A blog of our current photography work.
I’ve been loving all these family sessions we’ve been doing lately and the Tamragouri family was no exception! I met them at their home and had a blast spending an hour with them taking their portraits. Their little guy Ishan certainly stole the show. A big thank you to the Tamragouri fam for having me do these pictures! -Jake
The other week I met up with the Casey family to do portraits of them as they welcomed their newborn baby boy into this world. Phillip was so cute and sleepy for his portrait debut! I love that they included their pup Petey into a bunch of the family photos as well. Thank you to the Casey family for having me come to their home to do their portraits!
I met up with Hannah and Eli in Chicago at North Ave Beach for a few city skyline shots. North Ave is one of my favorite views of the city because you can get right up to the water and there’s nothing else in the way but skyscrapers. This was our second attempt to do photos here because the first time we tried we ran into a freak summer storm that was hovering only above Chicago! But the weather was perfect this time around and we were able to get a ton of photos done. Not only did we do North Ave but we walked over to the Nature Boardwalk for a completely different look to their portraits. Here’s a few favorites from Hannah and Eli’s engagement session! -Jake
Kara and Chris were the last couple I did a consult with in person before the world shut down back in March. Fortunately, with a few changes, they were able to keep their original date and still get married this year! They got married in a beautiful old chapel called St. John the Evangelist in St. John, Indiana with their close family and friends. We did portraits at the flower garden that is part of the St. John the Evangelist parish. The garden was created by one of the priests at the church and it was breathtaking. The location was picked out by Chris and it was refreshing to see the groom as into doing portraits as the bride! Actually, the whole bridal party was into it and we all had a ton of fun before heading to the reception. Backyard receptions are my jam and Kara and Chris had a tent set up at her mom’s house. Kara had a vision for her wedding and to see it come to life was amazing. The flowers were done by Monarch Flowers and the rustic table and chairs were from AAYS Rental. It was perfection! There were so many great moments during their wedding. A couple of my favorites were when the priest told them to kiss and they didn’t hear him (they shouldn’t feel bad about that cause I didn’t hear him either!) and when Chris’ niece and nephews gave an emotional toast at the reception. It was such a great day!! -Jake
Huge thanks to Rachel Langlois for helping me photograph. She's such a talented photographer and I am grateful for her help on this day!! You can check out her work here.
Vendors:
Catering: Ace Catering Company out of Dyer, Indiana
Rentals: AAYS Rental- farm tables, chairs and tent , whiskey barrels, dance floor- Mishawaka, Indiana.
Flowers: Monarch Flowers St. John , IN
Hair: Ora & Sara from the Scissori Salon
Make up: Crystal and Kylie from Merle Norman Studio
Dj: Dan Gin
Dress: Here Comes the Dress- Justin Alexander -Venice ...Chesterton, Indiana
Photo location: St. John the Evangelist flower garden!
Reception: Debra and Newton Sewells backyard!
Kate and Mike hired me to do portraits of the two of them with their gorgeous golden retrievers Madison and Monroe. I got lots of great shots of their pups but I think the dogs were more interested in sniffing around and chewing up sticks. Thank you Kate and Mike for having me do these photos for you!
