Jimmy & Jasmin

Jasmin and Jimmy booked me for their wedding on December 26th of this year. Well, sometimes plans change and Jasmin needed to fly her mom in from Germany now, not in December. So, a few weeks ago, Jasmin called me hoping I was available for May 16. Normally, May is my busiest month. But lucky for them, I had nothing on my calendar because of my maternity leave! Jasmin did a great job putting everything together last minute! Jasmin and Jimmy were so much fun and their wedding was fantastic. Thanks to both of you for choosing me, I'm so glad I was available!

Vendors:
Dresses- David's Bridal
Hair- A New You
Flowers- Judi's Endless Hour
Cake- Diane Zelinko
Catering- Lestina's Catering
MC- Lightning Sounds DJ

Kari & Reuben

These two are so much fun and I cannot wait to shoot their wedding! This was my first location shoot since having my daughter Lily, so it was fun to get out. I drove down to Champaign/Urbana for their engagement pictures and I was a little worried about the weather. The clouds were thick and ominous and it was nice and windy. Lucky for us though, the clouds broke through just in time for our shoot! Hooray for blue skies that leave an overcast just for my camera. Thoughtful, I tell ya!

Elsie & Matthew

I drove to Chicago this morning to do a sitting with a newborn baby, Matthew, and his sister, Elsie. Matthew was born around the same time that my daughter, Lily was born. Mom was nice enough to let me bring Lily along for the shoot and she was a perfect little angel, sleeping through the whole sitting! Matthew is just adorable with his head full of hair and his big beautiful eyes! And Elsie is such a sweetie, and so photogenic! Thanks for a great shoot and thanks for letting me bring Lily along!

Kelly & David

A couple of days after Christmas, I had the pleasure of photographing Kelly and David's wedding. My sister and assistant photographer, Jessica Bensema came along with me. She was such a big help with me being 7 months pregnant! This is my last wedding until June, so it was nice to be able to finish out the year with such a fun wedding! Kelly and David are so adorable together, and they have such a heart for God- something that touches my heart as well. Kelly's dress was absolutely gorgeous! The sweetheart neckline and the bow were a great last minute touch. Thanks for a great wedding to end my 2008 with!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!! I wanted to get out pictures done for our Christmas cards this year, so we set up in the living room and took some shots. Ava did a great job and she had fun to boot! I even got Samson and Leo in on it! I wasn't too happy with my pictures, but that's why I stay behind the lens usually. Maybe I'll treat myself to a family shoot/maternity shoot from another photographer before this baby comes along. Meanwhile, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!