JoJo & Elise's senior session

JoJo and Elise have only been best friends for a few months, but you can't tell. They are hilarious together and obviously have tons of fun whatever they do. I was excited when JoJo first called to ask me if I would drive out to Rockford and photograph both her and Elise at the same time. We had some rain, but nothing that was going to stop our afternoon of photo-madness! They had a whole list of locations picked out, and some of them were really cool. I had a blast with them!

Thanks you two for the honor and fun of being your photographer! I hope you love your photos. =)

Emma & Armando

Ok- a little preview of the family session I shot for my co-worker and friend Jean. I know she is excited about these because she begged me a million times to put a couple up tonight. =) So Jean, here you go! I've got tons more, but have barely even started editing. More will come someday. And someday will probably come sometime next week. =)

Jake's senior photos

Jake is my husband's best friend's younger brother. Say that three times fast. Jake showed me some great locations in Joliet, which my hubby and I will be calling home as soon as humanly possible (oh home buying... I've definitely had better times... =) ) and we had a lot of fun! I love being able to find hidden spots that work really well for portraits... so thanks Jake! Here are a couple of my favorites!

I love doing senior portraits, they're one of my favorite types of sessions to do, and this time of year is perfect for senior sessions, so shoot me an email if you're interested! copperphotography@gmail.com


This is my favorite one--

Allison & Dave's Wedding Teasers

Well- after a hiatus from blog writing spanning too many months, I greet you again with a fresh wedding. Here is a little teaser from Allison & Dave's wedding yesterday. It was really a gorgeous wedding with perfect weather. More to come soon! Have fun on your mini-moon you two!


The happy couple--



The whole party--




Stay tuned for many more photos of Allison & Dave's wedding!

its all in the details

Life is crazy. Nick and I are looking and looking for our dream home, big changes in our lives as far as relationships and activities go... and blogging has just slipped my mind...

But now that the weather seems to have taken a turn for the better my attentions are more fully back on all things art and photography... and I need to post more photos from the last two weddings! Here's a couple of detail shots from Rachel and Dan's wedding. =)

Rachel and Dan

So I know I still have to post more of Melissa and Sean's wedding... but life has been crazy and I just can't help posting the only two photos I've edited from Rachel and Dan's wedding to tease you all!

I will tell you their story and share more photos soon! For now, enjoy the teasers!

Melissa & Sean are married now!

I met Melissa through a really good mutual friend. They were originally supposed to get married in July in New Jersey- where they live and both go to school, but circumstances and fate had other plans for them. Melissa's dad was having some health problems, and since she obviously LOVES her father and dotes on him, she and Sean naturally changed their plans to make the wedding easier on him.

So the wedding went from July in New Jersey to March in Chicago. Everything had to be re-planned. New venue, new church, new florist, new hairstylist, and of course new photographer. When my good friend told me all about their situation I instinctively said "well if they need a photographer..." not realizing that it would be the start of what I think will be a good friendship. We met, fawned over each other's rings, talked for over an hour, and it was all set. Melissa planned her wedding largely in several weekend trips home, which I think is amazing! In one of those trips she asked me to shoot some boudoir photos as a wedding gift for her husband-to-be (I will post those sometime next week), and a "day after" session the day after their wedding (those will be up in the next couple days).

Sean & Melissa's day had a few ups and downs... their spring wedding started off with snowfall, their limo didn't show up, and the guys just couldn't seem to find their pocket-squares... but none of that mattered to the lovebirds. They were getting married, and no bump in the road had or would keep them from each other. Their wedding was beautiful, and they are perfect for each other. And now after everything they have a few good stories to tell, and a lifetime of wedded bliss to look forward to.

Thanks so much for letting me be a part of your day you two! I had so much fun, and am blessed to have made some great new friends too!

Here's just a few from the day... so many more to go through... but there will be more to come this week!















Have an amazing honeymoon You guys!

Chris- Senior Rep

This is Chris, one of my 2009-20010 senior representatives. Here are just a few of his senior portraits, enjoy!

Love is all you need...

Which is an appropriate title for this post since that is the song my honey and I walked out to after we said our "I do's." Nick and I have been married a year and a half now, and It's been amazing. He is the sweetest. We both had to work all day long on valentine's day, which was kind of a bummer. I love romance. I love Nick. I love cheesy chick flicks and heart-shaped chocolate boxes. I love LOVE. And I was stuck in my retail prison on the day of love!

; )

So's life I suppose... but Nick made the best of what time we had and took me to see Coraline. What a neat movie. It's all in 3-D, which is actually really cool. Check it out peeps.

Maybe I'll make him breakfast in bed this week since we didn't have the time on V-day... =) Spread the love!

New Toys- yay!

I just wanted to share my excitement with you all about my new baby- a Nikon D300. It's so funny because, as a photographer you spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on equipment, and there's always something more you need or want... =) But THIS little guy was a NEED... on the want list is the Nikon D700... but at about 3K just for the body... it will have to wait!

Sooo... I'm really looking forward to this next wedding season with my new baby, and don't forget I'm only booking 7 weddings this year! I've got two booked and a couple more potential jobs, so book your date soon!


Have a fabulous day everyone, and I hope you're not all sick like me... =P

Melissa & Sean's engagements

Melissa and Sean are getting married March 29th, and I couldn't be more excited! Their engagement has followed a little different path than most... they were planning on getting married in July in New Jersey, but because of Melissa's dad's health problems they have had to move the wedding not only up several months, but to an entirely different state! While I definitely feel for the challenges that have faced them in re-planning their wedding at warp-speed, I also feel a bit of guilty pleasure that I now get the honor of being their photographer!

I met Melissa for the first time through a mutual friend, and we just hit it off! Not only do we have our great friend Leen in common, but we like the same kind of Jewelry and fawned over each others' rings for a good five minutes. =) They are two of the sweetest people, and it was great to finally meet Sean this past Saturday because I got to witness first hand how in love these two are! I can't wait for March to come because I know their wedding is going to be amazing.

Here's a couple of photographs from their engagement session.

Have you visited www.copperphotography.com yet?

Because if you haven't... head on over and look around! I've updated some of the galleries, posted the trash the dress gallery, and corrected a few punctuation errors. =) What can I say, I was always excellent at english composition, but maybe not so much at punctuation. We all have our flaws I suppose...

At any rate, I'm really excited about the new site, and this new year. I have some wonderful clients booked, some exciting ideas for photo shoots, and just a renewed passion for what I do! Seriously now, I just can't wait for spring. I have two weddings that I can't wait to shoot, a bunch of senior portraits (and lets be real here... this Chicago winter is kicking my butt! Just the other day I got frost bite on my cheek walking from my car into work... this is just ridiculous!) So come on spring! I'm completely stoked to be shooting the very sweet Melissa and Sean's wedding at the end of march, then my lovely friends Rachel & Dan's wedding in the beginning of April. I love SPRING!

Oh Chicago, why are you a place of endless winter!? ;)

It's ALIVE!!!

Ok, it's LIVE, not ALIVE.

Check out my new site- Copper Photography Browse around, enjoy the photos, and let me know what you think! There will be one more gallery added in the next two days, so check back then too!