"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” 
Sue Monk Kidd

Stories that matter

Roxanne Engstrom

Turkey was absolutely amazing- way underrated for international travel IMO. We adored it and the culture, food, people, and natural beauty is a must visit. We visited Istanbul- such a cool blend of East meets West and the food was so good and such a great value also highly recommend a stop at a Turkish […]

Adventures in Turkey

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Erin & Jason are expecting their first baby in July and it was a git to be invited to photograph their family at this exciting time. We had to include their fur babies Olive & Fern too as we explored Oak Park together on a beautiful summer night. We even included a few shots at […]

Erin + Jason + baby coming soon

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Amy reached out to photograph her family just a week before they end an era in Chicago and head to Austin, Texas. Their oldest daughter is heading off to college soon and I was invited to photograph her Senior Creative Portraits back in October and now being invited to document their beautiful family in the […]

“the end of an era for us”

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Ang shared, “I want milestones pictures taken for my kids. The big guy turned 13 this year. He was soooooo against it. I think we did alright. Well… when you have a great photographer.” And their oldest Charlie was actually such a great sport along with his sister Mary they were so much fun to […]

Milestone pictures & a “dumpster fire family”

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It was an honor to photograph my brother Rob’s and his wife Mel’s intimate wedding in June. Rob & Mel have a beautiful family and got married at the Dupage County Courthouse ona gorgeous day in June. We met at St. Jame’s Farm before the wedding ceremony to photograph them and their son Ryder. Mel […]

Rob + Mel’s wedding

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Carly wanted updated photographs of their family, “I’d love to capture our family just being real, in one of our favorite environments.” Carly and John take their boys often to this place in a local park and play in the creek so we knew we had to go in for their session, “I’m fine with […]

“just being real in one of our favorite environments”

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In April I had the opportunity to head to Vegas again for an earned trip with some amazing friends. This year was so special as there were more women that also earned this trip and I treated them to a day of photography in some pretty beautiful locations. More about our small but amazing team […]

Vegas with my squad

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Be inspired by my beautiful friend Davin to get a Creative Portrait Session celebrating YOU on the schedule soon! She came into town from Texas and we headed to Chicago for some images celebrating her right now. Need updated portraits- why not make it more fun? Let’s chat about what would help share your story! […]

Summer is the perfect time to celebrate YOU!

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Mallory & Jeff wanted to create images of this special time in their lives with their first child Lexie and I was thrilled to document their right now. Mallory describes their family as “silly, affectionate, and flexible” and wanted images that “show how happy we are and celebrate our happy and thriving daughter!” It was […]

“how happy we are”

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