Kerri Carlquist Photography

12/23/2020

MEET MY ASSOCIATE🌞 friends!!!!!! the kerri carlquist photography team has added an associate photographer + she is the best thing that will ever happen to my couples!!! is an experienced wedding photog who is kind, intentional, a frank sinatra lovin’ gal, an overflowing bundle of joy + giggles, + lowkey (highkey!!!) a total badass!!!

this means you have double the chance of booking KCP for your wedding✨ it seriously would shatter my heart every time i had to turn away couples from being booked so WOO DOUBLE THE STORIES TO TELL!!!!!! capturing your moments, your people, + your story is the most important thing to us, + now we get to double that!!!

Learn more about Katy over at www.kerricarlquistphotography.com/katy - See ya there!!

06/29/2020

k let's have a chat, my newly engaged friends!!! engagement sessions are one of my fav things ever, + should be yours, too!! no need to stress here in this celebratory season of engagement, so thought i'd pop in to give you some tips n' tricks to prepare for + enjoy the heck out of your e-sesh with your photog!!! ...and the last thing you're thinking? no ¨̮ you won't be awkward at your engagement session ✨ | vc: obviously

08/22/2019

SCREAMIN' FROM THE ROOFTOP because these two stellar humans + their rooftop proposal was featured on Wedding Chicks today!!!! Josh crafted the proposal of Morgan's dreams!! Take a peek!

Give the boy a hand, he really made this engagement moment one to remember!

07/10/2019

Spending all my time frolicking around in fields and cities with the cooooooolest couples to remember to post to Facebook!! WHEW it's been a hot sec since I've uploaded a gallery here (like... since winter. yikes) sooo keep up with me over at https://www.instagram.com/kerricarlquistphotography/ while I say I'm going to be better at Facebook buttttt will likely be hanging out with all my cutie couples instead!!

Alsooooo 2019 is almost all the way booked up with 2020 not too far behind!! If you're waiting to inquire for no reason other than you're bad at emails like I'm bad at Facebook, don't wait!! Would hate to book up your date without you!!

04/22/2019

Still just over the top thrilled that Engaged Life published the most perfect proposal!! I always say this business is really just being a storyteller, and it's so special to me when work that is picked up is a story that's so special to me. Love these two, and endlessly excited for the road ahead, and grateful to relive my sister and soon-to-be brother's proposal!!

Kerri Carlquist Photography tells us the most exciting story about her sister’s surprise proposal on beautiful Seagate Beach. We’ll let her take us back to this magical day. “IT H…

03/29/2019

Mother's Day Mini Sessions are here for ONE DAY ONLY! Styled with flowers like so by the one and only Debi Lilly Style, with the big windows and beautiful light at DL Loft, bring your fam for a shoot. Limited availability - first come first serve. Email [email protected] to book!

03/26/2019

These two are engaged (ah!!) and I almost forget how cold our fingers were looking back at these. I picked these two up so we only had one car to navigate the city with and sweet little Ellie (the pup!!!) came running and hopping with her snowy little paws into the back seat and I have never been happier she was SO STINKING CUTE. We started shooting in the west loop, made it barely a few minutes before we were inside having some coffee at one of their go-to places, and then we made our way down to the lakefront for a gorgeous sunset. These two love each other so well, care for their adorable and energetic pup, and are destined to be on the journey of a lifetime in alllllll that is to come.

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A special thanks to CHI thee WED for featuring this shoot!

https://chitheewed.com/blog-1/2019/2/19/brittney-lucas-pup-and-proposal

03/20/2019

Congrats Sarah + Nicholas on a St. Patrick's Day you will remember forever. How lucky you two are to have found each other 🍀

IT HAPPENED. MY SISTER IS FINALLY ENGAGED. Sarah + Nick are seriously the perfect match. They work hard at their relationship and love each other so well, and have for 5+ years.
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After 5+ years of Nick loving my sister and a few weeks of scheming, we made it happen. I got a text “we need to talk..............” a few weeks ago, followed by a phone call of lots of freaking out (mostly on my end) and sorting out details. Nick would be coming to Florida with us for the weekend. My parents would be there Friday, but were driving north to Sarasota to see friends for the remainder, and Kelly would be busy studying for grad school finals home in Chicago. It was the perfect set up.
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On St. Patrick’s Day, the three of us headed to the beach for sunset. I “begged” Sarah and Nick to let me take their pictures at the beach, so we left with a bottle of wine for sunset and time for photos. Sarah has had a cold all weekend and insisted we stop at CVS on the way to the beach. Y’all. She missed the turn into CVS and anyone who knows Naples knows it’s not an easy turnaround to get into a parking lot, then Sar took what felt like forever in CVS (but because of this we knew she had NO idea it was coming). The ring was in my camera bag (no WONDER it was so heavy!) and the cue would be for nick to go get me a different lens.
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Once at the beach, I got the text from my family “here!”, so I said let’s start pictures. I gave Nick the OK to go grab my lens, he handed it to me, and I told them I needed a minute to go switch out my lenses so they could have their moment and I wasn’t anywhere too close to them.
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Through the lens of my camera I saw Nick drop to his knee, I watched my best friend, sister, and role model smile and cry and shout yes to the man of her dreams, all while my family was hiding behind a tree and came running out (Mom + Dad had driven back a night early and Kelly had flown in about an hour before). Nick was thoughtful in his planning and intentional in crafting a proposal that would make his love feel loved, and he was gracious to let us be a part of it. She is so lucky to have him, and he is so lucky to have her.
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We popped champagne, stayed at the beach until dark, ate steak at 9pm, told stories, and celebrated this milestone and Sarah + Nick’s forever love. Nick has felt like family for years, but now we get to make it official.

03/20/2019

IT HAPPENED. MY SISTER IS FINALLY ENGAGED. Sarah + Nick are seriously the perfect match. They work hard at their relationship and love each other so well, and have for 5+ years.
—
After 5+ years of Nick loving my sister and a few weeks of scheming, we made it happen. I got a text “we need to talk..............” a few weeks ago, followed by a phone call of lots of freaking out (mostly on my end) and sorting out details. Nick would be coming to Florida with us for the weekend. My parents would be there Friday, but were driving north to Sarasota to see friends for the remainder, and Kelly would be busy studying for grad school finals home in Chicago. It was the perfect set up.
—
On St. Patrick’s Day, the three of us headed to the beach for sunset. I “begged” Sarah and Nick to let me take their pictures at the beach, so we left with a bottle of wine for sunset and time for photos. Sarah has had a cold all weekend and insisted we stop at CVS on the way to the beach. Y’all. She missed the turn into CVS and anyone who knows Naples knows it’s not an easy turnaround to get into a parking lot, then Sar took what felt like forever in CVS (but because of this we knew she had NO idea it was coming). The ring was in my camera bag (no WONDER it was so heavy!) and the cue would be for nick to go get me a different lens.
—
Once at the beach, I got the text from my family “here!”, so I said let’s start pictures. I gave Nick the OK to go grab my lens, he handed it to me, and I told them I needed a minute to go switch out my lenses so they could have their moment and I wasn’t anywhere too close to them.
—
Through the lens of my camera I saw Nick drop to his knee, I watched my best friend, sister, and role model smile and cry and shout yes to the man of her dreams, all while my family was hiding behind a tree and came running out (Mom + Dad had driven back a night early and Kelly had flown in about an hour before). Nick was thoughtful in his planning and intentional in crafting a proposal that would make his love feel loved, and he was gracious to let us be a part of it. She is so lucky to have him, and he is so lucky to have her.
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We popped champagne, stayed at the beach until dark, ate steak at 9pm, told stories, and celebrated this milestone and Sarah + Nick’s forever love. Nick has felt like family for years, but now we get to make it official.

03/05/2019

So excited to have been featured on Lakeshore in Love! This was the start of Chicago's Polar Vortex week, and could not believe how well these two braved the cold. Check out their story and some of their photos here!

Nezlly and David braved negative temps and were rewarded with a stunning Chicago sunrise for their engagement session with Kerri Carlquist Photography. How They Met Nezlly and David are both from Mexico and moved to Chicago! They were childhood best friends who started dating, fell in love, and now....

02/16/2019

The sun rose at 7:08 on the start of the coldest week in Chicago (in how many years? ever? probably), and we were there to welcome the sun the second it peaked above the horizon. There was steam coming off of the lake because of the negative temperatures, and these two were total troopers. These two are heading to Mexico for a wedding in the waaaarmthhh - much deserved after braving the cold!

02/16/2019

I mean this day was actually everything. Katy + Jeff were the epitome of young and in loooooove. These two had the most real relationship, the best first looks (with the bridal party and between Katy + Jeff), the very best people standing up for them by their side, the ultimate parking lot sunset, AND an ice cream truck!! Their wedding was in Indy - like a block away from where the T. Swift concert was going on, but LET ME TELL YOU. This wedding was the real party.

Second shot with the best of all friends and best of all photogs Grey Garden Creative.