About this vendor
Digital + Film Wedding Photography
Want to enjoy your wedding day and have the photos to prove it? Stiff posing not your thing? You're in the right place.
My goal is simple: to capture your vibe, your people, and your love in a way that looks and feels true to life. My hands-off, documentary approach allows couples to feel totally comfortable in front of the camera (it's the number one thing mentioned in our reviews!). Expect a mix of candid moments and contemporary portraiture while still being able to enjoy time with your guests.
We also offer a custom heirloom wedding albums, a photo booth, videography and live streaming services. Scroll through images to view sample wedding films.
I travel frequently between Chicago and Milwaukee, but my heart is in Destination weddings. Over the years I have photographed couples in love in Mexico, Hawaii, Italy, Ireland, Paris, Utah, San Francisco, New York City, St. Lucia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. And the list is growing! If you're looking for someone to capture your destination wedding, I'd absolutely love to hear from you.
Emma Mullins Photography embraces diversity and inclusivity. We are a proud ally of the LGBTQ+ community and happy to serve humans of every background, gender and identity.
Like what you see here? I can't wait to hear from you! Head over to my web site to get started.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Drone
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
9-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2026.2025.2024.+6 more.
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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Emma is the absolute best and we cannot recommend her enough! We worked with her for our engagement and wedding photos and had the best experience. We initially found Emma through ...
a recommendation from our venue. After our first call, we knew we wanted to work with her. My husband and I were nervous about taking photos, but Emma immediately put us at ease and we ended up having a great time at our engagement shoot. The photos turned out absolutely stunning and reflect us as a couple. Our wedding was no different with Emma capturing the most gorgeous photos, while still ensuring everyone was having fun! We constantly receive compliments on how breathtaking our wedding photos are. Emma is thoughtful, organized, fun and a total professional. Hiring Emma was truly one of our best decisions!
Emma and her team are people we truly could not have gone without on our wedding day. From the very beginning, she was incredibly communicative and thoughtful, working with us to n...
avigate every detail of our timeline and often coming up with creative solutions herself. She made the entire process feel seamless and stress-free.
When we received our engagement and wedding photos, we were absolutely stunned. Emma truly has a gift! She gave us amazing direction with posing, locations, and the overall feel of each photo, and somehow captured everything so beautifully and naturally.
We absolutely love Emma and her team! We would recommend her over and over again to anyone looking for a photographer who is talented, thoughtful, creative, and genuinely amazing to work with.
We got to work with Emma for our engagement photos, and they were AMAZING! She knew all the places in Chicago that were great for photos and gave us lots of instructions so we were...
ready for the shoot. The day went great, and we all had such a fun time! We are so happy with the results!
If you're looking for a photographer who will become your biggest cheerleader, creative collaborator, and trusted friend, hire Emma Mullins.
From the very first time we met, Emma ...
greeted us with the biggest smile and an infectious enthusiasm that immediately put us at ease. My husband and I are not natural "Instagram people." We don't instinctively know how to pose, and having a camera pointed at us has never felt particularly natural. We needed someone who could coach us without making us feel awkward—a hype woman who could bring out our genuine personalities. That person is Emma.
She has an incredible ability to make you forget the camera is even there. She'll gently guide you when you need direction, then step back and capture the moments that unfold naturally. Before long, you're laughing instead of wondering what to do with your hands.
One of Emma's greatest gifts is her artistic eye. She sees photographs that most of us would walk right past. Whether it's incredible light, an unexpected reflection, or a composition you'd never think to try, she finds beauty everywhere. My advice to future couples: give Emma creative freedom. Trust her process. She sees things the rest of us don't, and the results are absolutely worth it.
Our engagement session in Grant Park was everything we hoped for, and somehow our wedding photos were even more extraordinary. She captured every part of the day beautifully—from meticulously styled flat lays and timeless family portraits to candid moments we didn't even realize were happening and artistic images that belong in a magazine. Every gallery tells the complete story of the day.
