Hannah and Ryan had an incredible Chicago wedding on September 2, 2011. I don’t think I’ve ever photographed a more loving and genuine couple. I’ve known Hannah since we were little kids and I was honored to photograph her wedding (31 weeks pregnant!). Both Ryan and Hannah are former student body presidents at Wheaton College and had tons of friends travel from all over the States to celebrate with them on their wedding day. They are loved and respected by all who know them and I was honored to be their photographer. To view some of their engagement photos check here.

Pre-Ceremony :: Private Residence & Millennium Park

Wedding Ceremony :: Covenant Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL

Reception :: Architectural Artifacts, Chicago, IL

Love you guys!

Kate and Ryan were married on March 20th in Houston, Texas and their wedding day was gorgeous! March 20th just so happened to be the day that Texas had one last arctic blast before it went all desert on us. But, you would never have known that it was cold. Kate and Ryan were so stinking fun and their love was the cutest thing ever to photograph. Their wedding was held at Grace Bible Church and their reception was at the Houston Natural Science Museum and every detail was just perfect! Here’s a glimpse from their day. Aren’t they so stinking cute???

Hello Handsome!

CN Tower views. You should go see it for yourself, too.

After dinner with our new Toronto friends we decided to go see the famous CN Tower. We were literally running—racing to get to the top of the tower to catch the sunset and get some sweet photos of Toronto at dusk. While running to the tower (that was 3 miles away), we saw this little nook and stopped for this photo. We took 20 seconds to take a few photos and we were off. This will forever be one of my favorite photos of my love. I’ll race the shadows any day with him.

About the title: “Same, Same but Different” was a saying that Matt and I would hear when we were walking the streets of Hong Kong a few years ago and it’s been an inside joke ever since. Canada felt so much like the States in so many ways with subtle differences.

Matt and I went to Toronto, Canada last week for a little much needed vacation. Since Matt just finished his 4th year of grad school and this Spring was a busy time for LLP we thought that it would be a nice break before Matt’s Summer speaking schedule and my shoot schedule begins. And oohhhh it was! The first question one person must ask themselves when they get to Toronto is “why wouldn’t I buy a hot dog from a 24 hour/day hot dog stand?” Seeing many logical reasons why we shouldn’t, we denied all logic and indulged in the awesomeness. I hope this makes you hungry!

I will be posting Toronto blog posts all week. This Toronto blog series will be a little insight into our treks. Please check throughout the week and then plan your vacation to Toronto, because it’s awesome and Canadians are too.

So here’s to Toronto, where vacations and diversity happen:

This is just before this lovely lady told me that I needed to pay for this photo of her. I did and it was worth it.

Bacon bits: for the times when you don’t have enough pork on your hot dogs.

Yum.

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Our great friend, Ben, saw these photos and said that I should start blogging “things that interrupt our photoshoots.” I laughed hysterically when he suggested it (while wishing at the same time that I had come up with the idea all on my own). To his credit, he is a genius and I dedicate this series of posts to the mastermind—the great Benjamin Young. I would put a link to his blog, but he took it down (much to my dismay). His whit and intellect could all at once challenge SNL & Obama.

So, here’s to Ben (& to this dear old man)!

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