"Okay Drew, I want you to look at Hannah...but don't smile." I said as I looked through my viewfinder at this beaming groom. He tried to tuck away the grin that was spread all over his face but was failing miserably. He laughed and said, "How am I supposed to not smile when I'm looking at her?!" I laughed and smiled to myself as I said, "You're right...you should always feel free to smile when looking at her." I never like cheese because it feels insincere to me...but there was nothing about that moment that felt cheesy or insincere. He literally couldn't NOT smile when looking at his bride.
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It was the first snow in Chicago...and we took advantage of it!
I loved walking around Lincoln Park with Greg and Kelley, laughing, feeling the snow, and breathing in the cold air!
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I LOVE shooting "Anniverary sessions" with my couples. I got to shoot Jeremy + Jenny's wedding over a year ago in Wisconsin, and it was full of wonderful family, great details, location, dress, wedding party...pretty much all the things that make me love a wedding. But beyond the wedding, I remembered just really liking Jeremy and Jenny...it was that feeling of wanting to hang out with them beyond a wedding day.
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There's something about couples from Central Illinois that always hold a special place with me. I love having the excuse to go home and shoot in places that feel familiar and hang out with couples that know my friend's cousin's roommate...or something like that. :)
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