As a plus-size bride, I was especially nervous about choosing a photographer. I think many brides share the quiet fear of wondering whether they'll feel beautiful in their wedding photos. Would my angles be flattering? Would I spend years focusing on my insecurities instead of the joy of the day? Emma erased those fears almost immediately. She instinctively knew how to photograph me in ways that made me feel confident, radiant, and completely myself. When I look through our gallery, I don't see my insecurities—I see the happiest day of my life. That is an incredible gift, and one I will never forget.
Some vendors provide a service. Emma gave us an experience. We started this journey by hiring a photographer, but we ended it having made a friend.
If we had to do it all over again, there wouldn't even be a conversation. We would choose Emma every single time.
Emma and her team were absolutely wonderful to work with both leading up to the wedding and during our wedding weekend. They captured the love, joy, and bright colors from our wedd...
ing weekend and engagement perfectly. They also worked extremely well and patiently with Indian extended family. I would highly recommend them.
We knew Emma from my brother's wedding, which she photographed, and we loved how friendly and easy to work with she was. We were thrilled to book her for our own wedding! She even ...
offered to do engagement photos in San Francisco beforehand, which was a great touch and made us comfortable with her well before the big day. We got married at Cafe Brauer in Chicago, and the photos turned out incredible. She helped us feel completely natural and kept everything relaxed and fun. We couldn't be happier with how everything came out!
My wife and I are huge fans of Emma! 5 reasons she should also be your wedding photographer:
1. Emma is incredibly nice and was so generous with wedding organizing wisdom. She he...
lped us feel more confident about the thousands of small details in the entire process, from our first Zoom meeting with her to the engagement photo shoot to the final shots on our wedding day.
2. She is incredibly thorough as a communicator. We never had any question about what she needed or what she was doing before, during, or after the ceremony. And she was even very communicative via email with our moms(!)
3. She is so organized but also so creative. She kept our wedding day smooth by planning out all the posed shots needed, and she got all photos back to us in an always impressive timeframe. But she was also always open for a surprising shot or a little experiment. It made her work feel even more personal.
4. She was a rock star on our wedding day, if you couldn’t tell. And she was a super fun hang during our engagement photo session, which featured Emma, my wife, and I improvising playful shots during a sudden rain storm(!)
5. Most of all, when she’s taking photos of you, her excitement in that moment fires you up more and makes you feel so comfortable. She makes you feel like your pictures are the best wedding photos ever taken. (But ours were, obviously)
Working with Emma Mullins and her team was one of the very best decisions we made for our wedding. From the very beginning, Emma took the time to truly get to know us, what mattere...
d most to us, and how she could capture our story in a way that felt authentic. As two people who are a bit camera-shy, we were amazed at how natural and comfortable she made us feel in front of the camera. Her warmth, professionalism, and easygoing personality instantly put us at ease.
One thing that stood out was how incredibly prepared and thoughtful Emma was every step of the way. She provided us with so many helpful recommendations leading up to the big day: everything from navigating the permit process at the Honeycomb in Lincoln Park to curating a list of photo types we might want to include in our wedding album. Her guidance made planning so much easier and ensured that nothing important was overlooked.
On the wedding day itself, Emma and her team were absolutely phenomenal. They anticipated every moment, seamlessly blending into the background while still capturing every detail. When it unexpectedly started to rain, Emma didn’t miss a beat. She had brought along beautiful, photogenic umbrellas so we could keep our outdoor shoot going without stress. That level of preparedness and care is something we will never forget.
Our photos turned out more stunning than we could have ever imagined. They perfectly reflect the joy, love, and emotion of the day, and we’ll treasure them for a lifetime. Emma’s artistry, dedication, and thoughtfulness are unmatched.
If you’re looking for a wedding photographer who not only produces incredible images but also makes the entire experience stress-free, fun, and memorable, we cannot recommend Emma Mullins enough. She is a true gem, and we are endlessly grateful to her and her team.
