“Ok so I know this is going to sound cheesy, but this engagement session was ELECTRIFYING. Agnes looked amazing, she’s a natural beauty. : ) So a few months ago, Ryan and I stumbled across a few awesome new shooting spots… the power plant at night is an seriously edgy locale. Chase + Agnes are another one of our awesome couples we work with who were up for just about anything. Agnes found our blog last Winter and fell in love with our high-fashion wedding photography style. When we originally met discussing their engagement + wedding day plans, we talked and decided to keep the engagement session with an “in the ‘burbs and country” style … so we decided on a Chicago western suburbs photography setting and are saving the downtown Chicago urban scenery for their wedding day.

 

We love shooting unique engagement photography sessions with our future brides and grooms … and providing them with modern images in a variety of styles beyond just the wedding day when they are in their wedding gown and formal dressed wedding gear. Engagement sessions provide a good getting to know each other better time too. What’s better than cuddling, kissing, exploring new places and talking about the upcoming wedding. Not to mention, many couples get an early chance to get comfortable being in front of a camera.

 

For Chase + Agnes, we arranged for an after work engagement session… scheduling the photo shoot just a few days before their soon approaching October wedding. On C+A’s shoot day, we got lucky with some beautiful late afternoon, golden sun. But also, we battled swatting the summertime pesty mosquitos! We couldn’t get enough of the bug spray. Chase + Agnes… we hope you enjoyed our time together out on your Naperville engagement photography session!! We’re looking forward to exploring downtown Chicago and capturing photos of the two of you on your upcoming October wedding day. Talk to you very soon about your guestbook’s design.”

 

 

 

Agnes + Chase are wrapping up their October 2010 wedding plans. The ceremony will take place at Our Lady of Pompeii Church in Chicago and their reception in Winfield at the by Klein Creek Golf Club & Banquets. Also ordering an reception guest’s sign-in book, they are next going to select their favorite engagement images which will be featured in a Miller + Miller engagement photography guestbook.

“We had a blast shooting Mike + Valerie’s engagement photography in Wheaton at Cantigny Park and in downtown Naperville. The shoot was on another windy, warm Spring day. In fact, it was so windy that a branch at Cantigny park broke and fell to the ground about 100 feet from us. The wind can be a challenge to work with ( Mike + Val’s hair-do’s were blowing everywhere ), however we always love the motion and drama it creates in pictures.

 

We first met Mike + Val in January and as of then, Mike hadn’t technically proposed yet. So when we met up for their shoot, we got to see Val’s amazing engagement ring and learn how the big proposal night went down. Let’s just say Mike’s a romantic who surpised Val with a candle lit, hallway leading to a rose petal decorated bedroom. Hearing the stories of each of our couple’s proposals is great, no two are the same. When discussing ideas and location ideas for M+V’s engagement photo session, we talked about a downtown Chicago shoot in Lincoln Park and @ Second City, where M+V had their first date. But Mike couldn’t resist going to Cantigny and the Tank Park. So we planned a trip to Cantigny’s First Division Tank Museum – we loved using the army tanks as a prop. For the softer and nature side of the shoot, we enjoyed the mix of architecture, gardens, lush landscaped grounds and sprawling, 500-acre park of Cantigny www.cantigny.org. Towards the evening, we captured sunset photos in nearby downtown Naperville and planned for a few “secret shooting spots” and brought a few unique photo ideas to close the night.

 

Mike + Valerie are tying the knot over Fourth of July weekend at St. Patrick’s Church in Lemont and their reception is at the luxury, boutique Renaissance Oak Brook Hotel. As I speak, we are designing M+V’s engagement photo guestbook and have already started talking about their wedding day photo bridal session… M+V are very excited about the big day. We know their wedding is going be a great time! M+V we hope you enjoy the blog preview pictures… it was a lot of fun working with you. We can’t wait to meet each of your families and be there on your wedding day photo documenting the celebration.”