Cassie Schott photography

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Mike & Nicole - Blumen Gardens Wedding Reception

I recently flew back to Illinois to shoot Mike & Nicole's wedding reception. They were actually married last summer in an intimate backyard wedding before my cousin Mike was deployed to Afghanistan. He is now back home safe, and Mike and Nicole got to finally celebrate their marriage with all of their friends and family!

We spent about an hour or so before the reception walking around downtown Sycamore taking portraits of the bride and groom. We really lucked out with a sunny, warm November day. I really loved having a nice chunk of time for relaxed pictures of Mike and Nicole by themselves. We found so many great spots!

When we were walking along the street here, a guy came out of the bar to spy and checkout what was going on. You can see him in the background in the slideshow. He was clearly invading my shot!

After a little while we headed over to Blumen Gardens for some more pictures. It was like a photographer's dream! I almost didn't know where to even start. I could easily spend an entire day shooting there.

Mike and Nicole are so cute. This day was probably the most I've seen Mike smile EVER! You can just see how happy they are with each other, and I am just so, so happy for them. :)

To see more of Mike & Nicole, watch the slideshow below, or click HERE to open it up in a new window.

To view the full gallery from their reception, click HERE.

Sam & Darren - Just Because - Dekalb, IL

I took these pictures of my sister Sam and her boyfriend Darren a way long time ago and just realized that I never got around to posting any more of them on my blog! Here are some of my favorites, followed by a slideshow.

Sam recently started creating hand crafted jewelry, and made the necklace she is wearing. She needs to open up an Etsy shop!

Click play to watch the slideshow below, or click HERE to open it up in a new window.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Mike & Nicole - Sneak Peek

A few shots from my cousin's wedding reception yesterday...more to follow soon!

Monday, October 19, 2009

Kim & Ronnie - Engagement

I went to high school with both Kim and Ronnie. I was friends with Kim, but only knew of Ronnie, mainly because he has a sister my age, and I have a sister his age. You know how you tend to "know" a lot of people who you don't really know, because of your siblings? I could go off on a tangent here, and this post is probably starting to sound random and off-track, BUT this just happens to be exactly how Kim and Ronnie first met! Kim and Heather (Ronnie's sister) are good friends. After college, Ronnie's and Heather's groups of friends all started hanging out together, and then Kim and Ronnie started dating.

We met up a couple weeks ago in Naperville, IL near the Riverwalk for their shoot. It is such a pretty area, and a perfect location for photos.

We had decided to reschedule the original shoot date due to rain, and it's a good thing we did because we ended up having some gorgeous sunlight!

Aren't they cute?

I love the movement in the next shot.

To see more from Kim & Ronnie's engagement shoot, watch the slideshow below or click HERE to open it up in a new window.

I am thrilled to be shooting Kim & Ronnie's wedding next April!

Stephanie & Nathan - Engagement

I shot Stephanie and Nathan's engagement shoot a couple weeks ago, right before I moved. When I first met with Stephanie a few months ago, I knew she was going to be a ton of fun to work with! She was cracking jokes nonstop at our client meeting, and after hearing her tell me all about Nate, I couldn't wait to meet him too. As it got closer to the shoot, Stephanie emailed me to tell me how excited she was, and to warn me that Nate may not be as enthused. In fact, when Steph told him that he might have to flirt with her and show emotion during the shoot, his response was, "This is going to be the worst day of my life." Haha. Luckily, Nate ended up having fun with it, and even picked out some really great spots for pictures! I am so glad they chose the farm as their location - it was meaningful and provided us with plenty of pretty scenery to work with. I can't wait for their wedding next June, which will take place at Stephanie's parents' orchard.

I loved their outfit choices! They compliment each other well without being too matchy-matchy.

Nate is a farmer, and Stephanie requested some shots with the cows. They actually lined up in a ring around Steph and Nate, as if they knew what was going on and were posing for us!

To see more of Stephanie and Nathan's engagement shoot, watch the slideshow below, or click HERE to open it up in a new window.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Kim & Ronnie - Sneak Peek

I shot Kim & Ronnie's engagement pictures tonight in Naperville, IL. Here are just a few for now:

Two engagement shoots in one day = a lot of fun! :)