Emma and her associate, Sasha, were an absolute joy to work with. From the planning stages, to engagement photos, to our wedding day, Emma was communicative, professional, and upli...
fting. Our engagement session photos are beautiful and surpassed what we hoped for. For our wedding, we asked for photos both downtown and in Lincoln Park, and Emma knew all the best spots. We were pleasantly surprised by how many sneak peek photos Emma provided us just a few days after the wedding, and we can’t wait to see the entire wedding album in a few weeks! We also received many compliments from our guests about how great Emma was. Please book Emma for your own engagement/wedding, you won’t regret it. :)
We loved working with Emma, and we are so happy that she shot our engagement and wedding photos. Both of us were very nervous to be in front of a camera, but Emma's excitement and ...
guidance made it such a comfortable and fun experience each time.
Emma made each step of the process so easy. Consults were a breeze. Details were clear. Her timelines were very helpful and thoughtful. Emma was so thorough and accommodating in her planning that we went into the big day with zero worries about the photography.
When the wedding day did roll around, she and Alexis did a wonderful job of documenting everything from the small details to the big moments, from candids to posed portraits. We were so thrilled to go through our first look and final galleries, and we really could not be happier with what she delivered.
Emma rocks. Her photos rock. If you're looking for an engagement or wedding photographer, we recommend her wholeheartedly!
We had such a wonderful experience with Emma Mullins Photography! Emma did an incredible job capturing our engagement and wedding photos. On top of being such a sweet person, she h...
as such a great eye for detail and editing. We love her photography style and the night photos turned out fantastic. Her husband was our videographer, and he did a wonderful job as well capturing our ceremony film. We also received such a stunning printed wedding album. Emma Mullins Photography beautifully captured our day from start to finish and we couldn’t be happier with the results and highly recommend them!
Stop searching for a photographer now and hire Emma Mullins Photography. Emma and her team were an absolute joy to work with for our wedding photography. Alexis and Melissa capture...
d our day for us. They were outstanding, whether it was managing our time to make sure we stayed on schedule, rolling with family dynamics, and making sure our day went off without a hitch within their capacity of photographers. They captured everything and made sure we had fun while taking photos.
We were incredibly impressed with their flexibility and teamwork to accommodate our request to take the majority all the photos with wedding party and family before our ceremony while making sure we had time for lunch and snacks throughout the day. They went above and beyond to deliver.
They worked seamlessly with our day of coordinator to execute our wedding day. Neither of us had our phones on us all day and/or knew the time the entire day. We were able to be fully present in our wedding day because of Emma and her team.
Alexis and Melissa captured every single guest at our wedding in some capacity or another and that was no easy feat for the size of our guest list.
Daniel was beyond impressed that when we got our sneak peek, he was thrilled with all the images and forgot we were getting about 1,000+ more. The sneak peek would have been enough of an album for him.
Jenny hasn't stopped getting comments from friends and family since they shared the albums on how incredible all the photos are. It's been almost 4 months since we got married.
We also ordered photos through EMP and the quality is outstanding.
Stop wondering if you're hiring the right photographer and book EMP today!
We loved working with Emma, our second photographer Alexis, and our photobooth attendant Jeremy for our wedding! We were so impressed by Emma's professionalism, organization, and e...
nergy. At every step of the process - from the preparation before the wedding, through the day itself, and receiving our photos afterwards - we felt like we were in the best hands. Her years of experience in the industry were evident in how seamless and easy taking photos on our wedding day felt. And, of course, we love our photos; she made a beautiful day somehow look even more beautiful in the photos. Also, our guests had so much fun at the photobooth! We would highly recommend Emma and her team for your wedding photography.
Excellent communication and fast turnaround time - worked with one of Emma Mullin's associates and really love our Garfield Conservatory engagement photos!
Emma and her talented team, including Trevor and Amy, delivered an exceptional experience that made our special day feel flawless and intimate. From the moment we met, Emma became ...
an integral part of our family, ensuring that every detail was perfect. After being so impressed with her services for another family member's wedding, we couldn't wait to work with her again. Emma's unique style, especially her incorporation of film photography, truly captured the essence of our celebration, and we were over the moon about it! Her quick responses and willingness to answer all our questions made the planning process seamless and enjoyable. If you're looking for a wonderful company with a personal touch, Emma and her team are the ones to choose!
We absolutely loved working with Emma and highly recommend her! We were lucky that Emma was visiting the San Francisco Bay Area for another shoot and could add on our elopement in ...
