Archive for May, 2010

Anthony // Chicago Lifestyle Photographer // Senior Portraits

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

This senior portrait session may just be one of my all-time faves. Not only is Anthony my younger cousin, but he just so happens to be one of my favorite people in the world! For the first few years of his life he was at my house almost everyday. Needless to say, we became pretty attached to each other. In fact, sometimes he feels more like a younger brother than a cousin. I remember at one point when he was just a little guy feeling really sad at the thought that he would one day be a teenager who would probably think he was “too cool” for his older cousin. As it turns out, Anthony was legitimately too cool to ever be “too cool” and we have, thankfully, remained good buddies who love any chance we get to hang out together. He is one of the sweetest, funniest, smartest, coolest people I know; not to mention über talented!! The talent things is, quite frankly, a bit ridiculous! Whether it’s skateboarding, playing guitar, drawing, cooking, or restoring old cars, he is pretty much a rockstar at everything he does! It was so much fun for me to get the chance to capture just a few of the aspects of his personality. Honestly, I don’t think I could be more proud of this guy or more excited to see where life will lead him!

Five Grain Events // Chicago Wedding Planner // Joan and Sara

Monday, May 10th, 2010

I recently had the opportunity to do a photo session with Joan Cinquegrani and Sara Balsom of Five Grain Events. I was introduced to Joan through a mutual acquaintance only a few moths ago. We met for coffee and hit it off immediately. To be honest, I feel like I have known Joan much longer than I have. She is absolutely fantastic!! Being somewhat newer business owners, it has been great to be able to meet  regularly to bounce ideas around and encourage each other. Joan’s amazing ability to connect with people and juggle a million things at once, lends to her incredible talent as a planner! And Joan’s fun-loving, light-hearted approach to life is a perfect balance to her self-proclaimed, Type A work ethic.
Sara was recently brought on as a new associate coordinator with Five Grain Events. I met Sara for the first time on the day of this session. As expected, she is equally as fantastic. Her  skills and wealth of knowledge of the wedding industry make her an incredible resource for any wedding. Check out this recent Five Grain blog post to find out more about Sara. I am so excited to work more with these two ladies in the future! Besides day-of and full wedding coordination, Five Grain Events has also recently started offering a new really cool service. Guys, you’ll want to pay attention to this one…Proposal Planning!

Here are a few photos from our session!

At the end of our session, Joan revealed the more playful side of her personality. I love that we were able to capture this!!

At the end of our session, Joan revealed the more playful side of her personality. I love that we were able to capture this!!