Sarah + Ryan Miller:

“First comes love, then comes marriage. But, before the wedding is an engagement session with Ryan + Sarah. : )

 

For Ernesto and Erika’s engagement session, they came to us interested in a far from standard engagement photos style. Which was no problem at all. For E+E’s shoot, we married a combination of photo styles because Ernie wanted raw, graffiti and industrial and Erika liked both urban and edgy photos, but also wanted a few soft, romantic and fall inspired leaves locations mixed in as well. After foregoing our original Morton Arboretum plans (when we realized how crowded the Arboretum was) we choose to head straight Downtown which provided both some amazing leaf colors + unique urban shooting locations. A very chilly fall day, Erika fought the cold, especially during the phenomenal night photos! We love the overall variety of Chicago urban engagement pics from this photo session. An not to mention, E+E make a very handsome couple.

 

We had a great time shooting your engagement photos and getting to know you, Ernie + Erika! ( We especially remember discussing your wedding day’s music selection. ) After stopping at the graffiti shooting spot, Ryan and Ernie bonded about early 90’s house music, like that of Bad Boy Bill, Julian Jumpin Perez and Bobby D. Too Funny! That next day, Ryan was of course inspired to find old mixes on YouTube as inspirational music during the editing of the engagement photos. Will any house music become part of the wedding reception is the question… : )

 

Ernie + Erika are celebrating their October 2010 wedding in Saint Charles at the St. Charles Country Club and ceremony at Baker Memorial Church on Main Street. We’re looking forward to hearing the results of your upcoming wedding planning.”

 

Some of E+E’s engagement photos have been featured on the www.trendsettingwedding.com blog. Thought we’d share the link and our excitement with you all!

Sarah + Ryan Miller:

“For Aaron and Elizabeth’s Chicago Fall engagement portraits, we started mid-afternoon taking photos in downtown Oak Park. The Lake Street near Harlem Avenue area is a favorite local spot for Liz and Aaron to shop and enjoy dinner, entertainment and movies. She requested some local streetscape photos to include the Lake Theater sign, followed by photos in a nearby park’s garden. As the sun was going down, we travelled downtown to capture some magnificent Chicago skyline night photos. Inspired after seeing a photo we previously captured at the Adler Planetarium, Liz envisioned this photo spot as a perfect place to illustrate the vast City of Chicago for their Latin American families living back home in South America.

 

As the day progressed, we couldn’t help but notice the natural way these two interacted with each other. Aaron couldn’t resist making Liz giggle. We agreed, it must be their true love and chemistry for one another! Oh and thanks again Aaron for being quick on your toes. When a hefty Chicago wind gust came in, one of our umbrella was blown into Lake Michigan. Quickly responding, Liz was afraid Aaron was going to dive in after it! Luckily it washed back towards the break wall.

 

Aaron and Liz, thanks for the wonderful conversation and spending the day with us! Good luck in the rest of your planning for your November 2010 destination wedding in the amazing coastal city of Lima, Peru.”