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Sarah D
- Sep 18, 2017
- 1 min
Fullersburg Forest Preserve, Oak Brook // Jocelyn + Kody Engagement Session
Summer just was not ready to quit! What we thought was going to be a nice fall evening turned into a hot summer night with insane humidity. No matter... Jocelyn and Kody rocked their fall color themed engagement session at one of my favorite hidden gems in Oak Brook. Jocelyn brought a cute chalkboard frame with their date to use for their Save the Date image, so we shot a few with that and started to wander the forest preserve. I had scouted a few spots that I wanted but were
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Sarah D
- Nov 5, 2016
- 1 min
Fall Family Extravaganza!
This fall was such an overwhelming amount of awesomeness. I was booked with at least 1 family sessions pretty much every weekend from the beginning of Sept through mid Nov and a smattering of weddings (4). I even pulled together the 1st Annual Mini Session Extravaganza at St. James Farm in Warrenville. One location, 7 families! You guys really made me work for it! haha Thank you to all my families -- existing clients and new ones. You made this fall a spectacular step forwa
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Sarah D
- Oct 8, 2016
- 1 min
Fall Passion Project Realized
As I continue to grow my technical capabilities in photography, it is also extremely important to work towards finding my voice. Foster those opportunities to generate something truly mine. Keep my eyes open for those situations and create images that represent me, my style, my passions. Sometimes it feels like a pipe-dream to carve out time for passion projects. Between a full time job, tending to my business and spending time with my husband, pup, friends and family… my h
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Sarah D
- Oct 1, 2016
- 2 min
Ashley and Steve's Wedding -- Between the Rain Drops
From the beginning of the day, the weather was questionable. On and off rain and the radar wasn’t giving us a lot of hope but everyone stayed positive. Checking the weather report every 20 min and willing the clouds away if only for an hour. I bought some cute umbrellas as a back-up plan... just in case Mother Nature didn't play nice. As Ashley and her Dad approached the crowd, the Imperial March rang out. Lightsabers rose to allow her pass and join her fiancé at the altar.
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