Maricel Cruz Photography Chicagoland Wedding and Portrait Photographer

I love shooting engagement sessions. Most couples have never had professional photos taken, together. There is always a little awkwardness and I love seeing how it eventually goes away and love takes over.

That’s pretty much how this session started. We went to North Park Village Nature Center for their session. We took a couple of family photos for a quick warm up and then we started their session. Iveliz was a little nervous, but once I told them to enjoy each other they almost forgot I was there!

Here are just a few samples from their session that day. You can definitely feel the love…

Sam & Lena are such a cute couple, I had so much photographing their engagement session. I met them through my friend Anne (Sam’s sister) and have known them for a few years now, but it was nice to get to know them better when they booked me for their wedding. We had so much fun at their engagement session! These two are a little goofy and just have awesome chemistry it didn’t take too much time to get them comfortable in front of the camera.

We started the session outside of The Nature Museum where we were able to capture some nature scenes. It was chilly out but it was so pretty out there. Afterwards we headed over to Lincoln Square to capture some city scenes. I can’t wait for their Wilder Park wedding in June!