The loop is Chicago’s business district and has so many amazing urban backgrounds for your engagement and wedding photos including the CTA elevated trains (or better called the L trains short for “elevated”), grunge ally ways, street art, and famous locations like the Chicago Theater! My Favorite Photo Locations in the Loop The L Trains […]
Millennium Park is a community park located in the Loop right along Michigan Ave. The park within its self hold so many diffrent iconic Chicago areas including… Cloud Gate (or better known as The Bean) Lurie Garden Jay Pritzker Pavilion & The Great Lawn Chase Promenade Boeing Galleries Crown Fountain Wrigley Square The park holds […]
The riverwalk is the heart of downtown Chicago and is a popular destination for locals and tourists. Whenever I bring my couples for their engagement photos I tell them to bring their walking shoes because the riverwalk is over 8 blocks of killer photo backdrops! The river is surrounded by the cities most beautiful buildings […]
This engagement session captured chicago love so perfectly! We started taking photos on Chicago’s river walk for a classic city river view. Even though this session was middle of November we got a beautiful sunny day to catch the river glimmering! Walking along Michigan Avenue, we decided to jump in the middle of the road […]
Raeven and Daniel definitely brought the party on their wedding day! This wild wedding party was taking shots and selfies all day long and hyping up the bride and groom for their big day! From the girls popping champagne in the morning and the guys sharing a nice scotch all the way to the crowded […]
On a rainy and cold November day in Chicago, taking wedding photos may seem like an impossible task… but I’m here to prove that statement WRONG!! I am equipped to handle ANY & ALL lighting situations. This isn’t a brag-fest but just a truth. “We’re so happy with our photos! Victoria was great! We wanted […]
Choosing what to wear for your engagement photos can be difficult and stressful. Believe me, I know. I run through like 4 outfit changes before finally choosing something to wear for any ole’ regular day. Well let’s think about some things. First of all you want to be comfortable and feel like yourself right? That’s […]
She remained professional while also turning into a friend for my husband and I. We dealt with the unfortunate circumstance of having to postpone our original May wedding due to COVID, and Victoria was constantly reassuring, made sure we knew she was there for us to help navigate less than an ideal situation. Flash-forward to our August 16th wedding - it was absolutely perfect. She was a constant BLESSING the entire wedding day. We are forever grateful!"
I know planning your dream wedding can be stressful, heres the thing though, you don't have to do this alone!! I got you! I will be your Chicago wedding guide helping you navigate the not so fun parts of planning your best day ever! I believe you should have FUN on your wedding day! I know, crazy right? Let me prove it to you!
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