I am a wedding and family photojournalist based in Chicago. I've worked as a photojournalist for fifteen years, including ten years for the Chicago Tribune.
I love taking photographs every day, and this space is for you to view my latest work, outtakes and updates.
Frannie and Mike had a great wedding with a lot of love and laughter.
I met Frannie and her family inside her hotel room at the Sheraton Chicago and had a lot of fun documenting them getting ready!
Frannie’s gorgeous dress had so many buttons that a hook was needed!
Thanks so much, you two… I loved documenting your day!
- I love these. They look happy, don't they? What a beautiful bride and an adorable couple! Sue(impartial mother of the bride)
- So beautiful!!!!
- Candice, thank you so much for spending the day with us! You pictures are gorgeous and we now have lasting tangible memories of this day we'll keep forever. I would recommend you to anyone! Thank you again so very much!
- I loved these pictures and the rest. These show just how sweet and loving the whole day was. Thank you so much for capturing such a perfect wedding...
I last visited this beach in September, where I spent time walking the shoreline, collecting seashells. These bright beauties currently sit in a glass jar on my desk, taunting me with their colors while I edit photographs.
Over the holiday, I looked forward to returning to the beach and adding to my collection. I never anticipated a huge storm washing every shell in the ocean onto my private N.C. paradise. Good thing I purchased another glass jar!
I’m including some photographs I made during my walks in the cold, North Carolina air.
On this day, the wind was so strong that it blew chunks of sea foam across the beach like tumbleweeds.
Happy Holidays, everyone!
- Nice!!!!
- looks amazing. have fun down there.
Megan and Scott didn’t let a cold, rainy day stop their wedding. They got married at the Patrick C. Haley Mansion in Joliet, a beautiful venue with vintage details.
I love it when couples meet each other before their ceremony!
Thanks so much, you two!
- These are amazing! Beautiful work!
And have a wonderful Thanksgiving, everyone!
- That's an awesome frame, Candice. Happy Thanksgiving!
When Jessica and Tony asked me to document their wedding in Cancun, I was honored. They are, quite simply, so sweet and funny that it is a pleasure to be around them.
The details of their day remind me of their personalities. Full of love for their friends and family (even asking the enthusiastic wedding party to leap into the pool with their clothes on), passionate and unpredictable (like the massive downpour during their ceremony) and always up for a fun moment and a photograph to prove it (like waking up at 6AM the morning after their wedding to do a trash the dress session before I headed home).
Jessica shares a moment with her father before walking down the aisle.
Their wedding was held at the Dreams Cancun Resort and Spa and had several uninvited, but fun, onlookers.
Including dark clouds that carried the rain right into their ceremony!
The rain vanished as quickly as it had appeared.
The wedding party! In the pool! Where else but Cancun?
We took sunrise photographs the following day. Thoughtful Jessica brought an extra dress to “trash.”
Jessica and Tony, thank you for sharing your wedding with me. I wish you nothing but continued happiness!
- Just great! I bet you were LOVING it!!!
- Beautiful, creative and very exciting images, Candice, you should think about doing this as a career!
- Your photographs just blow me away!
- HOLY HELL THESE ARE AWESOME!!!! I am just like... wow. wow wow wow. The color, the couple... everything. AH-maze-zing. xo.
- Great work Candice! Really nice shots.
- Candice...these are unbelievable. I can't express to you enough how amazing it was to have you there. Your talent literally takes my breath away. Thank you thank you thank you for everything!!!
- Thank you so much for all your hard work at Jessi & Tony's wedding. Your talent, creativity, and imagination are incredible. It wouldn't have been the same without you. We are very happy parents of the bride!
- THESE ARE REALLY GREAT PICTURES TO BE ENJOYED FOR A LIFETIME!
- Candice, these pictures are AMAZING!!!!! It brings back such great memories of the wedding in Cancun! (I can't wait to see the rest of them & also from the reception here.) You're bubbly personality & extremely creative talents made their special day a joy! Tony & Jessica are so ecstatic with the pics they've seen - I can't put into words how happy that makes me feel. What a BEAUTIFUL way to start their married lives! From a Very Happy mom of the groom!
Remember Natalie and Boris? I spent some time with them recently and it really struck me how much I love my job. I first met them to photograph Natalie’s pregnancy and returned to meet the cutest little girl…
Uli!
