Hello and welcome to the SKP Blog! My name is Sara and I am a Wedding & Portrait Photographer based in Chicago/Northwest Indiana. I've been blogging both professionally and personally since 2005. I get to tell love stories, share my own family's happenings and tell you more about planning weddings! Thanks for coming by and I look forward to connecting with you!

September 24, 2021

This day couldn’t have gone any more perfectly!  Weather that wasn’t too hot or too cold, not a rain cloud in sight and topped off at the end of the evening with a applaud-worthy sunset.    As I entered the room where Maddy was getting ready, I noticed that some were getting finishing touches on […]

July 29, 2021

I have been looking forward to this day for over a year now!!  With all that 2020 brought our way, it was such a delight to have things seemingly feel like they used to be pre-2020.  I met Emily in 2016 when I photographed her sister Lauras wedding.   (Kurt & Laura‘s wedding was one […]

October 18, 2019

There is nothing better than waking up to sunshine on an Autumn morning and knowing I get to photograph a wedding for two very special people!  Oh but wait, I believe there IS something better. It’s even better when I arrive and walk into the Getting Ready Bridal Suite and see my bride and she […]

August 13, 2019

It was a day that was filled to the brim with friendship, emotion, connection and joy. When I arrived and pulled into the ceremony site (Dave’s parents cottage), I was greeted by Dave’s mom.  She led me onto their property and explained to me the history of it and how their family has enjoyed it […]

June 13, 2019

This day had been long waited for. When I first heard from Andi through my website, she explained that Logan had planned out an amazing proposal for her and she was so excited to marry him!   Their wedding was still a year and a half away, but we went ahead and planned their Engagement […]

October 25, 2018

Patricia & Tony are the beautiful “caboose” to my busy end of Summer/Fall Wedding Season…and what a way to finish it off!  When I first met with Patricia (about a year ago!), we immediately clicked.  Our love for planning and organization was instantly evident 😉 We talked for quite a long time about how she […]

October 11, 2018

This Fall Wedding Day had been long awaited by everyone close to Monica & Evan…including me!  When we met for their Engagement Session last Fall, we had such a blast (and some stories came out of that session!) but then we didn’t get see each other for almost a year!    Last Saturday, after 18 […]

October 5, 2018

I love ALL stories…family stories amongst siblings, stories about something special being worn on a wedding day, stories of strife that lead to overcoming an obstacle…we all have stories.  But my very favorite stories are the ones that tell how two people stumbled upon each other in this big, wide world and end up spending […]

September 19, 2018

When I arrived on Saturday and walked into the bridal suite, my eyes went directly to Emily getting her makeup done.  It wasn’t chaos in there.  Music was playing softly. It was calm. And still. And filled with a comfortable mood that could only be attributed to absolute peace. I asked Emily how she was […]

June 28, 2018

Happy Thursday Friends!  Since we had a double header wedding last weekend, it’s a double wedding preview blog week too! I am not sure where to even begin with these two!  From the moment I met up with Justine & Sam to talk about their wedding, I knew that this day would be one to […]

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