About Me

This is what happens when a poet meets an artist. Alicia and Erin share the same love for documentary photography, Mary Ellen Mark, vintage photographs and are both Columbia College of Chicago photography Major Graduates. They combined their similar loves with their different ways of seeing the world to create a wedding photography style that uses both of their unique visions. We take our work very seriously because we know that our photos have to last a lifetime. you won't get the boring, "stand here and smile" wedding photos because we know our photos should be as unique and fun as you are. We put much consideration and care into our clients because they always become our friends. Their day is as unique and important to us because we choose to only shoot a select number of weddings per year and we want those weddings to be with people we connect and share our vision with. It is our pure passion and joy to be able to be a part of your love story, and to create poetry with your wedding day images.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

You are Beautiful.

Again and again, however we know the landscape of love
and the little churchyard there, with its sorrowing names,
and the frighteningly silent abyss into which the others
fall: again and again the two of us walk out together
under the ancient trees, lie down again and again
among the flowers, face to face with the sky.
Rainer Maria Rilke

Brandon and Megan walked out into the field with all of the flowers in bloom and a sign that gave Megan goosebumps. The sky was blue, the sun was shinning. It was a beautiful day for photographs, but it could have been raining and they would have been just as easy to show how much they are in love.  Erin prompted Brandon to kiss  Megan in front of a sign that said "you are beautiful" We had to tell them to stop kissing. In moments like that, when emotions are authentic and the meaning moves beyond photographs you know you could have never posed or planned anything that perfect.  The sign reflected the way Brandon saw Megan- Absolutely beautiful.












 


Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Marty and Meghan



unexpected: adj
surprising or unforeseen

Marty and Meghan never expected to meet their soul mate on the night that they met. They just went out for a night with their friends and the rest as they say is history.  But that is what's most beautiful about seeing them together. you can tell just by looking at them that they realize how incredibly lucky they are to have each other and how the best things always happen when you least expect them too....
Unexpected love, my hearts desire
What did I do to turn your thoughts my way?
Why did the fates for our hearts conspire?

You gazed at me and saw me entire,
And found instead amidst hearts run astray
Unexpected Love, my heart's desire
A new love for us then did transpire
Molded into stars from unhappy clay
Why did the fates for our hearts conspire?

Purged hope of love from my heart entire
Though what found me out was that summer day
Unexpected Love, beautiful desire
You lit the match that set my soul on fire,
My autumn love did kindle into may,
Why did the fates for our hearts conspire?

The winter of my life calls me liar
I confess these things of you when I pray:
Unexpected Love, forever  desire.
Why did the fates for our hearts conspire?
-Beth Castillo © 2002




Love the Shoes!



Beautiful



Meghan & Marty chose to do a 'First Look'









































to see the rest of the photos from their beautiful wedding go to http://fstoppoetry.smugmug.com/