almost one year to the date Sam and Eric are getting married. I am so excited to be apart of this beautiful and fun couple’s wedding. Eric always knows how to make Samantha laugh, and you can just tell how much he adores her.

Sam your are gorg!To see more from their engagement, you can view their slideshow here 

Everyone has a list of goals and dreams. Mine is ever changing and I try to keep my goals within reason (or at least some of them;) Today one of my goals was crossed off the list;

To see my work on Style Me Pretty. This is one of the best wedding blogs out there, and this is such an incredible honor.

You can see the lovely engagement session here

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There are some people that were just meant to be together. And Nick and Laura are some of those people. When we first met, I fell in love with them both. Fun, easy going, and totally in love. When we talked about their engagement session, I told them they do not need to bring anything, unless it is symbolic of them as a couple. And boy did they deliver.  We met at Horsetail Lake in Palos where they like to bike. I was ecstatic  to see two vintage bikes hitched to the back of Nick’s car.  They both love to travel together (the bottle of wine in from France), and Nick proposed in an apple orchard. Laura had always wanted to go on a picnic with Nick, and this was her chance to finally get her wine and cheese sunset picnic!

These are hands down my favorite images. The light was insane. The couple was gorgeous. And a story was told in pictures…

Nick shined that apple up real nice

Laura, you are so beautiful!

you too are so fun!whole food cupcakethe wine they brought back from Francenick would like everyone to see if they notice something in the basket??? want more of Nick and Laura? Check out their slideshow with music here!

when katie called me about engagement and wedding photos, i could not contain my excitement. katie and i went to high school together and have not see each other in over ten years. katie is not only gorgeous, but has the biggest heart. you cant help but have a good time around her, her smile is contagious. i was so excited to meet the man that stole this girl’s heart. jerry is such a sweet person and such a match for katie. plus my kids immediately became best friend’s with him, which in my book, makes you a winner.

congrats katie and jerry. i can not wait for your wedding! it is going to be unforgettable!

katie went to anthro for all of these amazing outfits. and you all know my obsession with shoes…(they did not disappoint with jerry’s boots and katies thrift store score)katie you are so lovely! 

a small share from this lovely session with one of the best couples ever. i love an easy going couple!

dont they have the best smiles?

I will share more when I return from my family break, very exciting things are coming!

mark and jackie are friends of tom and i. mark an old neighbor and jackie an old co-worker. one night a few years back, tom and i went out with some of my co workers and our neighbors. mark and jackie saw each other and the rest is history. jackie went to leave the bar and mark chased after her for her number…jackie jokes she has been chasing him ever since. but we know that isn’t completely true. you can tell just from these photos how much he adores jackie. and same with her.

jackie and mark are planning their wedding in mexico next june.

getting the jitters outthey have the most amazing cedar horse barn on their property.

i asked jackie if she had boots, and when she said yes, i asked her why they were not on her feet!

oh and meet bella. the most fabulous pup this side of i-80
thank god for tom. he added to the comedic relief during the session. while we were in the barn he started making horse noises as he walked around. when asked why the heck he did that…”i felt this place needed some horse sound effects”yep, tom made the horse noise againi told mark to give me “the look” he replied “I have been working on this look for ten years”jackie you are beautiful! t mark is a hunter. i knew it would make him happy to take a full family picthere was this amazing spot with tons of cotton. thanks to tom we got some of it to blow around downtown frankfort for some glam shots  heaven!we had such a great night and tom and i can not wait for their wedding! love you guys! 

i had had the pleasure of getting to shoot one of my oldest friend’s engagement photos. everything about this session was perfect. they got engaged at the library and it was only fitting to do their session there. we got in a little trouble for sitting on the floor…lol! they are an amazing couple and their love just glows. congrats j and a, many blessings to you!

oh and they re created an image of a’s grandparents below…how cool is that???

Then come marriage…in May!

Shera andMike had a sneak peek a couple weeks ago, but here is a full sneak peek. They are such a beautiful and fun couple, and I can not wait for their wedding! They did so good with their photos, every couple always starts out feeling awkward and uncomfortable. But Shera and Mike pulled through and let their personalities show!

The sun was out, it was warm, and the flowers all bloomed just for Mike and Shera’s engagement session The setting could not have been more perfect, the sun more glorious, or the couple more lovely. I am so excited for their wedding next month, and happy birthday to Shera! I hope you had a blast!