adventure

SAWYER AND COURTNEY - URBAN ENGAGEMENT SESSION - CHICAGO, IL

SAWYER AND COURTNEY - URBAN ENGAGEMENT SESSION - CHICAGO, IL

So often we are shooting our engagement sessions out in nature. Atop a mountain or in a field with wide open spaces and no one around as the sun is setting. Although every once in a while, either time or space does not allow us to explore the great outdoors, or maybe it is the urban, steely skyscrapers that better represent the couple. Both are true, especially when you’re couple lives in Chicago! Last year I ran around downtown with city residents Sawyer and Courtney trying to capture them in a more urban setting which better matches their personality and captures where they live while allowing us to work within their schedule a bit better. Plus, they had a few secret spots they wanted to show me!

ANNA AND CAM - ROCKY MOUNTAIN DAY AFTER SESSION

ANNA AND CAM - ROCKY MOUNTAIN DAY AFTER SESSION

We love Colorado and we love the mountains! We also love couples who embrace the outdoors and aren’t afraid to adventure a little bit in their wedding dress or scuff up their shoes a bit. Unfortunately, a traditional wedding timeline doesn’t always allow the flexibility to really go off adventuring, just you and your beloved. There are so many constraints and certain places you have to be at certain times, that you won’t always have the time to drive an hour up to the top of a mountain for an epic sunset. You have things to get ready, vows to say, guests to entertain, dance moves to bust. There is a lot and you want to make sure you give all of your attention to this once in a lifetime event. But you still want the epic mountaintop photos, or maybe there is another special landscape that is just too far of a drive away to fit in on your wedding day, or maybe you want to capture the perfect light. That’s when the day after session can really come in handy. Let’s tell you how Anna and Cam did it…