Meet Barb – one of the most amazing ladies I’ve had the pleasure of knowing in my life. We played volleyball together back at IU and I can’t tell you how lucky Ali is to have found her …. and how he found her is an interesting story in itself haha! Let’s just say it involved Barb having just moved to Cincy and not remembering how to get to her apartment, some allegedly missing shoes, and a nice guy driving a cab who drove her home that just happened to be Ali. (You’ll have to check in with them for the full story) She can always, always make me laugh and has such a big heart. I consider myself very lucky to be her friend 🙂 And I must say that I loved getting to know Ali a little better this weekend as well and he is such a wonderful guy. I’m so happy these two found each other!

So naturally I was thrilled when she called me about shooting her upcoming August wedding. Although they live in Cincinnati they decided to take a little weekend getaway to Chicago for their engagement session. When we planned this for mid April I wasn’t anticipating the winter that wouldn’t end. I have to give them credit for toughing out the cold and the rain (even though the forecast said 0% chance) for this session. And not only toughing it out, but laughing and having a good time as well! I’m sure the trip to Starbucks to warm us up and fill our need for caffiene didn’t hurt!

Congratulations to Barb and Ali! I can’t wait for you wedding in August!

 One of my favorites below:)

It was drizzling during most of this session, but this is when the rain really kicked it up a notch…..

We stopped in Starbucks for a quick warm up and then back to the hotel for a few to dry out!

And then it was off to Millenium Park!

And off to the bean!

Getting crazy inside the bean!

What’s a good rain session without a puddle reflection shot?