Photographing family is one of my greatest joys. Given my profession as a visual documentarian I often spend most of my time capture these precious memories for my clients and often I will admit that I tend to burn out when it comes time to family holidays. Ashley is my cousin and when she finalized…
Monthly Archives: September 2011
I didn’t believe Pleasantville actually existed until we showed up at the Byron Colby Barn in Grayslake to shoot Lauren and Nick’s wedding. It was the most adorable place for a wedding! Nick explained to us Prairie Crossing – the community surrounding the Barn – is a conservation community, focusing on development planning and healthy,…
We kinda wish we could be invited to all of Katie and Jesse’s parties – we had so much fun shooting their wedding that we’re sure everything they do is a riot! We were greeted at the door of Salon 312 by Katie’s three adorable dogs. The salon, owned by the bride herself, was decked…
All it took was squinting in the right sunlight to imagine Alison and Adam as the next Kennedy couple waiting for their wedding ceremony in Hyannis Port. Even though we might be a few decades off, Alison and Adam were certainly royalty of Merrillville on this beautiful day in August. While Adam and his groomsmen…


Disney needs a new princess and we think we’ve found the perfect inspiration in Akta. She and her fiancé, Ankur, threw an engagement party at the Brookfield Zoo for 250 of their closest family and friends, and it was every photographer’s dream – filled with color, enchantment, ceremony, and even live animals! The Ganesh Puja…
