Some love stories start with a blind date, some begin online – and then there are also some like Matt and Caylie’s. This one seemed to begin with some greater force planning happy little coincidences to bring them together. It was written in the stars that these two would end up together – that I […]

If you ask Michelle and James who asked whom out first, you may get conflicting stories.  Michelle and James first met while in their Ph.D. programs in Biological Sciences at the University of Chicago.  It wasn’t until two years later at a mutual friend’s birthday party that sparks began to fly.  If you ask Michelle, […]

Imagine turning 18 and going off on your own to start your college education at a large state university. Barely knowing anyone at all – you are understandably nervous and quiet as you attend freshman orientation. You take it all in as you have newfound independence with the world at your fingertips.  Little did you […]

Abbey and Jake came to us as a referral from one of our sweet couples who are getting married this weekend.  Although Abbey and Jake are planning a 2023 Michigan wedding, they wanted to showcase Chicago in their engagement photos, the city where they live, and where they met. The story of how Abbey and […]

Stephanie and Joseph first met in 2018 through a mutual friend.  Their first date was to grab some Mexican food at De Pasada – a little joint near their alma mater, the University of Chicago.  After that first date, it didn’t take long for these two to realize how perfectly they complemented one another. Between […]