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February 15, 2020
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January 8, 2020
December 27, 2019
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Weddings are always emotional for me, no matter how many I have photographed. So, when it came to the part of my career where friends and family started asking me to photograph their weddings, everything I had read and heard was like DON’T DOOOOO ITTTT! Like most things in life, I followed my heart, and […]
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Alanis Morisette once sang a song about all the “bitter little pills” that exist in the world and included “Rain on your wedding day” as one of them. Let’s face it, for most people, rain on a wedding day is a bummer. Most of the time we have to adjust schedules, adjust expectations and work […]
December 1, 2019
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Every winter we have some beautiful expecting mothers , but it is rare when my maternity clients choose to do their session outdoors. Let me tell you, unless it’s minus 20 degrees outside, I love shooting outdoors! There is so much variety with an outdoor session in terms of location and scenery and I have […]
November 19, 2019
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From time to time, I see articles online, or someone shares one on social media, talking about “why is wedding photography so much more expensive.” Or, I’ve heard the infamous statement made by many a groom: “…all you have to do is put “wedding” in front of it and the price triples….”. That might seem […]
October 22, 2019
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So, you have the perfect person, a ring you love, a date picked out and now you’re choosing your wedding vendors. You know you want a photographer whose images move you, and you can’t wait to splash pictures of your big day across your social media pages and hang them on your walls. You have […]
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Registered on the National Trust for Historic Preservation and originally built as a wedding present from Potter Palmer to his bride Bertha Honore’, The Palmer House Hilton was only initially open for 13 days before it succumbed to the Great Chicago Fire. However, like any good love story, The Palmer House has endured going through […]
August 15, 2019
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How I met this couple at first was over the phone, with a single phone call they wanted to work with me and they hadn’t even met me in person yet! I have to giggle because one of the first words Tiffany said to me was: “I stalk you on Instagram, I know who you […]
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Living your best life is about breaking free from the typical screenplay; pursuing your dreams, living in each moment, and being unafraid to be uninhibited and unapologetically, YOU. Weddings can be beautiful for so many reasons; a dashing love story, gorgeous couple, stunning venue, or; every once in a while; a group of people who […]
