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Favorites from 2014-2017

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I encourage brides to bring with them any jewelry that has sentimental value, even if they don’t necessarily plan on wearing it. I like being able to include photos of items that are meaningful to the couple, and they are often from family members who couldn’t be present. Almost all of Jess’ jewelry was passed down from her grandmother, and even her engagement ring was made with an heirloom stone.
Nervous, wedding day energy is a beautiful thing; it makes for great little moments like Kayla playing with her Tacori engagement ring before her first look with Jordan.
Iris looks like a classic movie star to begin with, but with her stunning dress and the ivy walls of the Fourth Presbyterian Church in downtown Chicago, I feel like she could be Audrey Hepburn in this photo.
Throwing back to my engagement session with Paige and Kunal when I fell in love with my Hasselblad 500cm. It's one of those cameras every photographer has dreamt of at some point, and I expected that it wouldn't live up to my expectations, but it more than exceeded them. It's a little slow, so I can only use it sparingly, but when I get the chance, it creates beautiful photos like this. So if you see me with a 50-year-old silver camera around my neck, just know that I'm in my happy place.
A well-designed tablescape is one of my favorite things to see at a wedding, and this one created by @lunasoireeevents for Maria and Patrick’s wedding is no exception. ✨
With the arctic winds swirling around Detroit today, I was remembering the last time I really froze during a wedding shoot, and it was actually this moment with Kelsey and Bobby in late October! Despite the warm sunset light and glowing skin tones, the three of us were essentially freezing to death on a rooftop in Chicago. But when you’re hanging on tight to the person you just vowed to spend forever with, even the harshest winds don’t seem so bad.

"A thing that you see in my pictures is that I was not afraid to fall in love with these people." 

- ANNIE LEIBOVITZ