Last July Charles proposed to Cindy on a trip to Chicago.  Longtime sweethearts, he knew Chicago's breathtaking cityscape views would be the perfect scene for his proposal.  A little over five months later during their engagement session with me, Chicago is definitely breathtaking alright, but for another reason: it was cold and snowy.

I was pretty impressed by these Nashville residents braving snow, slush, traffic and the bundled masses on busy Michigan Avenue. Once again, with my husband in tow as the light man and random bag holder, lots of fluffy snow drifted into the Cindy and Charles' photos.  Cindy's parents, who were along for the party, made for great assistants as well.

After the session ended, my husband and I grabbed some snacks at a coffee shop in order to warm up and dry off.  It was such a magical time for us with my husband, Johnny, seeing why I love my job so much as we compared notes from the shoot.  Later when walking down the crowded sidewalks with big flakes falling heavy all around us, I wished a photographer was snapping photos of us as we walked as one.

Oh this is gonna be a good wedding to show...in a couple days.  Muahahaha.  (The evil laughter is to my friend, Rebecca, who hates my sneak peeks and views them as torture. "Where's the rest?")  Well, the honest answer is that I'm working on them along with all of the albums, print orders, meetings, etc... *Sigh* Anybody want to be my intern for the next couple weeks?  I could definitely use the help.

So before I run off to Ikea to buy some goods for an upcoming wedding show, mail some prints,  go to the bank, buy another back-up hard drive and that face lotion guaranteed to stop Chicago's harsh winds from stripping off my skin - Whew! What an exciting life I lead! - I'll post winter princess and prince, Margie and Devon.

Brave Cindy and Charles. They came up to Chicago from Nashville. I kind of wish I had gone back home with them.  Chicago is c-c-c-cold right now.