Kristine & Jonathan have a pretty fun story!

They are high school sweethearts and now they both work at Bank of America and are also into running. The real kind of running; the kind most of us look at as some kind of super hero power because they do it for hours and hours on end. This can only lead me to believe that, since they are both sweethearts, love running, and both work at Bank of America, that within a couple of years they will be Sweetly Running Bank of America!

Hey, it makes sense to me!

We started our portrait session at the Chicago Board of Trade

As we walked toward the intersection of Jackson & LaSalle I saw this light dancing back and forth between the buildings, I love it!

I love this expression!

After Jackson & Lasalle we headed to the BP Bridge

This canvas will soon be on their wall!

Bench at the Lurie Garden

You two are so wonderful, I can't wait to shoot your next big life event!!

Kristine & Jonathan wed at the beautiful St. Mary of The Angels Catholic church in the Bucktown - Wicker Park area of Chicago. Saint Mary of the Angels is currently restoring the dome of the church, to learn more about what they are doing to restore this beautiful piece of architecture visit their site!

Just a quick note to thank Wow & Mike for having me as a guest at their wedding! Thailand is amazing! Penny you looked like a flower and Mike you looked like a movie star! Love you both and can't wait to see you here in Krabi! These are all cell phone pics so please excuse the quality! This is the view →

As winter finally hits Chicago I am taking off to go to a wedding of two dear friends in Thailand! So if you are trying to contact me by phone or email, please be patient. Unfortunately I won't have much access to email as I tour the islands, temples, go kayaking, rock climbing, and tiger petting. My Epic adventure begins January 17 →

Kristine & Jonathan had such a beautiful wedding, it was perfect right from the start! Kristine prepared for her wedding day at the Fairmont Chicago Flowers from Zuzu's Petals Make-up & hair by Morgan Blaul wedding gown from  Priscilla of Boston I am a little backed up on blogging, so I will post more of there story soon! <3 Liesl Diesel

Joy & Jeremy wed in August in Nashville, TN. I was so thrilled when they hired me to shoot their wedding because I have known Joy since I was very young, and it also continued the awesome tradition of me photographing weddings for her family. I photographed her brother's wedding in 2010 and her sister's wedding just a handful of months' →

Have you ever had to force yourself to smile to try to change your mood? Have you ever started dancing in hopes that your spirit would rise? Have you ever had to Twist Out Cancer? Tiny Twister has been an inspiration to me for nearly a year, and I finally got to meet her a few weeks ago! I found her blog through mutual →

Bob & Joanna hired me to photograph their wedding all the way out in the little village of Lima, NY at the Elim Gospel Church. When I used to live in Rochester, NY Bob was my photo assistant, and I was so happy when he emailed and asked if he could hire me to fly out and shoot his wedding! Enjoy their story →

Saris, Parties, & Automobiles! This was the apparent theme at Urvita & Shital's reception at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare. Urvita, along with all the lovely ladies, changed into their beautiful evening Saris. Their family, along with all their guests, enjoyed food and dance at this outrageous party. The groom, along with his speechless bride, received as a wedding gift, a new automobile! No, not ONE →

Urvita & Shital hosted an all day event for their wedding at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare Rosemont. In the morning I took some portraits of them in their traditional red and gold wedding clothing. The mosaic tile at this Hyatt, combined with the gorgeous sky dome ceiling, made my morning portrait crunch time easy and beautiful! I will be posting more very →