A few weeks ago my cousin Jessie was in town with her fiance, Ryan, and we had a great time shooting their engagement session.  We were rained out once a few weeks before and the skies were cloudy again, but thankfully the rain held out.  Jess & Ryan have been dating for years, but since they don’t live in Princeton I haven’t really gotten to know Ryan very well.  It was so great to get to see the two of them interact and to get to know my future cousin-in-law!  You guys were so much fun and I hope we can hang out again real soon!

They will be married next March at Starved Rock State Park (which is beautiful and an absolute photographer’s dream to shoot at!).  It’s also my Dad’s 60th birthday so it will be a day of many celebrations!  Jess and her mom approached me shortly after the engagement and asked if I would like to photograph the wedding.  They were a bit hesitant to ask me because they were concerned I would be too busy with taking pictures to really get to enjoy the day with our family.  My thoughts are the exact opposite! I think being the photographer at a loved one’s wedding is even more special than just attending.  I get to spend so much more time with them through out their wedding day and I get a front row seat for all the special moments that you don’t get to see as a guest.  It is such a great feeling knowing that I am capturing on “film” one of the biggest days of their lives and I’m honored that they are trusting me with this.  This will be my second family wedding that I have shot and I can’t wait!

I couldn’t decide if I liked this one…

…or this one best.  So I posted both!

Can you feel the love?!?

I think this shot is pretty groovy.