Kristina & Kevin are Married! - Chicagoland Wedding Photographer

Kristina & Kevin had an amazing wedding. The day started with a little rain (okay it was a downpour), but the weather cleared up long enough to take a lot of fun pictures outside as the cocktail hour got started. The ceremony was at a gorgeous Croatian Catholic Church - St. Jerome and the reception was at Silver Lake Country Club. The entire wedding party was so much fun to photograph all day. Everyone had such a great time, especially me!

Kauai, Hawaii

We had a beautiful trip to Kauai a few months ago, a pre-honeymoon for us. We knew I would never have time to get away in the summer after the wedding, so we decided to take a pre-honeymoon. That's just how we roll.... It was an awesome trip and an worked out great. We were completely able to enjoy planning the trip without all the wedding stress getting in the way and fell in love with the island when we were there. Here's a few images I thought I would share.

The sunrises were stunning. Thanks to the time difference we were up every morning to walk down the beach and enjoy the sunrises (and our coffee :-)

The view off our balcony was fabulous. Palm trees in the wind, ocean waves crashing - we LOVED our hotel and highly recommend Koa Kea to anyone staying on the island.

How I got talked into this I have no idea. Adrenaline junkie I am NOT. This picture is definitely of J, my hands were gripping the instructors seat in front of me the entire time, not casually steering the wings of death (or birds of paradise as they are more widely known).

But, I survived...

Everything was postcard perfect there!

J has definitely perfected the arm out to take pictures of us

Kristin and Tom are Married! - Chicagoland Wedding Photographer

Yes, I am extremely behind on updating all the fun stuff I've been working on. So I will have lots a new stuff to post in the coming weeks.

Over Memorial Day weekend (yes, back that far), Kristin and Tom had a beautiful wedding day and I was honored to photograph their extremely special day. And a special thanks to Robyn Martin for taking lots of great shots throughout the day as my second photographer.

Congrats to Kristin and Tom!

Baby Henry - Chicago Newborn Photographer

A couple of weeks ago our close friends welcomed Baby Henry into their family. I was honored to be invited over to photograph him for his first big photo shoot. Don't get me wrong - Dad and Aunt Sally had already taken lots of pictures of the little man already, but I was thrilled to get to capture the new family and all their lovingness together.

Congrats to Aimee and Ryan! Baby Henry is a beautiful new addition to the crew.

Flourish Mother/Daughter Event - Chicago Family Photography

In honor of Mother's Day, I had the pleasure of being part of Flourish Studios Mother/Daughter Fun Day. Crafts were provided by Caravan Beads and Sweet 'n Sassy was in full force with updo's for the little ladies.

And I was lucky enough to photograph all the beautiful Mothers and Daughters and capture their special day together. We had so much fun and there were lots of hugs, kisses and giggles! It definitely made me go home and call my mom to tell her that I love her.

Kristina & Kevin - Chicago Wedding Photographer

Okay, now I am ridiculously behind keeping up with my blog posts. But, I had such a great time with Kevin and Kristina I had to make sure I shared some pictures before they get married next month. We did a picnic theme for the engagement session and Kristina brought the cutest props to lay out. They were definitely troupers getting through the session because it was absolutely freezing out. Luckily they laugh and giggle so much together I couldn't help but have a fabulous time along with them.

Kristina and Kevin, you guys are such a beautiful couple and I am super excited for your wedding in a few weeks.