Who wants boring 8th grade photos? Not this girl! Her parents were looking for some fun and unique portraits that captured her beauty and personality at this special time…hopefully I have succeeded 
Seriously…these two are so freaking hot it’s not even real. I’ cannot wait to photograph this wedding
Score! Red door!!
For the second part of the session they brought their adorable doggies.
Sonny.
Rocco.
I’m in love with the B&W photos from this session, so romantic.
So beautiful.
LOVE!!!!!!
Yep, he really is the “BOMB”
I mean really, come on! How gorgeous are they???
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Melek and Kevin were a referral from one of my former couples. (Happy Anniversary Kristin & Tom!) Despite the cold the ladies braved the weather and we came away with some amazing photos.
Flowers by PoppyPosh
Shoes- Jessica Simpson
Dress by Nicole Miller (Bloomingdale’s) Beautiful Bride by Melek’s parents 
Church- St. Giles in Oak Park
This kid cracked me up, he was just sitting in the back and kept giving me great photo ops.
See? I wanted to go back a third time to see what else he came up with!
You can tell how awesome these ladies were just by their shoes
Favorite!!
A quick stop at their house for this cute photo.
I love happy surprises like this.
Venue- Chicago Marriott O’Hare
DJ-Toast & Jam
Me in the middle with two Beautiful Brides…could I look more awkward? That’s what I stay behind the camera
From the Bride…Flowers- PoppyPosh (Michelle is Amazing! The flowers were perfect)
DJ-Toast & Jam- Natalie was very good
How gorgeous is this Bride? Love everything about this photo. The Marriott Linconshire Resort is a fantastic place for a wedding
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People usually take some time to warm up in from of the camera, that was not the case with Amanda and Nick…from the first click of my shutter these two were comfortable, happy and gorgeous. What else could I ask for? Oh, yes perfect weather, I’ll take some of that thank you.
I like to pretend that she wore that dress just to make me happy…it’s OK I like my little fantasy world
Umm, yeah I like it.
A quick outfit change and the fun continued.
Girl you need to stop it with that gorgeousness.
LOVE< LOVE< LOVE!!!
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Seriously . . . I mean SERIOUSLY?? This is my favorite engagement session EVER! I can’t wait to see how you top it at their wedding! You still Da Bomb Dot Com <3
I love your photos, you really captured their emotions in a very natural way. What a great style!
This was a post-wedding photo shoot at the Shedd Aquarium with one of my favorite couples. Lots more photos coming soon.
Contact me if you want to put your wedding dress on again and have some new fabulous photos
Recently I spent a fun afternoon with Heidi & Eric in Chicago. We started at Millenium Park and then explored the surrounding area.
This is the spot where they used to have picnics while they were dating, aww
Love this one, a lot!!
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Suzy has been waiting for this blog post for four, almost five years if I remember correctly. She was a guest at one of the weddings I’ve photographed early in my career, and she has been following my work even before she met her now husband Mario. She e-mailed me as soon as she was engaged, it was almost two years before the wedding.
Suzy from the bottom of my heart I thank you. Thank you for all the years you’ve been reading this blog, for your kind comments, for getting to know me even before we met. For being my biggest fan. I hope you enjoy your wedding photos, as much as I enjoyed creating them.
Flowers : Cattleya Bridal & Floral Design
Dress from Miss Pamela’s Plus Size Bridal Salon.
Gorgeous detail…Dress by Bonny
Makeup by Krissy Vanderwoude.
Beautiful!
The ceremony was at St. Hyacinth Basilica in Chicago.
A quick stop to say hi to Roxie :)
A little nap on the way to the reception.
They braved the weather, such troopers!
Love this!!
Love this one too!
At the Hotel (Holiday Inn express) where the reception took place…I noticed that the lights in the lobby were casting a cool shadow, I asked them hold hands to complete the heart pattern. If you listen carefully you’ll hear Suzy squealing over this photo, I just know it Favorite!!!
