THE THORELL FAMILY || FABYAN FOREST PRESERVE

I’ve known this family since our boys were two. We’ve moved away from each other, but thanks to social media we’ve remained friends and stayed in contact for all these years. Mom contacted me and told me it’s been YEARS since they had family pictures taken and they didn’t really like having them done, but […]

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Families

We had such a great night together at the Swinging Bridge in Riverside. I had never been to this location, but when K & M wanted go there, I was excited to try a new location. They had their wedding pictures take here two years ago and they hope to return one day for maternity […]

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Couples

KRISTA & MIKE WITH JOY || SWINGING BRIDGE

ENGAGED || AND SO SO CUTE!

I had the best time with Kahlid and Shoshanna last night at the Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine. We met a little early to scope it out and started taking pictures right away. There were at least two parties going on {with lots of music and fun!} and we made the best of finding […]

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Couples, Uncategorized

I had an amazing session with these three beautiful girls tonight, I mean seriously, look how beautiful they are. They were up for EVERYTHING I asked them to do, they were fun and funny, sweet and kind, they were all naturals in front of the camera. They have the most amazing friendship and they were […]

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HS Seniors

SENIOR GIRLS || GIRLFRIENDS ARE THE BEST!

THE ZIELINSKI FAMILY || KEEPING IT REAL

I had so much fun with this family taking their pictures. I told them multiple times that they were so much easier to work with then a running toddler, it’s really nice when they can all listen to instructions and understand what I am asking them to do….and it’s even better when they do it!! […]

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Families