One of the best things about being a wedding photographer is watching families grow!  I started out in portraiture, so after I fell in love with weddings I never quit.  One of my favorite things to do these days though is to see clients over and over again throughout the years.  One of these families I happen to have known the dad for 25 years or so, since we grew up together and were friends throughout high school!  I got to capture him engaged, get married, have his first son, and now he has his second son with his lovely wife.  She is a photographer too, and has an amazing eye for all things beautiful.  We photographed their engagement photos at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and have photographed them there a few times since then, so it has become a family tradition!  I am honored to be a small part in the fun :)

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