Whine & Cheese

This. Is. Hard. I am so sad missing out on my clients life events. I miss holding little babies and watching your newly toddlers smashin...

We're mixing it up a bit today with an little interview style blog :) I figured I could try to explain Laura's mission, or I could have h...

I love documentary style photography. I love capturing genuine moments and real exchanges. Looking back at these photos while editing b...

I had seen the posts popping up for months about this new place in Shorewood (just down the street from the library!) and I just never ha...

Man, is that the anthem for this month or what? Maybe it's because we hit a new decade this year, but I've been hearing that phrase non-...

When I pulled up to Meson Sebika on this gorgeous warm day I knew it was going to be perfect. There were people everywhere celebrating s...

I had the greatest pleasure meeting this wonderful group of people at the Kindness Gala this month. I admit, I was unaware of the true i...

We're doing something a bit different today. My kiddo and I have been talking a lot about environmental stuff and he's gotten visibly fru...

I don't know if I've mentioned this much, but our family travels A LOT. My husband travels for work, and I travel for fun. Sometimes th...

Today is my first baby's birthday! He's obsessed with anything scale-y: dragons, dinos, and reptiles are his favorite subject. He decid...

Today this sweet family gained two lively four year old boys. It was such a joy being there to celebrate with their friends and family. ...

This Marvel baby bash was so cool start to finish, and as a mom of two boys I could recognize more characters and themes than your averag...

January has been hard. I was honored to be able to photograph a wedding at Joliet Hospice Center this month, and it will forever be in m...

It has been such an amazing year! This has been our busiest season yet and I couldn't be more grateful. This year saw a lot of changes ...

It's been a while. It's been a long and wild year in our household, both in life and in business. My husband and I run four companies b...

When I joined a June moms group over two years ago, I never thought I'd be so close with internet friends that I would travel to a differ...

When a client came to me wanting to do something different for her maternity photos I was beyond thrilled. I love getting creative and p...

I had the opportunity to travel to Colombia last week to visit with my sister, who is expecting her first child.  I packed up all of my g...

I am so far behind with posting!  I completely skipped writing about my Louisville trip and we've been home from Myrtle Beach a full week...