let me set the stage.

we’re shooting kevin’s sister’s wedding (aka scott + brittany).
mindy’s shooting the photobooth. and it’s getting kind of crazy.
i’m working the wedding dancefloor. and crazy doesn’t come close to describing it.
i still remember everyone screaming “all aboard” for ozzy’s crazy train.

and then we met kevin and stephanie.
we had talked on the phone. and we’re shooting their wedding next june. but we had never met in person.
i think the screaming conversation went something like this….

“HI…..I’M….STEPHANIE….NICE…MEET….YOU!”
i’m pretty sure i screamed something back, gave her a huge hug…and disappeared back into the party.

i’m pretty sure this was the loudest, most fun way we’ve ever met one of our brides for the first time.
so it’s pretty hard for us to think of anything but crazy fun when we think of kevin and stephanie.
and their engagement session proved that true.

til next june you two!! CAN’T….WAIT….!!!

there are some weddings that we know are going to rock from the first few seconds of the engagement session.
bryan + chrissy had us at hello!

typically, there’s an inner dialogue during engagement sessions that goes something like this:
“can i really say that?”
“will they appreciate my humor? or should i tone it down a bit til we know them better?”

ummm…not so much.
jokes full tilt from the get go.
i love that.

without a doubt, this is one wedding that we’re dying to be at.
and we’re looking forward to shooting it too

bryan + chrissy… can’t wait to see you in october!!

if you haven’t seen us all atweet about it recently, we take one or two weeks a year to shoot families in connecticut. we absolutely LOVE every trip out there! so how random is it that shortly before one of our last trips out there, we’re talking with a chicago bride (aka “leslie”) who just happened to be living in new haven. how cool did i feel when i said, ” oh hey, we’re gonna be in new haven in just a few weeks….wanna meet?!” what are the odds?!

rob and leslie are down to earth. friendly. life doesn’t feel rushed when you’re around them (for example…this was the only session i remember where we stopped to grab a coffee in between locations. now that’s a tradition i could grow to love!!) with them, it’s actually possible to forget that we’re on a photo session and get caught up talking about life. [sigh]. very nice.

couple fun facts about their session. it started out with us getting kicked out of the parking garage that we snagged a few shots from. it’s never a good thing when the security guard is walking toward you on a shoot. good thing we already nailed a few shots and then, we went and took pictures in the woods! it’s not a first. but close

we’re absolutely looking forward to shooting their wedding at the modern wing of the Art Institute of Chicago in just a few weeks. rob and leslie…thanks for inviting us to be a part of your day. and we simply love that we’ve been able to hook up on our last two trips out east. see you in a few!!