City Hall. We were impressed with her professionalism, and she went above and beyond in scoping out the place beforehand and thoughtfully planning out a schedule (with backup plans!) for the day. She has a vision but very much listens to what you want from the day (e.g. we wanted more candid shots). Having never shot at the location before, and working with a rainy day, she captured some of the most beautiful wedding photos ever! Us and our family had never taken professional photographs before, and Emma was so friendly and approachable, she made us feel at ease and captured our best selves (including a wriggly baby!). She was communicative and quick to respond to emails throughout the whole process. If you're looking for a fun, flexible, and professional photographer who can capture your unique moments, we can't recommend Emma enough!
Emma is amazing - cannot recommend her enough. She is highly professional and organized and her communication is excellent. She is a fantastic photographer who created the most bea...
utiful set of photos for us that captured our wedding brilliantly.
She is so lovely to work with - so enthusiastic and positive and happy to work with you in whatever way she can. She went above and beyond to make sure we captured all aspects of our wedding. Cannot recommend her enough.
Emma is an absolute rockstar photographer and excellent person to work with! She did both our engagement photos and our wedding photos and we could not be happier with the results....
From the start, she made my husband and I feel so comfortable and the photos definitely reflect that! If you're looking for someone who is organized, thoughtful, fun, and can capture the pure joy of the day with a remarkable vibrancy, please book Emma!
Emma and her team were one of the best vendors we had! She was incredibly kind, helpful, and attentive. She met with us a few times prior to the wedding to get to know us, learn ab...
out what we were looking for, give very helpful suggestions, and worked with our coordinator to craft a timeline that allowed us to eat, dance, and utilize the natural light to get beautiful photos! She was able to help gather family, give directions, and get the family photos done efficiently so we didn’t have to worry about wrangling our families. She could almost read our minds at certain points, making sure that we had the time to actually enjoy our wedding, while she gave the wedding party directions so we didn’t have to. We highly recommend working with Emma for your wedding and engagement photos!
Emma was so kind, attentive, and helpful during the whole process! She met with us a few times prior to the wedding to talk about details, talk to us about our wants, created a tim...
eline, and gave a lot of helpful suggestions about the best way to craft the timeline and utilize the light so our photos turned out beautifully! She was able to read our minds during the wedding, helped get family members in order, and was able to give clear directions to everyone so that we didn’t have to. She knew what photos we wanted beforehand, knew when to do portraits so we could actually enjoy the wedding, and captured so many candid moments. Emma was one of the best vendors we had, and we highly recommend booking her for your wedding and engagement photos!
If you are getting married in Chicago, you HAVE to book Emma Mullins as your photographer. She is an absolute master at what she does. Not only are her photographs some of the most...
beautiful pictures I have ever seen, Emma is a true professional and from the beginning made my now HUSBAND and I feel incredibly comfortable. We had our engagement shoot with Emma about a year ago to get to know her and her style. We absolutely loved our engagement shots and were so excited for her to photograph our big day. Even before our wedding, we had check ins, she asked for shot lists, and was completely involved in every step of the planning process. When it came to our actual wedding day, Emma was amazing and kept my family calm and sane. The weather was a little up in the air so Emma also acted as my meteorologist which I am forever grateful for!! Thank you so much, Emma. We will cherish these pictures forever!!! Also, shoutout to Claire (her amazing second photographer)!!! You were both incredible.
I truly cannot say enough good things about Emma and her team!! From our first meeting, to receiving our photo album, Emma was professional, timely, kind, and exceeded all of our e...
xpectations. We LOVED doing an engagement shoot with her and had so many amazing photos to use for our invitations, wedding website, and guest book. Leading up to the day of our wedding, Emma was extremely helpful; she answered all our questions and eased any anxieties. On the day of our wedding she did such an incredible job herding our large wedding party, taking big group family photos, and keeping the energy and hype up! Her team (Trevor and Sophia) were also equally wonderful and everyone in our bridal party loved them! We got so many comments about how great her team was to work with the day of, and I couldn't agree more. Emma sent us a ~200 photo sneak peek within a week of our wedding- which was SUCH a treat to get on our honeymoon! We got the rest of our photos pretty quickly and they are STUNNING!!! Truly she made us feel like absolute models, and captured so many of the intimate, emotional, and touching moments of the day. Sophia did an INCREDIBLE job with film photography - the film photos are some of my favorite from the whole day! If you hire Emma and her team I guarantee you will not be disappointed ! We couldn't have been happier and are so glad to have such amazing photos to remember the best day of our lives.
