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5 Benefits of Rehearsal Dinner Coverage

I often get asked why someone would want to hire a photographer for rehearsal dinner coverage. There are honestly SO many reasons why couples want this, but I wanted to share with you MY top 5 reasons to include the rehearsal dinner in your wedding weekend coverage. The Most Important People Traditionally, the most important […]

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Engagements

Fall Glencoe Beach Engagement Session

There’s something magical about taking engagement photos in a place with meaning for the couple. Take Julie and Joe, for example. She grew up right by Glencoe beach, AND it’s where he proposed. It was actually showing tons of rain for that night. But Julie had a good feeling it would pass and she was […]

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Bride Education

5 Ways to Personalize Your Engagement Session

I LOVE engagement sessions. They are the absolute best way for couples to get to know their photographer and the photographer to get to know them. I love getting to meet and get to know my couple before shooting their wedding day. The way that engagement sessions can capture the essence of each couple is […]

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Engagements

Romantic and Joyful Wrigley Building Engagement

Everyone who meets Jen and Taylor instantly falls in love with them and their relationship. These two are so in love and adore each other so much that it makes you melt into a mushy puddle. Seriously. They are AMAZING. They’re both so sweet, kind, friendly and you can just see how much they love […]

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