At the end of the month, I’m moving out on my own. I’ve lived with my two roommates for almost two years now – and we’ve had quite the time at 3E. I’ll miss living just blocks from Oak Street Beach, jumping on each other’s beds when we come home late at night, borrowing clothes […]

Mary Grace + Brian are tying the knot in March, but before the big day, we wanted to spend some time just having fun and getting to know each other from behind and in front of the camera. We hung out around the Lincoln Park Zoo Nature Boardwalk, a place that isn’t too far from […]

Every year, a big group of friends of mine do a Ski Trip over Superbowl weekend. Last year marked the first year we went big and took it out west to Breckenridge, CO. The past years before that we kept it local to the Midwest and went to Devil’s Head and Chestnut Mountain – those […]

A few weeks ago, my family and I spent a long weekend out in Phoenix, AZ to spend some quality time with some family we have out there. It’s funny, because the family we were visiting isn’t actually “family,” we’re not related by blood, there isn’t someone that married us into being family… but the […]

55 emails later, we shot their engagement session. Rita and Paul knew what they wanted for their e-session. They wanted snow, they wanted a Chicago theme, and they were willing to wait for it. The same can be said for their relationship. Paul and Rita have been dating for four and a half years, and […]

Courtney + John met at the University of Dayton, OH and got engaged this past winter. Being that we were in Montana, they wanted to feature the beautiful cabins we were staying in, as well as their matching LL Bean boots. We had originally scheduled a sunset shoot, but Mother Nature threw us a curveball […]

As the founder of Chicago Pizza Club, Stacey loves her pizza. So when Ryan got her a pizza Christmas ornament, she couldn’t wait to put it on the tree. And when she turned around after hanging her new favorite ornament, she found Ryan down on one knee asking her to be his wife. I was […]

Every year like tradition, a couple photography friends and I make a trip out west for a Wedding Photography Conference. Over the past few years, we’ve gone to WPPI in Las Vegas and United in Santa Barbara – so when my good friend Ryan Moore Photography told me about Mystic Seminars in Portland, OR (a […]

I couldn’t have picked a better way to end my wedding season. It was just a few days before 2014 came to a close, but first – Karlee + Ben had to say their “I do’s.” It was a laid back day, one that reflected on the calm and collected spirits of Karlee + Ben. […]

Every year, it seems as though Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years sneak up on us as soon as summer ends. All of a sudden, instead of heading to the beach, street fests, summer weddings, and lake houses… we’re bundling up in our fluffy scarves and winter hats while reminiscing about what new years resolutions we did or […]