Sarah & Ashley's E-Session

It is officially a fun engagement session when you wrap things up at the couple's favorite bar. In this case, Sarah & Ashley's favorite bar was also the spot that Ashley popped the question. Even though it was a beautiful fall day, we spent it wandering around some more urban parts of the city before hitting the bar. I like a couple that is up for something different. Sarah & Ashley obviously are, in December they are also getting married at a bar, Chief O’Neill’s. Can't wait for that!

Tony Blair

It isn't every day that I am asked to photograph a former head of state, but that is exactly what happened about a week ago when the non-profit Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) asked me to photograph a reception for their FaithsAct fellows. Tony Blair's own Faith Foundation partnered with IFYC to award fellowships to some outstanding young people of diverse faiths to help raise awareness of and combat deaths caused by malaria and Mr. Blair himself was the keynote speaker.

It was a pretty enlightening evening to learn more about these two amazing organizations. And it was equally cool to get a chance to stand only a few feet away from former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to listen to him speak and have the opportunity to photograph him.









Here is a short video about the bed net project:


Visit this website to purchase a bed net for a family at risk of malaria: Malaria No More

Meredith & Jeremy: 7.17.09

Meredith and Jeremy are such a cute couple! I had lots of fun photographing their wedding and reception at Eagle Brook Country Club in Geneva. Here are some of my favorites from the day:

Theresa & Mike's Garden Wedding: 7.10.09

My friend Theresa and her fiancé Mike had the sweetest garden wedding on a Friday afternoon in Stevensville, Michigan. Everything about the day was gorgeous: the weather, the dress, the flowers, and of course, the bride! Congrats Theresa & Mike.

















Take a peek at all the beautiful details:

Amber & Jonas Get Married: 6.20.09

Amber and Jonas had a beautiful day for their wedding. The ceremony and reception were at the very hip Hotel Monaco and the beautiful flowers were created by Blumgarten & Co.



Amber was the epitome of a bride who keeps her cool under pressure. There was a slight problem with her dress (the zipper broke and her Mom and Grandmother had to literally sew her into it)!











Here is a photo slideshow of the day's highlights:


Congratulations Amber & Jonas!

Connor is 6 months old!

I met Kelly, Jeff and their son Connor a few weeks ago and had such a fun few hours photographing them. Connor was very cooperative, he just kept smiling and trying to eat his hands and toes...









For some family photos with the dog, we set up a row of theater seats I spotted in their building's lobby. Thanks to Jeff for helping me lug them out to the alley (they were heavy!).




Then we headed to Humbolt Park for some more photos. 6 months is a great age for photos because they can't run away on you yet (but they do tend to fall over if left unattended)...











This is a video of some of my favorite images:

Fun in the Rain

I photographed Anna and Morgan when Morgan was just a wee baby so it was really fun to spend some time with them again this past week. They are such busy little girls that it was hard to keep up. Even though the weather didn't exactly cooperate, we made the best of it, like kids usually do!

Morgan


Anna


Goofing Around


As soon as we stepped outside Anna stuck out her tongue for raindrops.
This is why I love hanging around kids!








I can't resist showing a few photos from our first session:






And finally this is a slideshow of my favorite images from our photo session: