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Maddie and Billy’s wedding was full of laughter and so much FUN! I can’t wait to share more from their magical day ✨Plan...
06/11/2026

Maddie and Billy’s wedding was full of laughter and so much FUN! I can’t wait to share more from their magical day ✨

Planning:
Reception Venue:
Hotel:
Florals: .corrine.florals
Entertainment:
Hair: .bykaedi
Makeup:
Gown:
Tux:
Catering: .a.davies

06/06/2026

Happy Wedding day Billy & Maddie!

Can’t wait to celebrate your love today!!!! 💖🥰

It's you! 👈You're the one who gets to decide how to show up to your life. For a long time I was scared to be my true sel...
05/22/2026

It's you! 👈

You're the one who gets to decide how to show up to your life.

For a long time I was scared to be my true self. In fact, I'm still working on coming out of hiding. Maybe one of these days I'll even show my own face around here again. But we take baby steps. 🤣

As a business owner, you get to be the one to call the shots. You get to choose your brand voice, your identity, your mission, your vision--- and sometimes the outside noise gets SO LOUD it's hard to hear that quiet whisper of your true self who wants to be seen.

When you're inundated with messages that tell you who you need to be in order to be liked, accepted, successful it's easy to fall into these traps. We see this all the time in our world, don't worry you're not alone.
Gorgeous women (and men, but let's be honest it's mostly women) are undergoing surgery or injections every day in order to try to fit some standard of "beauty" --- but who even defined those parameters?

We have to cut out the noise and get to that quiet place again where we can actually listen to the one trying so hard to get our attention - the one person we ignore the most and tell it to shut up because we have to fit in and just be like everyone else so that we can stay safe.

But suppressing your authentic self is anything but safe. It slowly erodes your self-esteem and diminishes your true light.

You didn't come here to just fit some societal mold and be like everyone else. You came here to be YOU. So take a few deep breaths with me, and just take that little baby step in the direction of who you really are. Let the masks, costumes, and protective armor start to fall away. It might be uncomfortable at first (in fact, it will likely hurt like hell at times - think peeling off those charcoal face masks 😂). But eventually the redness will fade and your beautiful, warm, glowy light will begin to shine brighter and brighter.

And the best part is - when you shine brighter as your truest self - you give others permission to do the same.

Whose idea was it that you weren't good enough? It certainly didn't come from you. Maybe it was your home life as a chil...
05/21/2026

Whose idea was it that you weren't good enough?

It certainly didn't come from you.

Maybe it was your home life as a child. Maybe it was school, a teacher, a playground bully. Maybe it was at church. Maybe it was a partner. Maybe you got yelled at just for existing by people who didn't know how to regulate their emotions.

Maybe it was society. The world that makes money by making you feel inadequate. The world that says you're too big, too small, too tall, too loud, too shy, too pale, too dark, too giggly, too angry, too smart, too stupid, too fast, too slow, too hungry, too happy, too eager, too ambitious, too much.

Too much.

TOO. MUCH.

*breathe in*

*breathe out*

Does the rose get shamed for blooming?

Are the trees afraid to grow?

Is the sun afraid to shine?

You, too, are worthy of being seen in this way.
You, too, are worthy of blooming.

If there is one thing I can give you today, it's a moment of deepened belief in yourself.

And may this moment multiply.

You. Are. Worthy.

You deserve to be seen.

One of the most challenging aspects of being an artist is the belief in oneself. Likewise, one of the most challenging a...
05/19/2026

One of the most challenging aspects of being an artist is the belief in oneself. Likewise, one of the most challenging aspects of entrepreneurship is also the belief in oneself.

Put these two things together and you have a potent vessel for self-growth. It will challenge and stretch you in ways you can't even predict and require you to come face to face with yourself. And that journey will ask you to move, shift, grow, and change in ways that you won't feel ready for.

When you step onto that path you can't see the full picture of where you're headed. There's no roadmap, no picture on the front of the box to refer to when you feel lost. All you can do is keep putting one foot in front of the other and follow where you are being led one small step at a time.

Happy National No Dirty Dishes Day!! I mean, who knew this was even a thing. 😂 But hey let's admire these cute cocktails...
05/18/2026

Happy National No Dirty Dishes Day!! I mean, who knew this was even a thing. 😂 But hey let's admire these cute cocktails from Kaitlin & Jesse's wedding at while we're at it.

Now, get to washin'! 🧼🍽

To the women who brought us into this world, to the women who taught us about life and love, to the women who watched us...
05/10/2026

To the women who brought us into this world, to the women who taught us about life and love, to the women who watched us grow up and were there for us every step of the way. Whether near or far, or always with us in spirit. Happy Mother's Day.

Cheers to Friday and Gilt Bar! 🥂I love  for engagement sessions! They are one of the best downtown Chicago bars to work ...
03/13/2026

Cheers to Friday and Gilt Bar! 🥂

I love for engagement sessions! They are one of the best downtown Chicago bars to work with and did you know they can accommodate small receptions or your rehearsal dinner?

Huge thank you to Gilt bar for being so chic and so amazing to work with.

Not an ad, just an appreciation post!

Operation just-start-posting-more-without-worrying-so-gosh-darn-much-about-every-single-caption-and-how-"perfect"-the-gr...
03/10/2026

Operation just-start-posting-more-without-worrying-so-gosh-darn-much-about-every-single-caption-and-how-"perfect"-the-grid-looks. (Sorry, I couldn't think of a shorter name 🤣)

So, today I am just keeping it simple. Sharing one photo of an amazing couple.

I'm still here. I'm still alive. And I still have some 2026 availability for weddings and sessions (engagement, bo***ir, branding, and for my past wedding couples: family).

❤‍🔥 If you see this post will you do me a favor and give it a like? Thank you in advance!!

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Happy New Year!!! 🎊 May 2026 bring with it a renewed sense of joy and purpose, with less perfection and more real moment...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year!!! 🎊 May 2026 bring with it a renewed sense of joy and purpose, with less perfection and more real moments of unfiltered life and authenticity. 💕

Sending love to every one of you as we step into the new year. 🎉🥳

#2026

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
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