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How to Choose the Right Wedding Photographer

Selecting a photographer for your wedding day is one of the most important decisions you’ll make when it comes to your wedding day. These images will live on after your big day and tell your story for generations to come. You want to make sure your wedding photographer’s style and work reflects what you want […]

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Portraits

In-Home Newborn Photography in Naperville, IL

As a wedding photographer, I have the joy of photographing couples on one of the happiest days of their lives. It’s an honor to document couples’ relationship journey, starting with their engagement session, and then, as they start their chapter together as husband and wife. Laura and David are one of my former couples. I […]

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Engagements

West Loop and North Avenue Engagement Session

The West Loop and North Avenue Beach in Chicago are two of my favorite spots. The city streets in West Loop and then the water and skyline at North Avenue Beach provides beautiful scenery for engagement portraits. Taylor and Jock’s engagement session started in the West Loop where they live. We walked around their neighborhood […]

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Portraits

Gold Coast 40th Birthday Party

Photographing meaningful events and the connection between people will never get old. It was such a joy to photograph this Gold Coast 40th Birthday Party, thrown by Joe and Justin, an amazing couple who live in the city. They threw a joint 40th birthday party for Joe and his close friend, Trevor, with about 50 […]

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