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all you need is love

chances are, you got the ring!

Welcome to wedding photography that combines gorgeous style and infectious giggles! If you're into the light and airy look mixed with pops of color, you are in the right place. 

and stunning photos

chicago illinois wedding photographer

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meet the photographer: 

lauryn

The year is 1995. The blue fisher-price camera with a yellow lens is wrapped in a box with my name on it. It's mine. It started then.

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Bride and groom in the water at north avenue beach in chicago

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lauryn

The girl behind the lens. 

Wife. 

Momma.

Swiftie.

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bride and groom resting heads together
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weddings

View real wedding galleries from different parts of Chicagoland in different seasons.

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pink wedding cake surrounded by ombre flowers
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See the latest love stories and posts behind the business.

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engaged couple doing piggy back in sand dunes
engaged couple walking with chicago skyline and lake michigan in the background
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"I feel more beautiful and confident after working with Lauryn and I can never thank her enough for that!"

"Lauryn has wedding day down to a science. She took so much weight off our shoulders, we just followed her lead. I could not have asked for a better photographer!"

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