Ashley . Maternity Session

Happy 2018, friends! It has literally been an entire year since my last blogpost. Since then, I've rebranded my business, shot and edited 18 weddings + multiple other shoots, worked full time, had some fancy breakfasts and somehow came out of the year alive. Today I'm sharing one of my favorite shoots from a few months ago. A cozy, in-home, maternity session with Ashley. A few of my friends had babies this past year and I witnessed the amount of strength, sacrifice, and love it takes to get these little ones into the world. Hey moms-- you are all freaking strong and beautiful humans. Thanks for all that you do.

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David & Kristen . E

Early morning shoots are always the way to go when you're in downtown Chicago, especially when it's an unseasonably warm late October day like it was for this engagement shoot with Kristen and David. These two have such a timeless style and are absolutely adorable together. I'm super excited to have their wedding be my first wedding shoot of 2017! 'Till then, here are some of my favorites from their engagement session :)

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San Francisco . Travelogue

After hiking in Big Sur, we drove up to San Francisco, the city of good coffee and rolling hills.  It was my first time seeing the Golden Gate bridge and I can only describe it in one word: majestic. It was a totally different type of majestic from the cliffs of Big Sur, but I was in awe nonetheless. After the bridge, we fought off seagulls for our oysters in true SF fashion and walked around gawking at the gorgeous mix of neutral greys and pastels of the homes surrounding the city. The Painted Ladies in particular got the Full House theme song stuck in my head for the rest of the day, which was both annoying and endearing :) 

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*All photos taken and edited with iPhone

Big Sur . Travelogue

Finally getting around to updating my travelogue. Around this time last year, my old roomie and I went on a girls' trip to Big Sur and San Francisco (travelogue from SF coming up next). Now she has her first kid, so I'm feeling especially grateful for this time we got to spend before life got REAL. Everything you've heard about Big Sur is true... it's incredibly beautiful and pictures absolutely don't do it justice. 

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*All photos edited and shot on iPhone

Film . L

Hi friends. Welcome to my first lifestyle post featuring a few of my favorite things captured on my first roll of film. Not going to lie, the camera I borrowed was fully manual and my vision is horrible, so it was a pleasant surprise to have most of them turn out decent. Even the imperfect shots have so much character. Needless to say, I'm hooked. Shoutout to Juno Song for developing these and for letting me borrow his camera. Fellow photogs, any pointers for this noob would be greatly appreciated! 

*All photos shot on Kodak Tri-X 400 with Nikon FM

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Jinu & Jenn . E

These two are getting married this weekend! Here are some photos from their cozy, Pacific Northwest-inspired engagement session. Jenn is originally from Portland, so these spots were perfect to pay homage to her hometown.. and their mutual love for Star Wars :) 

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The Runaway Bride . W

It's finally finally finally here! Back in the fall, I had the awesome opportunity to collaborate with the fabulous women of First Ladies Vintage and Maiden Chicago Beauty for this styled shoot. This was a special collaboration because I've known these ladies since high school and it was amazing to see how far we've all come to use our talents and passions. Our gorgeous model Kathleen posed in some outfits from Niki's vintage clothing line and had her make up and hair by Katherine. 

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Byron & Jenny . E

Super excited to share some of my favorites from this engagement session with my lovely friends. Getting these romantic cathedral vibes, exciting cityscapes, and vibrant fall woods was an all day effort, but so worth it and enjoyable with these two. Let the countdown to wedding season begin!

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