by ctyson | Nov 12, 2018 | Wedding
Libbey and Shawn | Wedding at The Standard in Rockford Illinois When I first had the chance to meet Libbey, we met at Rockford’s own Meg’s Daily Grind. As we were sipping on our drinks, we chatted about her wedding. After a bit, I asked her the story of...
by ctyson | Nov 7, 2018 | Wedding
The couples. Being a wedding photographer has some amazing highs but it also has some long, tough, lonely stretches as well. The fall season in the Midwest has some of the most beautiful colors you will ever see but for a photographer it represents a period of...
by ctyson | Oct 29, 2018 | Wedding
In March of 2017, I photographed the wedding of Ami and Duane in Mexico along the beautiful Atlantic coast. That morning as Ami and her ladies were finishing up at the Spa, I found myself waiting for them to get organized and head back to their room to finish getting...
by ctyson | Oct 26, 2018 | Wedding
Let’s talk couple’s buzzwords. Do this, scroll through photographs of couples on social media sites and take some time to really look at their photographs and read all of the captions. Let it soak and marinate for a few moments and then try and...
by ctyson | Oct 17, 2018 | Wedding
You know those gatherings where you are with a group of people you barely know… those ones where you are holding a random drink and trying to small talk with people you have very little in common? I find myself in those groups a fair amount of times. I always...
by ctyson | Oct 3, 2018 | Wedding
Last fall, when the leaves were crunchy and the air was crisp, I walked through Rock Cut state park with Holly and Tom while I photographed their engagement session. As we walked and talked, there are a few things that stuck out to me but more than anything that they...