It was a chilly Autumn Sunday and they were relaxing and watching football. Half time arrived and Michael (having something up his sleeve) suggested they walk to their favorite donut shop and grab some sugary goodness.  Why donuts? Because donuts are their thing. They had their very first date at Stan’ Donuts (excellent first date […]

When I first opened up the email and saw Monica’s inquiry…I got SO excited!  They hadn’t even set a date yet and were already inquiring…the excitement was contagious!  Although we didn’t have any direct connections, we had both been following each other on Instagram for awhile and they had just gotten engaged!  When we met […]

They had technically “known” each other for a while.  They went to the same small high school but were in different graduation classes, and then they went off to study at different colleges.  She was to become a special education teacher and he was to become an electrician. Completely different path. Completely different states. But […]

One of my most favorite things about being a photographer is that no two sessions are ever alike!  When Lauren called me and let me know that they wanted to do their session downtown Chicago…I wanted to let out a giant squeal but instead I let a semi-giant…”YES!!” I LOVE new landscape and new places […]

When you are planning a June wedding, you really never know what kind of weather to expect!  The day could be rainy, stifling hot, bug-filled OR it could be gorgeously sunny, the sky filled with big puffy white clouds with a high temperature of 75 degrees!  Sam and Hope got their dream day to get […]

One of the very best parts of my job is the families that return every year for an SKP Family Session.  To get to watch these families grow and change is an absolute honor for me and this family is NO exception!  We were chatting as we photographed about how long it has been…and we […]

Oh friends…are you ready for this adorable Engagment Session?! I first met Hope & Sam on a sunny Sunday afternoon and INSTANTLY fell in love them! Their love story started all because of a love of running and turned into a deep love for each other.  They were in high school but went to two […]

This is our last wedding of 2016 and it was a perfect way to finish off an AMAZING wedding year!  When I talked to Nathayn and Clare just a couple of weeks before the BIG day, Clare mentioned that she was really hoping there was snow in the forecast.  Well, her wish came true and not […]

The sound of the rain pattering on the window is what everyone in Northwest Indiana woke up to on Saturday morning.  But even though rain was in the forecast all day, you would NEVER had known it.  Because the joyful anticipation as I arrived at the church was contagious and palpable.  No rain was going […]

When you meet them…you just feel it.  It is hard to even put into words but all I can come up with is that Erica & Chris never needed to say they were in love because their actions showed that they were head over heels in love with each other!  And then on Saturday I met […]