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Suzy — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:38:24 +0000

Protected: chicago pregnancy photographers | g family.

Suzy — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:23:54 +0000

chicago fine-art baby photographers | w family.

Suzy — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:23:39 +0000

Cute, sweet family + sunshine + sleepy baby = the perfect morning.

xoxo

chicago proposal wedding film photographers | love at the whole foods

Suzy — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:56:42 +0000

A few months ago, on a cold night amidst the glow of the city on top of a Whole Foods rooftop, our very good friends got engaged. I shot digital for the sake of capturing the moment, but made Vasili come along so he could man my film cameras (ummm the opportunity to shoot Kodak 3200 film at night time? yes please!).

Looking back through his images, I’d say he did a pretty darn good job.

And most importantly of all, congrats Mike & Molly!! We are SO happy for you guys and cannot wait to FINALLY attend a wedding as a guest this summer

xoxo

chicago film family photographers | moment.

Suzy — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:08:12 +0000

I was doing some organizing and came across this photo that I took while in Santa Barbara last year. My friends and I were walking down the beach at sunset and I snapped this shot of the family walking ahead of us. Such a sweet & genuine moment, it makes me sad to think I might not ever be able to give this to them..

I suppose I’ll just have to treasure it for them.

chicago film family baby photographers | a whole year of lil’ g

Suzy — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:13:50 +0000

I was just (triple checking) backing up images on my hard drive and came across this series I took of lil’ g over the first year of his life. Just mama, lil g and I got together for most of our meet ups, but isn’t that the best way to splurge on yourself? To get some photos of you and your baby hanging out, just the two of you, like you probably do often when they are so little?

Also looking back at these I’m all the more excited knowing that mom is now expecting another little one which just means more excuses to get together and take some great photos

Enjoy and happy mother’s day to all you great mamas out there!

xoxo

chicago film wedding photographers | indie wed.

Suzy — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:56:12 +0000

Nope, I wasn’t a vendor at Indie Wed. But I did go there to make sure I could support my friends and check out all the cool wedding details xoxo

Julia Franzosa Photography, Re:Find Joy, Sarah Drake Designs, Pistil & Vine, and Amanda Megan Miller Photography

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Suzy — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:41:49 +0000

chicago film baby photographers | march of dimes.

Suzy — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:02:41 +0000

Last summer this lil’ guy arrived at 32 weeks and 5 days, weighing 3 lbs 15 oz. Harrison spent 4 weeks at the Prentice NICU receiving amazing care, and the first week he spent under bili lights for Jaundice which as his mama says, “was the most difficult because we were limited to one hour of hold time each day.”

While Harrison and his family were in the NICU, I had the pleasure of going to the hospital and documenting a couple hours of their time with him – nursing & burping him, and lovin’ up on him.

This year Harrison’s family is walking for March of Dimes in honor of him and all the wonderful care he received thanks to organizations like MOD. You can click HERE to make a donation yourself, big or small, it all counts. Best of all, your donation will support –

* Research into stress and other factors that may trigger preterm labor
* Programs to educate pregnant women to recognize the warnings signs of preterm labor
* Tools to help health care providers find better ways to detect women who may be at risk for preterm labor.

Oh, and for all you parents out there with babies in the NICU, know that you WILL get through this. And you have this to look forward to… (see below for a very happy & healthy 8 month old Harrison )

(some side notes: Harrison’s diapers are non-toxic and made with materials such as sustainably harvested chlorine-free pulp, and courtesy of The Honest Company. Click HERE for more info on them. Also, this family’s living room as well as Harrison’s AMAZING nursery was designed and styled by Chicago designer, Bailey McCarthy of Peppermint Bliss, who I am officially now obsessed with her work)

above: Okay, it’s no secret. I love animals. But I am totally obsessed with hairless kitties (I kind of dream of having one someday when we have more space), so needless to say I was pretty psyched about getting Auggie in front of my camera (FYI: he feels like soft velvety suede).

above right: Is that Kelly green painted dresser not the most gorgeous piece of furniture you’ve ever seen? HERE is Bailey McCarthy’s original blog post on designing Harrison’s nursery, in which she explains (and I totally agree) “We wanted to get pieces he could grow with. A dedicated changing table is the dumbest piece of furniture marketed to new moms. You don’t need a specific changing table, just put a pad on any piece of furniture. There is no ideal height for a changing table that would require a special piece of baby developed furniture. Trust me, eventually you will be changing diapers on the floor, in your lap in public restrooms, on the hood of your car. You will figure it out. And then you will be stuck with some ugly changing table and be like “Tha Eff?”

above: Auggie kept purring and rubbing his little wrinkly body up into my camera – so.sweet. Personality and looks, he was basically like a hairless Basil (our kitty).

chicago same-sex family photographers | love is love is love.

Suzy — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:36:43 +0000

With all the excitement this week about equal rights for all, particularly marriage equality for everyone, I thought how perfect I should receive these images back from the lab around the same time. Although it honestly all feels so strange to me – the fact that we even need to be fighting for something so common sense as human rights seems so primitive dontcha think? I kind of dream that one day we’ll all just be able to love whoever we want to love without any labels, without any judgement.. doesn’t that sound pretty dang awesome to you? I know it does to me

So while I typically try to not share any of my political, religious or social beliefs, this is one of those things that I am PROUD to shout from the mountain tops that I don’t give a flying you-know-what about anything except love. There are a gazillion ways to create a family and show your love to those around you, and let’s all celebrate the fact that each and every one of them is the right way.

Congrats Amanda & Katrina, baby Gray is absolutely perfect and I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to document this time for you and looking forward to seeing you all again soon XO

(PS, a little thank you to my good friend Naja for letting me borrow the bowl I used in this shoot. Big keeses to you my friend!)