joy & tom's e-session

"88 more days to go" was the theme of joy & tom's engagement session... i give tom props for knowing how many more days 'til the big day!!! thank you for being so candid and sharing that part of both of you... after 9 years of being together, i admire the support and love you have for each other!

love those shoes!

this photo below just screams "LOVE" between these two!

thank you so much for letting us capture the spirit of both of you being engaged...
enjoy your last 88 days of being an engaged couple!

neelu & rama day 2

since the fog pretty much blanketed the whole city last saturday, neelu & rama had decided to have a second session the following day... and what a difference a day made! there was actually a lake beneath all that fog!

as much as i did not want to take this photo, i had to give props to the colts fan... but don't forget neelu, you were still out-numbered with all of us bears fans... :)

neelu & rama was such sports! they took off their shoes and were willing to dip into the freezing cold water! (or so they tell me)

thank you so much for letting us celebrate your engagement with you! on behalf of misha media, i would like to say thank you for such a great 2 day(s)!

neelu & rama e-session

what a very interesting e-session yesterday! neelu & rama were so much fun to 'hang out' with! they are so in love with each other, it really shows in their photographs! aside from feeling like we were all floating on clouds due to the dense fog, we all made the most of what we had...

look at the fog!

looking forward for more!

attention all muggles!

special announcement coming from
platform 9 & 3/4!

if you haven't heard already, JK Rowlings has announced the release of her 7th book of Harry Potter "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows" on July 21st, 2007. They have announced that this last book will contain 784 pages! Pre-order you copy now so you're not scrambling around finding this most sought after book!

And to make it even more exciting! Movie 5 "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
is coming out to a theater near you on July 13th, 2007!

i'm so excited... i'm such a harry potter fan! i can't wait to read the harry potter series with my daughter (age appropriate, of course)... it really gets your imagination into over drive! this is of course, bitter-sweet... i'm excited to see how she will end the 7 book adventures of Harry Potter and friends... sad because it will end... but no matter what, i'll always be an HP fan...

just my 2 cents

ashlyn and adam slideshow!!!

ashlyn & adam e-session

what a way to start my wedding season! we had the opportunity to photograph ashlyn & adam's engagement session... ashlyn & adam are so much fun!! ... they kept cracking me up with their reference to one-liners from movies like 'old school'.. despite having to drive all the way from iowa, they were really energetic and into having their photos taken... thanks guys! i'm really looking forward to your wedding!

who's your Paddy?

happy st. paddy's day! the city was alive and kicking with tons of people celebrating st. patrick's day... decided to celebrate along with them and snap a few pictures...

the annual dyeing of the chicago river

to the man in the photo above ~ did you remember my website? please email me if you did!
just curious :)

lots o' greens! from head to toe...

morton arboretum

just wanted to share some shots at morton arboretum... went out shooting w/ andy, my brother and sister-in-law... :)

get inspired...

capture what you see...

click that shutter...

and freeze time...

so you can cherish the memories forever...

what would we do without photography! get creative and photograph!

...i love what i do so i do what i love...

thanks for looking!

birthday...

thought i'd share what my wonderful husband surprised me with on my birthday! this awesome- too pretty to eat-birthday cake made by "the cake girls" in chicago...

me, my sis, & my misha

it took me awhile to finally cut the cake...
it was a pleasant surprise to see a triple chocolate mousse cake inside!

and it tasted as good as it looked!
:: yummmmm ::

thank you, andy, for an awesome and memorable birthday!
happy birthday to us!
:: i love growing old with you ::

engagement sessions... tips!

I love engagement sessions! Your engagement session gives me the opportunity to know you and your fiance better before your big day! This is truly the big warm-up before your wedding! As the weather is getting somewhat better =[ , I've been getting many inquiries on scheduling for engagement sessions... Please email or call me to schedule yours!

Here are a few tips of what to wear for your session.

When deciding what to wear, make sure that your colors don't match those of your future spouse but that they blend in with each other, such as different shades of one color or a light color with a dark color. Be sure to coordinate your colors so that they do not clash. Avoid wearing something too bright or with busy patterns. Lastly, make sure that you wear something comfortable. If you do not feel comfortable, then you will not look comfortable. Typically, women wear pants with a sweater or shirt and men wear khaki pants with a buttoned shirt.

Your choice for clothing may also depend on the setting and your own personal preferences. You may want more formal clothing for pictures inside but more of a dressy casual for pictures outdoors. Or you may prefer jeans over pants since you will be dressed up for the wedding. Your choice also depends on your own personalities. For example, if you wear jeans and are comfortable in them, you may prefer to wear them for your pictures. If you still cannot decide, bring several outfits with you to your engagement session and let us choose the pair that looks best on you both as a couple.

My engagement session photos are all yours to keep (just like your photos from your wedding)

What my clients have done in the past with these photos are:
- save the date's
- rehearsal dinner invites
- center piece photos
- newspaper engagement announcement

Get creative and Enjoy!

=D Michele