Portraits at Chicago Botanical Gardens

I adore the Chicago Botanical Gardens for a portrait session. They have so many different locations that are ideal and it's always fun to explore them. The portrait session with Kiersten and her family was a lot of fun, but the little guy needed a cookie break half way through ;) I think we should all have cookie breaks half way through a session and everyone would be ten times happier!

Katie and Tim's Engagement Session

I had an amazing time with Katie and Tim at Lake Arlington! They just moved to the area from Denver and wanted to send out announcements for their wedding, which I was happy as a clam to be the one to take their photos. The weather agreed with us for about an hour since it was raining for most of the day. October was so rainy, but the colors look absolutely amazing ;)

Melissa, Roman and Loralei

Loralei is such a happy adorable baby. When I first met her, she looked up at me and giggled! It was so adorable and the entire session was just like that. We went to North School Park in Arlington Heights and the trees were perfect. I had so much fun with Melissa, Roman and Loralei and would love to be able to take more pictures of this fantastic family!

Jen and Mike are married!!!

That was the greatest father daughter dance ever! Jen and her dad broke out into a choreographed dance and surprised everyone!









Jen and Mike got hitched on October 17th, 2009! I was so excited that it didn't rain, but it was a chilly fall day. The grounds were absolutely beautiful, but since Jen was starting to turn as blue as her shoes, we went inside and did some photos with the pool table and they are some of my favorite! Rain or shine you can always find fun places to do pictures.

I had such a blast with Jen, Mike, their friends and family at the Concord Center in Woodstock and I love so many of the images that I created a slideshow for you to watch!

Just Jack!

It was really funny when Jack kept plucking the flowers and trying to eat them! Thankfully none of them were actually eaten ;)







The pout is too great! I was told that they have been trying to capture the pout for a while, so I'm glad I was able to get a shot!









This is why I adore kids. Jack had so many faces and attitudes that he was a lot of fun to shoot and deserved his own post. I love to capture their moods and sometime they aren't always happy, but the combinations make for a lot of fun. Sherry decided that the pout pictures encompassed his attitude that day.

Next week I'll have Jen and Mike's Wedding!

Thanks for reading,
Brianne

Sherry's Family Portraits

Sherry and Ernie had the house all decked out for Halloween!





I had so much fun with Sherry and her family! I met Sherry and Ernie a year ago at Amy and John's wedding. I was placed at their table for dinner and it was a blast to talk to everyone and get to know them. Sherry mentioned to Amy about wanting a portrait session with me and Amy got everyone they work with to get a gift certificate for her!

They are such a fun family and Sherry's first grandson is a year old! He was a bit crabby, but I love all the different facial expressions! I have a whole lot more of him and will post more next Sunday, so stay tuned!

Brianne