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Anni + Ross

Olivia — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:01:25 +0000

Anni and Ross are high school sweethearts who are now in college in Lincoln Park. They have created such a lovely little life for themselves, with a gorgeous apartment in Lakeview, an often-used kitchen, and a sweet dog named Sunday. I hadn’t met them before this session, but I was so happy to be able to work with them. They are such a cute couple, and both just radiate joy; I don’t think I have ever had a couple laugh so much and so openly throughout a shoot. Anni also completely turned it out with the chicest little outfit (skirt from Roslyn), and combined with perfect weather and a gorgeous sunset, I have trouble imagining a better shoot.

Andrea + Patrick

Olivia — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:37:20 +0000

Andrea and Patrick are a great couple getting married at Salvage One later this fall. They live on a cute block in Humboldt Park with a cute pit bull that they rescued. We decided to shoot in their neighborhood for their engagement connection session, capturing some urban elements that Pat and Andrea love, along with a trip to gorgeous Humboldt Park proper.

Nicole + Matt :: Lake Geneva connection session

Olivia — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:20:43 +0000

Despite living in Chicago for a very long while, I had never been up to Lake Geneva, so when Nicole and Matt asked to do their session up there, I was excited to get out of the familiar Chicago spots and shoot in some new surroundings! We started in the old-timey downtown area to help create some portraits that had the vintage feel they were after, but on my way into town I noticed so many gorgeous fields and pretty much insisted we backtrack and shoot a few there. I was so happy we did, as those were my favourites of the day. I think if I could shoot in warehouses one day and fields the next for the rest of my life, I would be a happy lady. These two are just adorable together. Some of the photos below are so almost overwhelmingly sweet, but that is just how they are as a couple! So open and affectionate. I cannot wait for their vintage-inspired winter wedding later this year at an old, magnificent theatre where they will be getting married on the stage.

Holland + Nate :: Connection session

Olivia — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:56:28 +0000

Holland and Nate had one of the most serendipitious meetings of any of my couples: a few years ago, they each attended a Halloween party, discovered their costumes matched, and the rest is history. As I was shooting and editing these, I was thinking how amazing life can be — one day you can walk into a party, meet a stranger, and a few years later you’re living with that person in a house filled to the brim with art and a menagerie of pets. Pretty incredible! This session was a pleasure to shoot; Holland has such a strong sense of style and had pretty developed ideas for the shoot, and I was so happy with how it all came together. They are getting married in and moving to Holland’s home state of Louisiana later this year, and it was a pleasure to shoot some to commemorate their years in Chicago.

Kristen + Scott :: Connection Session

Olivia — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:57:06 +0000

Kristen and Scott another favourite 2010 couple, getting married later this year in Old Town with a reception at the gorgeous Modern Wing at the Art Institute. We spent an early morning together recently, shooting their connection session around their home in the Gold Coast, talking about architecture, french fries and Obama, and doing a lot of laughing.

Mindi + Chirag :: Connection session

Olivia — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:36:20 +0000

Planning a wedding seems so incredibly difficult! Pulling together dozens of different vendors, creating a guest list, finding the balance between different aesthetics — I can’t imagine planning one wedding day, but when I do I might have to call up Mindi and Chirag, as they are having a wedding summer. A little celebratory reception in Mindi’s home state of South Dakota will kick things off, followed by a destination wedding in Mexico, and finally a very large Hindu ceremony and reception back in a hotel in Chicago suburbs. They requested some photographs that showcased the city a bit, since we won’t have time to come back downtown on their wedding day, and thankfully we were graced with what I think was the most beautiful day of the year. Hope you enjoy!