Anny and I were starting to think this shoot was never going to happen. We had to reschedule several times due to the weather, but finally, on our third try, we got great weather. Sometimes good things are worth waiting for… this shoot was definitely a good thing.
Oh, and if you’re wondering…London and Paris, Alex and Anny’s dogs, came out for some fun too.
Blackberries are one of my favorite fruits.
I lived in Tennessee when I was in high school, and we had a house that sat on 10 acres. We didn’t do much with those 10 acres (although I always wanted a horse and cow), but we did have wild blackberries growing around the perimeter. It was my job to occasionally walk around and pick some blackberries. Of course, between being a teenager and those tiny little thorns that covered the plant, I hated the task at the time… but since then, I’ve always loved fresh blackberries. However, living in such an urban area, it’s difficult to find random patches of blackberries lying around, and store bought blackberries are not even remotely the same.
Imagine my happiness when my husband came home from a farmer’s market with real, fresh, delicious blackberries. They were so juicy and yummy, I had to take a few photos.
Five things about this session:
1. Liz and Adam were adorable and I loved that they had a vision for the shoot (I mean, they even dressed all vintage-y! Could not love them more!)
2. The light was GORGEOUS. I wanted to bottle it up and carry it around with me always.
3. The mosquitoes were so so bad. I counted at least 38 bites, and I’m sure that Liz & Adam didn’t fare much better. Sorry guys!
4. That blue thing is a WWII bomb that Adam brought. He’s opening a store very soon, and it will be accentuating his store. So cool.
5. I love Chicago. One day I can be shooting on the top of a skyscraper in the heart of the city, and a few days later, I can be crawling in cornfields. This was at Peck Farm Park in Geneva.
And, now on to the photos!
These two couldn’t be cuter. I spent forever trying to narrow down which pictures to post, because I think they’re all so adorable.
Krystle, Eric, my husband/assistant Aaron, and I had lots of fun walking around St. Charles, climbing on things in St. Charles (my crowning glory was balancing on a trash can… they managed to scale a building to get onto a ledge) and laying on the slightly soggy ground in St. Charles. Through it all, they managed to look fantastic… me, I was a bit of a mess. But that’s okay.
And you know what? Krystle and Eric are getting married in just a few weeks… I have a feeling this is going to be a wedding where I tear up a bit.
I would have been honored to shoot Jamie and Tim’s wedding even if I didn’t know Jamie, but it’s always fun to shoot weddings where you know the family (and not just because of the blackmail photos, I swear). And, let me tell you, travel is really nice when the bride gets ready at her house…. and it’s next door.
But all jokes aside, Jamie & Tim had a beautiful wedding and one heck of a party at the reception. It was the Fourth of July AND their wedding day, so there were two reasons to party! Congrats guys!
