re in. Jess and Dylan’s story almost didn’t happen thanks to one tiny mistake. After meeting online, they accidentally exchanged the wrong phone number, leaving each of them wondering […]

There is something so sweet about a love story that keeps finding its way back to the right person. Alex and Jon first met all the way back in grade school and even “dated” for a couple of weeks in fifth grade. Life eventually took them in different directions, but after both found themselves out […]