An engagement session is one of the best ways for us to get to know our clients. We try not to over plan them and just go with the flow. This way our clients feel natural and comfortable with us. Christy and Brandon live in Lincoln Park just across from the summertime farmer’s market. They have a really awesome corner apartment with tons of natural light. We met Christy at their apartment and spent the first half hour or so just chatting and waiting for Brandon to get home from work. While we hadn’t planned on shooting in their place, we realized while we were there that Brandon had a huge obsession and passion for music and collecting vinyls from his favorite artists. (Ryan Adams and Vampire Weekend makes the top of his list which are some of our favorites too). After seeing the collection we knew we just had to shoot there. Music is such a big part of their lives together. And just in case any of you music lovers are interested, Brandon has a live music and photography blog called Bang Bang Slang which you should definitely check out. You can follow his twitter too for updates on local concerts and music gigs around the city.

Christy is a runner so we immediately hit it off as we bonded over marathon talk. She has a really fun personality and is gorgeous as you can see. You can check out her running blog here. We had a great afternoon roaming around Lincoln Park with these two and their dog, River. The light got perfect as the sun set over city which made me so happy. Christy and Brandon will be getting married at the Chicago Illuminating Company next summer and we are so excited to be their photographers!

Matt and I are excited about our New Year’s Eve wedding tomorrow night at the Blackstone Hotel. The Smilebooth will be joining us so it’s sure to be a good time! We can’t imagine a better way to bring in the new year. We are welcoming 2011 with many wonderful memories of all that 2010 brought us. Thank you to all of our friends, family and clients who have supported us! We wish you all a wonderful new year!

]]> http://blog.averyhouse.net/2010/12/30/christy-brandon-e-session-lincoln-park/feed/ 3 http://blog.averyhouse.net/2010/01/20/perfect-healing/ http://blog.averyhouse.net/2010/01/20/perfect-healing/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:39:59 +0000 Matt Savage http://blog.averyhouse.net/?p=1394 Some of our dearest friends in the world, Dave and Bonnie had a little girl named Emery Jane. She was born on November 23, 2009. When we were back in Texas for the holidays we stopped over to visit our old friends and couldn’t help photographing their new family.

Emery at the time was a little fussy, not feeling her best. Little did we know it wasn’t just a little sickness she had. Through a series of events a tumor was found (Neuroblastoma) in Emery’s delicate body. It was about two inches long extending behind her lung and into her spinal canal. For the past ten days Dave, Bonnie, Emery, and a number of the family members and friends have been in Houston at Texas Children’s Hospital where Emery has been admitted. Emery has undergone numerous tests and a few rounds of chemo trying to shrink the tumor.

Things like this we can’t understand and can only look at them as a way to see what is important in life, grow closer to each other, and ultimately grow closer to God. We have been praying along with many others for a perfect healing for Emery’s body and strength for Dave and Bonnie as they do all they can for their sweet daughter. Please join us in prayer for Emery.