Fall Wedding...last taste of color!

The week had been raining and raining...my fingers were crossed for a beautiful day to show off the gorgeous place that Julie and Jeff chose to start their new life together!

We lucked out! The clouds disappeared and the day was perfect!

The colors were so amazing and everything fell into place...including the rockin car they had pick them up to take them to the reception!

A Photographer's (and teacher's) Delight!

So what can I say about this portrait session...

To begin it fills me with so much joy to be able to photograph one of my former photography students...and that she was willing (along with her fiance) to play along with all of my ideas.

Between the rain and clouds and dismal Chicago suburban weather...I did not think we could pull this off...but we did and I am thrilled with the shots.

As a side note...no colors were adjusted...what you see is what we had. I have never seen a more beautiful place to photograph at!

Congratulations Colleen and Daniel!!! I am so happy for the two of you!

And thanks for helping me carry this couch all around through the weeds and burrs :)

SHOOT FAST!

I got to photograph my friend's extended family one afternoon at Kuiper's Farm and I had to work FAST :) Lots of cousins all over the place.

What a cute group of kids though!

I got some great shots in the short time we had..short attention spans yah know :)

And here is the preview...

many more good ones to go!

Stella!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the name Stella! I especially love it because it makes me think of the Seinfled episode where Elaine so dramatically recites the scene from "Streetcar Named Desire"...but anyway :)

Too funny!

This little Stella was a doll to photograph! Her big eyes and cute personality!

And their bulldog is a clone of mine...but much better behaved.

So here is a sneak peek of some of the shots I got from our session.

Enjoy!

My STC North Rep...CALIE!

This is a re-post for my girl Calie...who knows where that original post went!

Word on the street is the braces are off...Woo Hoo...

So I am going to be posting some more photos of the new and improved smile next week, after I photograph her mom's wedding :)

Can't wait!

St. Francis Senior, Andrea *Senior Portraits*

I got to photograph the beautiful Andrea! She looks all ready for the summer and the beach...you never would have guessed that it was 50 degrees outside and she was freezing :)

You just can't beat that beautiful fall sun!

North Star Ball Player

So just before the temperatures dropped, I was lucky enough to get outside to photograph Ryan! He was the most prepared young man I have ever photographed! He had his baseball gear, his clothing options...and his dog, the baby of the family :)

It was so great working with him and his mom! Had a great time...and I love all the baseball shots!

Baby Ellery!

Just a sneak peek of Ellery's modeling debut! She was a success...slept for the perfect amount of time and stayed awake just long enough to get a couple shots with her eyes open.

Congrats Beth & Trevor!!!

A Gorgeous Fall Wedding!

All day I watched the watched the weather, keeping my fingers crossed that the rain would stay away. Sure enough! The ceremony started, the clouds parted, and the warmth of the fall sun was shining!

This wedding was gorgeous. Between the intimacy of the 25 guests, the abundance of fall colors, and the beautiful weather...this wedding was a huge success!

So the 2 year old flower girl missed her nap and right before her walk down the aisle...she decided to lay down and take a rest. Typical 2 year old! All dressed up in her beautiful chocolate brown dress...and laying on the ground :)

Congratulations Nick and Kim!!!!