Nick & Niki met me on Sunday in Downtown Downers Grove. It was supposed to be a balmy 47 degrees and I bet it didn’t get above 35 degrees. Brrrrrrrrrrr…

Yowzers-it was cold, very cold. Niki & Nick were great and willing to go coatless for the photos-not me I kept my coat on the whole time : )

Because I am blessed with having the magnificant outdoor locations of Colorado and now the Chicagoland areas for my location sessions I usually am outside buildings-not inside for most engagement sessions.
With the weather being so cold we used more inside locations for this shoot and I loved it. We had to- I felt it would be torturous to keep them outside for any length of time.

We used Starbucks ( and had people wondering what was going on-until they saw me with the camera), the train station and an Irish Pub. The natural light coming in through the windows was gorgeous.

Thanks guys for having such a great attitude on a cold day!

                                  

                                  

                                  

                                  

I LOVE Chicago!

There are so many fabulous places for photographs. Any place you go can make for a wonderful backdrop.

The photo taken in the middle of the street was pretty wild-I was laying on my stomach on the median-getting the best angle, with the traffic coming from behind me on my right side. I could feel and hear the whoosh of the cars going by. Crazy, I know, but you gotta do what you gotta do to get the best stuff. : )

After we did that series I ran along ahead of them and wanted to get them crossing the street. Of course the yellow taxi ended up blocking the crosswalk, their path and my shot. So I used the taxi prominately in the shot and love how it turned out.

Brett & Meagan were so much fun and open to going for something different with their engagement photos. The resulting images from their session are amazing!

Their coordinator is Denise Pape from Weddings by Denise.

                                  

                                  

 

                                  

                                  

 

                                  

Shelby & Eric are such a cute, sweet couple! They are getting married next year in the Chicagoland area and it sounds like they have a beautiful day planned.

We took these a few days ago in Naperville in the downtown/riverwalk area. It was cold & drizzling and they kept warm by cuddling. We started in the bridge so we had shelter from the rain, fortunately it stopped and we could move out into the open.

Their coordinator is Denise Pape from Weddings by Denise.

                                  

                                  

  

Tiffany & Shaun’s engagement photos were taken at Cantigny-just outside of Wheaton Illinois. The day was cool and overcast. We stopped on the way to session to pick up the red umbrella because we knew the color would pop against the fall colors. Imagine my joy when I saw that they had brought along red tops. Love it!

The place is really amazing-a must see if you are in the area.

They are alot fun, really nice and down to earth.

Denise Pape with Weddings by Denise is their coordinator.

                                  

 

                                  

                                  

 

Tristany is in pagents and rides a dirt bike-love the diversity : )

We shot these in the Belmar area of Denver early on a Saturday morning. These were taken for her modeling comp card.

I loved the Air Stream they had by the ice skating rink in the Belmar shopping center. It was totally her idea to hang from the back as if it were moving. Brillant.