What began as a normal couple session in their Lakeview apartment turned into a special moment when Alex surprised Ade with a beautiful engagement ring.

Julia and Justin marked their engagement with a tour of Lincoln Park.

Anna and Mike met me on a hot summer day in August at the Nature Boardwalk in Lincoln Park.

Kristy and Sean live in the industrial yet colorful neighborhood of West Loop. After a home session with skyline views and a walk around the neighborhood, they ended the day with a glass of wine at City Winery on the River Walk and the lights of the Chicago Theater.

Katie and Joe wandered the rooms of Garfield Park Conservatory for their engagement session and later browsed the vast record collection at Bucket O’Blood Books and Records. They ended their date at a dive bar where they danced to the jukebox and shared a drink. They then ended the night at Logan Theater.

Sheena and Misha were visiting Chicago from Canada and wanted all the Chicago architecture views for their black tie engagement session. We also met the sweet angel Sporty the Dog.

Allison and Matt love being in nature so they chose a forest preserve for their engagement session. I love the aesthetics of this dark and dreary in the forest.

A tavern photo booth, murals, donuts and drinks made for such a fun evening for Grace and Will ‘s engagement.

Sarah and Matt spent a sunny day at home with their dog in their apartment for their engagement. They cuddled on the couch, played board games at the kitchen table and had a dance sesh.

This engagement was pure whimsy. Rachel and Fangzhi were so giddy to be engaged and it came across in this joyful session.

Two Cubs fans who both worked at Wrigley Field planned the most Chicago engagement to ever happen!

Just like with the birth of any new child, Sarah and Ricky wanted to commemorate the adoption of their two new kittens, Jane and Elizabeth and also get some cute couple photos at home.

Plant lovers, Laura and Cade, knew they needed an engagement that reflected their green thumbs so when we were planning their session, we knew we had to choose the New Orleans Botanical Garden.

For this couple, home is where the heart (and their bearded dragon) is.

This couple has a very special reason for choosing Chinatown as the backdrop for their engagement. They actually ended up getting married in Hong Kong, China and I was lucky enough to fly out and capture their wedding!

Engagements really can be anything you want them to be. For Kelsee and Nick, their ideal date included a stroll around the Boardwalk, craft beers on tap at Beermiscuous and getting lost in a winding, little bookstore.

Kaylin and Patrick come from two different cultural backgrounds, but their love of Irish pubs is a shared connection.