July 16th, 2022 at North Avenue Beach, Chicago, IL

A few weeks ago, Andy contacted me about his ideas to propose to his girIfriend, Maren. I was absolutely filled with so much joy, excitement and happiness for them both and we got to work to figure out the details, ideas and more. Andy had a pretty solid plan with the confirmed location of North Avenue Beach – specifically the area before the lookout. His ideas were simple but so perfect. We hopped on a call to confirm the details a few days before the big day and we were set! 
The day of the proposal, Andy shared his location and their outfit details with me. Thankfully there was a volleyball tournament happening, so my disguise of taking photos of the tournament was great. 
I recruited two amazing strangers (Katie + Jacky) to be my video crew and magic happened from there. We were able to capture every moment from the “set up” to the proposal to the joy after the proposal. Everything was perfect and beautifully done.
Thank you again, Andy and Maren, for allowing me to play a small role in capturing such a big day for you both. I’m so excited for this next chapter in your lives together.