Candice C. Cusic Photography

Jessica and Tony made quite an impression on each other, considering they met in class, over a cadaver!

They also appreciate the Cubs, so we photographed their engagement session at Wrigley Field, of course!

This, as I learned, is the “Captain Morgan” stance!

Can’t wait for your wedding!

Erica and Brad are getting married and we found a killer red stairwell for their engagement session!

I had such a fun time with you two and can’t wait for your wedding!

I couldn’t resist photographing four-week-old Eliot under the stars!

His older brother, Blair, is a total ham!

Very nice meeting you boys!   I had fun photographing you both!

I had the privilege of teaching Photojournalism at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, and we had our final class last night.

Every week we spent the first half of our class taking photographs… which meant I could document them while they documented everything else!

Me showing my students how to hunker down!  (Photo by Ricky Pai)

What a terrific journey, you guys!   Thanks so much for shooting your hearts out this quarter!

To my future students, you have some big shoes to fill!

To see more photographs of this awesome class, please click here.

Sita and Chris had a great wedding that combined both Indian and American customs.

Sita had two different outfits for her wedding day.   I love how she got dressed in the Cry Room!

Chris prepares to meet Sita at the altar.

After the ceremony, they got pelted with lavender seeds!   Actually, so did I!

After the ceremony, we headed to the Naper Settlement, which we had all to ourselves!

A change into gorgeous colors!

Missing the garter!

Chris gets jiggy with it!

Great wedding, you two!   

Leanne and Jeff got married!

Leanne getting ready… her friends were a lot of fun!

Jeff tries on his wedding ring backstage.

Sometimes a girl needs help!

Leanne’s grandmother and mother see her in her gorgeous dress.

This happy couple had terrific smiles.

And the cutest flower girl!

Minutes after getting married.

The boys show a little leg!

Fun baby bump on a bridesmaid.

Thanks, you two!   I had a great time!

Remember Diana?   She was six days old when I last saw her and her belly button thingie fell off moments before I took this photograph.

She’s back, baby!   I have photographed this little girl since pregnancy and was so happy to document her again.   

It was great to actually see her beautiful eyes this time!

At six-months-old, Diana can’t do very much… except sit pretty!

She REALLY knows how to do that!

Happy parents, Robin and Joe!

Thanks, Diana!!   You are so much fun to photograph!

To view our last shoot, please click here … and click here for Robin and Joe’s pregnancy session!

Andrea and Nicola are engaged!

They also like ice cream!  :-)

They’re getting married in Andrea’s hometown of Geneva… a perfect setting for our shoot!

We couldn’t have selected a prettier day!

We also had some company during our shoot.   This guy was actually very nice!

We also ran into another guy who kicked us out!

Thanks, you two!   See you at your wedding!

I had the opportunity to document lil’ miss Julia and fell in love!   Who doesn’t love baby pudge?

This post is about Julia… but I still wanted to sneak in a shot of her brother, Sam.

Miss Julia is a feisty toddler with gorgeous hair and an infectious laugh.

I wish I had those curls!

At her age, it’s all about hands and dirt.

Learning how to walk…

And dress herself!

Julia feeling the raindrops on her head!

Time for a nap!   Thanks Julia!!

More from this beautiful family soon!

In this latest news update:  Christy and Kevin are engaged!!

I had so much fun spending the afternoon with them in downtown Naperville.   Kevin has a terrific sense of humor and hooked me by singing the theme song to “The Dating Game,” which is still stuck in my head.   Thanks, Kevin~!

Christy wore her grandmother’s scarf to our shoot… love the colors!

I noticed this cool wall inside Jimmy John’s before our engagement session and thought it would make a great shot.   The store was empty and the employees were happy to oblige our impromptu shoot.   “Freakishly Fast Delivery” and killer light?   Who knew?

Lovely Christy in black and white!

We jumped inside an elevator vestibule located in a parking garage.   I love how their hands and feet form a lopsided heart!

Thanks so much you two and congratulations!