Uli’s rock and roll hair is growing in little fits and spurts. I think she’s trying to copy my hairstyle…:-) She loves family dog Buster and giggles when she touches Buster’s ultra-soft fur!
Thanks, you three! Uli, I am looking forward to watching you grow!
To view Natalie and Boris’ pregnancy session, please click here.
- Candice! They made me gasp! I LOVE them! Thank you so much!
- Yes! These are great. I love how you revisited the same bench, to make an entirely different image. I'm floored. Love it.
- These pictures just make me happy. Uli is so adorable and each picture is just amazing!
Bao is a feisty boxer who loves a purple tennis ball. I spent time photographing him on Chicago’s lakefront, and he was pretty excited. :-)
He never tired of owner Alice throwing his beloved ball!
His body reminds me of a deer in this photograph… except for that mouth!!
Hey Bao! Love that ear!
And the polka dots!
Thanks, Bao! Time for a bath!
- Good use of selective focus to produce very warm and appealing images. Go Bao!
- Candice is simply awesome! She took some photos of me recently for a dating site -- my dance card filled up immediately. And she made it FUN to get my picture taken, an activity I normally try to avoid. She has that gift for capturing one's essence. She rocks! --Stella, a happy customer in Lincoln Park.
- OMG! I want you to photograph my little beagle!!
- These are SO great. I really love them!!
- Oh Candice, I love these!!! I so want you to photograph my Lab Maggie Bee. Awe...what a beautiful sky too...
- These are beautiful.. You captured him so perfectly, from sweet to crazy, to naughty, that's our adolescent boy!
Tracy and Shaun met on Valentine’s Day and are getting married next February in San Diego.
I wanted their engagement photographs to have great colors, so we headed to the Bunny Hutch Novelty Golf in Lincolnwood!
This couple didn’t seem to mind our shoot during their game!
Thanks, Tracy, Shaun and the little girl inside the bunny suit! :-)
Can’t wait to document your wedding!
To view Tracy and Shaun’s personal wedding blog, please click here.
- Love the fun photos! Awesome photography and awesome couple :)
- Candice, Did you know that Shaun's favorite cake for his April birthday is "The Bunny Rabbit Cake". Love that rabbit pic! Judy
Courtney and Luke married in Rome and had a party for friends and relatives in Chicago after their wedding. We had a quick portrait session before the party, and I loved it when Luke suggested visiting the mural from The Blues Brothers, which is one of my favorite movies.
The mural that is the backdrop for dancing in the street while Ray Charles sings still exists… there are now some trees and very interested bystanders, but I was so happy to visit this landmark that I included the scene from the movie at the end of this post just in case you wanted to shake your tail feather!
We had a mini session at The Wit before the party.
Luke is such a gentleman… he found his wife a board to stand on so her heels wouldn’t sink into the ground!
Congratulations, you two!
- Oh my goodness! Luke and I had so so much fun with Candice. These pictures turned out better than I could have expected. I am so thrilled. I can't recommend Candice enough!
- These pictures are phenomenal!! Absolutely stunning!!
- OMG, I love these photos. They are so creative and really represent you both well.
- hey girl! what lens did you shoot that last picture with?
- The third pic from the bottom actually made me tear up -- it is so beautiful. Candice did an amazing job for you guys! Where was she for my wedding!?! Can't wait to order some copies! Love to you both!
- Girl these are smashing! personality shines through :)
Remember Christy and Kevin? Oh yeah, they got married!
I had such a great time photographing them and couldn’t help but notice how fun, quirky, laid-back and fiercely in love they are.
They got married at the Patrick C. Haley Mansion in Joliet, an amazing venue full of vintage details, something we are both fans of!
Kristy’s hair and dress centered on the beautiful vintage background the mansion provided us.
The girls get ready!
Christy shares a moment with her father.
Gorgeous first dance!
Their friends requested they slam these drinks before entering the reception.
Leave it to these two to get married the same evening that a tire factory across the river caught fire, filling the night sky with black smoke!
Thanks so much, you two! I loved documenting your day!
To view Christy and Kevin’s engagement session, please click here.
- Hey! That first shot is a lot of fun! Nice stuff. I love the Mansion!!!
- Candice, Kevin & I absolutely love our pictures! You are amazing! You truly captured our personalities, our emotions, and the ambiance of the day. We can't tell you how much we appreciate your hard work. Thank you again! Christy & Kevin
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