Mario looking happy and handsome
Venue: Victoria’s Rosemont, amazing food, great location, very affordable!
From the Bride…
‘The Dress was by Bonny and was bought at the AMAZING Miss Pamela’s Plus Size Bridal Salon. (www.misspamelasplus.com Rochester, IN). I thought as a plus size bride, I was only going to be able to go to one store and get my dress…a dress that wasn’t going to be unique. I found a dress that everyone was raving about and I still get compliments on.
Shoes: Black & Baby Blue Pumas (my wedding colors)…I’m serious too…even down the aisle. HATE heels & everyone got such a smile at me turning my nose up to the idea I HAD to wear heels.
Venue: Victoria’s Rosemont….BEST FOOD & SERVICE EVER!!!! I can’t rave about this place enough…I went to so many tastings (they do one a month) and the night of our wedding the food was better than any of the tastings we went to (I planned 2 years out so I went to a lot lol). The service was impeccable, I wanted for NOTHING. Pricing was SO reasonable & it was awesome that it’s on top of a Holiday Inn express, so you had the hotel right there…paid banquet hall prices but didn’t have a banquet hall feel.
Flowers : Cattleya Bridal & Floral Design : Juliet Tan was so sweet, her patience & determination to give me the blue flowers for my wedding that I wanted is something that I will always be grateful to her for. Juliet was able to put together the most beautiful but simple floral arrangements that didn’t break the bank & everyone was taking pictures of because of how pretty they were.
Makeup: Krissy Vanderwoude (www.krissyv.com) her work speaks for itself. I LOVED LOVED LOVED the air brushing (seriously a MUST HAVE) Put it this way, it was only supposed to be myself and 2 other bridesmaids, but I think she ended up doing 7 people (not including me) as once they saw one person done EVERYONE wanted Krissy to do their makeup (even some of my guest at the hotel that morning)
Wedding Coordinator: Jen & Katie at The Smitten Bride (www.thesmittenbride.com) were my life savers. I’m crying right now writing this, because I will NEVER EVER be able to express the love & appreciation I have for Jen (the owner). She kept my head together & was my rock throughout the whole process. I didn’t even know till she had already made other arrangements that my Limo company had bailed on us & I was stuck without any way to get to the church or back. But Jen took care of everything with my father and I only knew once a trolley company (again thanks Victoria’s for the Trolley) had been hired.
Favorite wedding related purchase…Hands down my photographer Hilda @ Angel Eyes Photography. To be truthful, I was so sad because I didn’t think I could hire her. I had spent 5 years looking at all these BEAUTIFUL brides, obsessing over the amazing photography & just wanted so badly to be that bride & groom that I envied every time I saw a blog post. I couldn’t find ANY other photographers & kept saying no to any suggested. So finally I told my coordinator Jen, I am rearranging my ENTIRE wedding budget to revolve around Angel Eyes Photography. Hilda was there to be my shield when I needed “space”, she was there to make me laugh when I found out about the Limo, Hilda makes sure the bride & groom get EXACTLY what they want on their day. Hilda you are amazing and I had the wedding of my dreams in part because you were there :- ) xoxoxoxo
Favorite wedding memory… Turning that corner to walk down the aisle…at that moment all worries, all stress went away. I thought I was going to be my usual emotional/crying self, but I was SO happy I couldn’t. I’ve never felt such pure joy in my life…I was a princess getting married in a “princess church” walking down to marry my prince.
Advice for Brides-to-be…Whatever happens, happens the day of…at the end of the day it is about marrying the man or woman that you love….the person you will spend the rest of your life with. Everything else is secondary and doesn’t matter.”
STILL SQUEALING!!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEM ALL 
xoxoxo Hilda!!!
Beautiful !!
Here are a few favorites from a recent wedding at Architectural Artifacts. Truly one of the most fun and unique venues I’ve ever had the pleasure of photographing.
More photos coming soon, don’t forget to check back!
These previews are amazing! Keep ‘em coming. Those guys look like they had a blast on their wedding day….
