Wheaton Photographer: With Friends

It is always a hilarious experience to photograph my friends...and especially their kids! This family is a group that are my closest friends. It has been a friendship that has stretched nearly 20+ years (that is too big of a number!)!!! Within all those great years of friendship, we have had many great moments together...many of which will not be posted here, but my fondest moments were when Jessica and I were pregnant with both our children at the same time and in turn basically raised our kids together. I feel lucky to have seen their kids grow up and especially those moments with our first kids!

So it was a beautiful afternoon that we got to spend together, with me behind the camera catching funny laughs, quirky glances, and funny smiles. It was a great day!

So here are a few of my favorites that I feel capture their family perfectly!

Enjoy!

Geneva Photographer: The Winner!

I was so excited that this family won a gift certificate to my studio! It was such perfect timing too...their twin daughters were just getting ready to turn one so we definitely had some celebrating to capture!

It was such an interesting day...not sure if you remember the wild fire that happened in Minnesota, but ironically our area in Illinois was affected. All day I wondered why everything smelled so smokey! Even at this photo shoot I was amazed at how the light seemed to really really be streaming through the trees and I could actually see the sun rays. So after I found out about the fire and started editing these photos I realized that the smoke from the fires really made the light so beautiful in these shots. I guess there was one perk to dealing with some smoggy air!

So here are some of my favorite of this gorgeous family!

Geneva Photographer: A Little Time with the Baby!

I thought that it was so sweet that these parents wanted to get portraits taken with only their youngest child (of four...all girls!!!) for her 1st birthday. What a nice way to spend a little time focused on just one child! I love it! This photo shoot was all about her, and that is how it should be on your 1st birthday!

I think she was loving having us all to herself...such a cutie!

Here are a couple I love!

St. Charles Photographer: Moving On...

I have a really lovely history with this family, and I was so happy to get the chance to photograph them again. I met Erica a few years ago at church. She was the pastor until her recent move to the city. The first time I photographed her family it was her amazing idea to capture some amazing moments with the four generations of women in her family: her mother, daughter, grandmother and herself.

After the passing of her grandmother earlier this year, I was felt so blessed to have been able to photograph her grandmother at a time when she felt great and looked beautiful! I know her whole family loved that they had some beautiful photographs to remember this incredible woman by! Also, what a wonderful thing to be able to pass down to her daughter.

So my newest experience photographing her family was inspired by her idea that she wanted to have family portraits taken in St. Charles and at the places where they spent the most time as a family...they wanted it as a memento since they were moving away.

So here are a few of my favorites that really show what a beautiful, fun, eclectic family they are! Thank you again Erica for allowing me to spend this time with you and your family!!