Bride and groom silhouette portrait after their ceremony at Jane's Carousel in Brookly, NY.

I was so excited when Erin and Jim asked me to come to Brooklyn to photograph their intimate wedding this spring. They had originally planned on getting married at a family farm in Iowa but decided to change their plans and have the wedding near their Brooklyn home. Their ceremony at Jane’s Carousel was spectacular, with […]

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Wicker Park engagement session photo

I love shooting neighborhood engagement sessions and Dani & Jovim’s shoot was no exception. Oftentimes couples are nervous in front of the camera, but after only a few minutes the two were laughing and letting their personalities shine through. We made a few stops around their neighborhood, starting on their block and even made a […]

Award winning photograph by Allison Williams

I just found out that I recently won a Wedding Photojournalist Association award for this photo from Amy & Joe’s Salvage One wedding! There are some great winning photographs so check them out here: http://www.wpja.com/contests/62-2014-q2-photography-contest/contest-details.html  

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Belmont Harbor Engagement Session

Here are a few of my favorite shots from Aly & Andy’s session earlier this summer at Belmont Harbor. We decided to start our shoot at sunrise and the entire park was filled with fog. We embraced the lack of sun and had a great time, despite the wind and chilly temperature.

blumen gardens wedding photo

Check out Liz & Joe’s beautiful wedding from last year on the Style Me Pretty blog! They were both so creative and spent so much time on all of the little details. http://www.stylemepretty.com/little-black-book-blog/2014/06/20/handmade-vintage-wedding-at-blumen-gardens/

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West Loop engagement photo

Summer is here! I was so happy when Sunny and Mike suggested an urban setting for their engagement session and I love the industrial look of the West Loop. We decided to shoot at sunset so we had incredible warm light. Once everyone got comfortable in front of the camera, we had a great time […]

St. Alphonsus Catholic Church wedding photo

Amy and Joe’s wedding was such a great way to kick off my 2014 wedding season! I had a blast with them on their engagement session and I knew their wedding would be just as fun. Neither of them are very camera shy and we had plenty of time to go around the city making […]

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Salvage One wedding portrait

Congrats to Amy & Joe on their gorgeous wedding at Salvage One on Friday! What an amazing day to kick off my wedding season!

Fearless Photographers Award winning image

I found out today that I won an award from Fearless Photographers. I feel so honored and excited to be a part of such an incredible group of photographers! The website and award winning work is always an inspiration to me. Check out all of the great winning images here!

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blue dress barn wedding

I found out this morning that I won two awards from the Wedding Photojournalist Association! The images and judges comments are below and be sure to check out all of the amazing winning photographs here! 7th Place – Great Natural Light Judges comments: Good use of foreground and background. There were other lantern shots that […]