Chic Chicago Engagement Session

Engagement shoots are kind of my jam lately. Maybe it's because I'm prepping for my own in August, or just because they're always so darn cute. Enter, Shannon (of Shannon Gail Weddings And Events!) and her sweetie, Steve. Their chic day of Chicago love shot by Cristina G Photography has my smile stretched wide as can be. Craving more of this city romance? Find it right here.
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From Shannon Gail Weddings And Events… Of all of our submissions during our time in the LBB, this has to be my the one I am most emotionally tied to because...It's mine! I worked with the absolute best photographer in the city (in my opinion), Cristina G Photography, to create my vision of a very editorial/"Sex in the City" styled engagement shoot where it was almost as if she was joining us on a typical date night in our city. I wanted to do something a little edgy, a little sexy, and different than what I had seen.

Here is Cristina's description of the shoot, From Cristina G Photography… There is nothing more exciting than photographing a wedding planner's wedding. At least for me! Shannon of Shannon Gail Weddings & Events is a very well known Chicago planner who I absolutely love working with and have known for quite a while. When she told me she wanted Cristina G Photography to capture her amazing holiday season wedding, I was stoked! Fast forward to our stroll around the city for the most romantic and fun engagement session you will ever see!

Quite appropriately for how buff these two love birds are, Shannon and Steve met at the gym in Chicago. For Steve it was probably love at first sight because he did not quit his pursuit when Shannon refused his first date invitation. He asked until she finally said yes to a first date in St. Louis for a Cardinal/Cubs game (Steve grew up outside of St. Louis, and Shannon in Chicago!) The Cubs won and so did Steve… he won Shannon's heart forever. Their holiday season wedding will be a swanky cocktail soiree at The Wit's rooftop bar, one that I CANNOT wait to photograph!
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