If we’re being honest, all of the wedding day images are important but the real favorites are almost always from our time with the couple! These romantic portraits of just the two of you will be the images that you frame beside your bed or over your mantle and they will also be the images that will fill your album for generations to enjoy.

It’s the morning of your wedding and you want some wedding photography! Hopefully you’re relaxing with your best friends while your hair is being done. If certain items haven’t been checked off of the to-do list, it’s time to hand them over to someone else.

There are plenty of opinions on when you should have your wedding. Mik & I have some of our own that are more related to wedding photography in the midwest, and we are happy to share some experiences from our time!

These images are going to represent who you are in 10-20 years during this time in your lives and you probably don’t match every day, so make sure you spend time on this.

If you can’t think of anywhere to shoot we can help, but if you have a cool idea, please don’t hesitate to share that with us, even if it seems like a weird location at first! There are plenty of places in Wheaton, Chicago, Carol Stream, and basically anywhere that would work perfectly.

We realize that preparing for your engagement session can be a little nerve-wracking, so here are some things we’ve learned over the years from photographing many engagement sessions.