I had forgotten what it was like to go home.
About four weeks ago Eric and I drove south to the town I grew up in, went to high school, and eventually met Eric and fell in love. It is home. We came from San Francisco, New York and Chicago to be together. We stayed out in the woods for 3 days, with no iphone buzzing with emails, no tv, no phone calls, just home with my family. No family is perfect, not everyone gets along 100% of the time, but my family holds deep deep love. It is one of my greatest gifts. One evening we all gathered and listened to Grandma talk about her life. All her grandchildren and children sat around her listening…. she told us we could ask her anything, so we did. Silly and serious alike. We all laughed remembering Grandpa, and asked her what he was like before we all knew him. She read us her favorite hymn.
On my birthday I went on a walk with my dad, my brother Josh and love Eric. It is my favorite memory from the weekend. We probably only walked about a half a mile. I looked ahead of me…. the three most important men in my life, all to myself for an hour in the woods. I was trailing behind and had a big stupid grin on my face. Surrounded by green, with the three men I love the most.
We went swimming in the creek every day we were there.
This is my brother Josh another talented photographer himself, with his VERY expensive camera in the creek!! This picture is hilarious to me.
I had forgotten what is was like to go home.
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
We are so honored to see Catherine & Sean’s modern wedding up on Style Me Pretty this afternoon! Go have a look!
I love rainy day sessions. I know for many a rainy forecast for your session can be a disappointment, but they always end up being so personal and a day to remember. Kristine is so flexible and relaxed so this forecast didn’t even concern her. We hopped in a cab and popped around downtown with … Continue reading
Remember sweet Noah at 3 months? Click here to see how much he’s grown! This little mister is hard not to fall for. He has such a sunny disposition and kept giggling and smiling at me with those beautiful chocolate brown eyes. It is always a joy to spend time with him and his Mom! … Continue reading
Very special, Jessie. Happy memories. I will try to get Jonathon to show it to Grandma! Love you!
PS wonderful trees make everything even better!
Beautiful and poignant photographs of some of the most precious people I’ve ever known. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Norm
Thanks for letting us into your life, Jessie
xo
I love the pictures. It was wonderful to see you.
Be still and know I am God! Sometimes it takes getting away from our busy lives to remember what and who is really important to us.