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…with some of the cutest little people ever! I love love love trips to the apple orchard, though I admit, I rarely have my camera on hand when I visit. Rather, I am double fisting it with donuts and fudge fresh from the shop. But this shoot was planned out long in advance, and my dear friend Amy can take credit for the idea. The air was warm for an October day and the light was to die for. I headed out last month with our close friends and their kids to Jonamac Orchard in Malta, IL. First up, baby Bella because she is the newest member of the family:

With her cousins…I love this one so much!

Molly liked the apples…

So did Anna and TJ…

I love these of the boys!

Last but not least, Bella likes pumpkins…

When Kristy e-mailed me several months ago to book me for an engagement shoot, I was so excited right off the bat. Kristy and Andrew are great friends with one of my fabulous couples, Maggie and Alex. Kristy wanted the images from their shoot to scream “Chicago” and document their lives in the city a little bit. As we talked about some of the details, Kristy mentioned that she was going to make a dress just for the shoot… as in SEW it. (This is something that I wish I had the talent for. In the few times I have tried, I swore a lot and got a huge ball of thread jammed in the sewing machine–over and over again.) I was jumping around and squealing when I saw these two in their outfits, and loved them even more when they didn’t mind me being such a nerd over them. Without further ado: Kristy and Andrew in Chicago!
We started out in this gorgeous, quiet spot overlooking the skyline.

Then we spent some time in the Magnificent Mile (my favorite spot downtown). We wanted to reflect the hustle and bustle of the city…I think we succeeded!

Thank you Kristy and Andrew for such a great afternoon! You’re too cute for words and you totally rocked it out.

To all of the great people I have gotten to know this year and to my fabulous clients, new and returning, thank you so so much! I’m super excited for Spring to be here–am I allowed to say that half way through fall? I can’t help it if my So. California bones are shivering right now!

I am up late again clearing off cards, burning off images, and preparing for Sarah and Brian’s wedding tomorrow. SO, while my MacPro is busy cranking, I thought I would post the second part of Meghan and Mark’s shoot from a few weeks ago. This family is so fun-loving and goofy and real. I’m going to just let the photos speak for themselves tonight. Also, I recently found out that my comment section is having some major technical difficulties so Mike has to get on that pronto–for those who have tried to say nice things and haven’t been able to, thank you very much anyway! I am so full of gratitude for the kind words that I receive on these posts. I hope to get the problem solved soon.