Honestly? I wish Blake and I had done this at our own wedding. There were so many people there from completely different chapters of our lives and both sides of our families. Some were lifelong friends. Some were family friends we grew up around. Some were people who helped shape our story in quiet ways […]

Kristen & Lucas’s wedding day felt like one giant exhale in the best possible way. After rain had been lingering in the forecast all week, Friday arrived with beautiful weather, happy tears, and the sweetest kind of energy surrounding these two. From the moment I walked in, friends and family were already hard at work […]

This past Saturday, I had the joy of photographing Lindsey & Matt’s beautiful wedding day at Cantigny Park — their ceremony took place in the Rock Garden and their reception followed in Le Jardin.Different than most of my weddings, I actually met the couple for the first time right before their ceremony! Every once in […]

  Jessica and Erik actually met when they were little kids! Erik’s Aunt is Jessica’s Godmother so they basically grew up together. 😀 They even have a photo of themselves as the flower girl and ring bearer in a wedding together! After a while, it just felt right to see what it looked like to […]

It’s hard to believe another year has gone by! In 2019 we did… 24 weddings 25 different engagement sessions (If I counted right. 😂) had 12 volunteer gigs and 22 family, anniversary, senior and branding sessions   Whew! Promise. Engagements & weddings, still my jam. But I’ve loved seeing so many of my past Watson […]

What I love about this session is how personal the locations are. While we started downtown then headed over to North Ave Beach, the last spot we went, wasn’t a “location” it was actually a neighborhood. What?  I know! It’s something I had never thought of before, but I”m so glad we went! In just […]