Valerie and I had been hoping, wishing and praying for some lovely wildflowers for her engagement session. And… man o man we got them. Big golden yellow black eyed susans and Queen Anne’s Lace. What I love so much about this set of photos is that we are still in the heart of Chicago. This isn’t out in the country side by just a few blocks from big buildings and bustling people. Chicago’s nooks and crannies are still filled with natural delight. I adore this location. We added beautiful late afternoon sunlight, and two people with lots of love.
We began under this secluded blanket of trees. Valerie and Aaron brought cards to play….
If you missed Part 1, full of urban goodness and lakeside blues, click here!
We then walked out into a field full of wildflowers and glowing sunlight…
Thank you Valerie and Aaron for spending the afternoon with us. You two are the real deal. We can’t wait till October !!
Our Muted Love Woodland shoot was featured on Ruffled! Thank you thank you to all the wonderful vendors! If you’d like to see more of this inspiration shoot, click here to go back to the post on the blog!
Elizabeth Anne Designs is one of our favorite blogs and we were thrilled to have Lauren and Matt’s beautiful day featured!! If you’d like to see more of this wedding, click here to go back in the blog and have a looksie.
In keeping with the natural melancholy aesthetic of shoot, the film by Put Down the Bourbon was shot in an dramatic raw perspective with an original music composition by Paper Door. We didn’t want a smooth over-produced video but the edges a bit unkempt and an intimate perspective into this bride’s waiting. Muted Love. from … Continue reading
I am so very excited to bring you this Woodland Inspiration Shoot. A group of talented vendors got together wanting an inspirational shoot void of pastels and pretty pinks to bring imagery to the bride with a love of nature and the beauty in the barren winter months. Katie from Jayne Weddings first hatched this … Continue reading
One shot as a fun Sneak Peek to what I will be posting on Thursday!! Katie from Jayne Weddings , Kelly from Fleur and I got together to brainstorm a wedding inspiration shoot that was void of pastels and appealed to a love of nature and the barren months of winter. This gorgeous dress was … Continue reading
This week started my yearly class at Chicago Botanic Garden teaching Macro Photography in the greenhouse. It is always a welcome change of pace for me to communicate the technicalities of the camera, meet new students and spend some time away from the computer. I wander with my class in the green humidity and it relaxes … Continue reading
beautiful! these are just lovely.
Oh my goodness, these photos are so beautiful! Can’t wait to see them all!
Jessie, you have such a way of capturing emotion. I mean, really. These are just so sweet and gentle. Love them!
Fleur, thanks for your kind words. When Eric and I were shooting, we were going nuts cause we knew what was going down! I love love this shoot. ( and these two, they are pretty great! )
What fantastic images…and the couple looks like they were having a great time, too!
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