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Ian & Kendra | Settlers Park Outdoor Wedding

Everyone raised their glasses in a toast.. Amanda, the maid of honor, explained that she knew instantly that Ian was made for Kendra by her glow.. That her smile had never been as big as it was when she talked about Ian. Oscar Wilde once said, “Never love anybody that treats you like you’re ordinary”.. […]

August 4, 2014

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A Week Away… | Personal Post

The place where the floors aren’t level, where the screen doors have slammed the same way they have since I was a kid. The place that if you’re showering and hear a toilet flush it’s going to be one of two things 1. scalding hot water or 2. ice cube water which is a 50/50 […]

August 2, 2014

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A Week Away… | Personal Post

The place where the floors aren’t level, where the screen doors have slammed the same way they have since I was a kid. The place that if you’re showering and hear a toilet flush it’s going to be one of two things 1. scalding hot water or 2. ice cube water which is a 50/50 […]

August 2, 2014

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Sam & Kelly | Chicago Columbia Yacht Club Wedding

I approached them to say our final goodbyes. The hugs lasted long and as we all pulled back a sadness washed over me. Our wedding journey was over.. The constant communication, the planning, the excitement..The wedding was over. Kelly made a gorgeous bride & Sam was the best kind of groom.. The one infatuated with […]

July 21, 2014

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I Have a Problem…

You see..There is this thing I like to do.. I like to edit late at night after my eyes have grown heavy (for those that don’t know I work full time so my Caynay stuff gets done at night)… So editing late at night in the dark + heavy eyes + the anxiousness that I love about […]

July 18, 2014

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I Have a Problem…

You see..There is this thing I like to do.. I like to edit late at night after my eyes have grown heavy (for those that don’t know I work full time so my Caynay stuff gets done at night)… So editing late at night in the dark + heavy eyes + the anxiousness that I love about […]

July 18, 2014

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Brittany & Shane | UW Campus Engagement Session

Brittany has the type of personality that is contagious. My cheeks were hurting by the end of our time together on Sunday. Her energy is totally complimentary to Shane who just looks at her in such a way that makes you realize these two were made for each other. They coincidentally ended up in the same […]

July 16, 2014

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Eric & Emily | Orchard Ridge Farms Wedding

Oh this wedding. I’ve had a good feeling about this wedding since the engagement session but I’ve also been very nervous for this wedding. I went to high school with this girl & she’s always been so wonderful to me even when I was the “new girl in town”.. Emily & Eric both deserved a […]

July 14, 2014

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Eric & Emily | Orchard Ridge Farms Wedding

Oh this wedding. I’ve had a good feeling about this wedding since the engagement session but I’ve also been very nervous for this wedding. I went to high school with this girl & she’s always been so wonderful to me even when I was the “new girl in town”.. Emily & Eric both deserved a […]

July 14, 2014

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Kenda & Ian | Governor Nelson State Park Engagement Session

He rotated her ring to make sure it was showing. This simple gesture just spoke measures to me about how proud he was to have her as his fiancée. The love these two share was overwhelmingly obvious and they made it all seem so effortless. Ian and I went to school together (granted I was […]

July 4, 2014

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