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Kevin and Laura | Chicago, IL

After the cake and dresses and music and limos and bridal showers and bachelor parties, life becomes sweet – and wonderful and exciting – because there is someone next to you to share all of those little moments with. Instead of dates and dinners you’re sharing chores and bills, but somehow even taking out the garbage has become romantic. Or at least a little more fun, because your hubby is making his famous french toast for dinner and your brand new puppy is sliding through the kitchen on the tile floors you installed together last Saturday. And who cares that…

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The Clevelands | Chicago, IL

Jeff and I were standing in Millennium Park in Chicago nearly a year ago on a cold June afternoon. It was our first time in the big, bustling midwest city, and we warmed our hands in our jackets, sipped our lattes, and studied the brick and stone buildings around us. It was rainy, gloomy, and dark underneath the cloudy sky that day, but the shadowed skyline still seemed so happy to us. I’m pretty sure that happiness was just a precursor for the day, because we met Jeff and Jan that afternoon for the first time. Well, I should actually…

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Ryan and Chelsea, Part Two | Chicago, IL

Today we’re featuring the second half of Ryan and Chelsea’s amazing Chicago wedding. These two were incredibly relaxed the entire day and you could tell that they were so excited to be married. It rained and poured every day leading up to the wedding day, but the skies finally dried up and gave us a few hours before the ceremony with no rain! Wahoo! But even though it was rain-less, it was COLD and we had to move quickly before poor Chelsea (and our shutter fingers) literally froze! Love these! 1 person loves this 1 person loves this Keely at…

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Ryan and Chelsea | Chicago, IL

His oldest sister saw it immediately, but she couldn’t put a finger on it. His mom saw it too. So did his baby sis. He was different. Something had changed in their brother and her son. He acted differently. There was a quiet confidence and a deep calm that emanated from behind his eyes. His shoulders stood taller, his smile felt softer, and his laugh boiled over with joy. Ryan had always been a gentleman. Growing up with three sisters, he knew how to treat a girl with respect and honor. His sisters had always felt loved and understood by…

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