Hiring Emma was hand-down the best money we spent on our Chicago wedding! We had so much fun working with her and Nohemi, and it felt very natural, not (at all) forced. Highly reco...
mmended, 10/10 would do again, and this was an easy 5-star rating!
Emma did a great job following our lead and capturing moments that evoked emotions rather than just taking a bunch of posed shots. When she presented Matthew and I with our "first look" following an engagement shoot, we were truly blown away. It was just so nice to go into wedding day knowing that photography was on lock down and now we have beautiful photos to remember our special day. Thank you again, Emma!
Emma photographed my husband and my wedding the other weekend - she was amazing! Emma gathered all relevant information from us in advance of the day, making sure she had shot shee...
ts to ensure the day ran smoothly. She also provided recommendations on best locations for photos, and how much time we would need at each spot. The day of, she was so professional, and kept our day moving on time. She created a fun atmosphere and gave us energy to ensure we looked natural in sometimes weird situations. And most importantly - are photos are gorgeous! We loved working with Emma and highly recommend her to others!
Emma was so incredible to work with for our engagement photo shoot! We were somewhat nervous at the beginning, but she made us feel at ease right away. It quickly became a super fu...
n experience for my partner and I! Emma made us feel at our best and it was so fantastic getting to know her during our shoot. We are overjoyed with the photos she has shared so far and can't wait to see more! I highly recommend Emma Mullins Photography to anyone looking for high quality, engaging, artistic, and fun photos. We can't wait to show ours off at our upcoming wedding :)
Other than choosing each other to marry, I suppose, having Emma as our photographer was the best decision we made about our wedding! She was so easy and fun to work with and she ma...
de two people who don't love being the center of attention feel comfortable in front of the camera! She was so helpful every step of the way and really helped us understand everything that went into the day in terms of photos and timeline. Her whole team is great and we had the best time with them on our wedding day! We cannot recommend Emma enough!
Emma and her team were such a great choice for our wedding photography! She was very helpful in our initial meetings and very communicative throughout the entire process which made...
us feel really comfortable with asking all of our many questions. We had her associate photographer, Alexis, do our engagement shoot and wedding day and couldn't be happier. Alexis was professional and accommodating with our large wedding party in less than ideal weather conditions at times. Also, Emma returned our gallery to us so quickly and the pictures are beautiful! There are also SO many to choose from. Would definitely recommend Emma and her team!
We initially reached out to Emma because her pictures were timeless and captured emotion so well. Additionally, we are a queer couple and it was important to us to work with a phot...
ographer who had experience with other same-sex couples. Our entire experience with Emma was positive, inclusive, supportive and the results are stunning. From the very beginning (first meeting) Emma was easy to talk with, listened to our vision and understood our insecurities about being in front of the camera. We highly recommend hiring her to photograph both your engagement session and wedding day. During our engagement shoot Emma coached us perfectly while keeping the session light and easy. Because of this, taking pictures on our wedding day was very comfortable and the results are amazing! The pictures we have so far (we will get the full gallery in a few weeks) are incredible, tell a story, capture our love and are everything we hoped for. We are so so glad we worked with Emma and her team and highly recommend them!
We LOVED working with Emma and Jeremy for our wedding. Emma was incredibly thoughful from the planning of our engagement shoot all the way through to our the wedding day. Our weddi...
ng had many moving pieces and a large family that required coordination and a precise timeline to capture all of our photos. At one point, our bus was stuck in traffic on Michigan Avenue and we had to get out and run to the Wrigley building to take all of our photos. Instead of that being a stressful moment, it turned into one of the more fun and unique moments of our wedding which was due in large part to the photography team being flexible with the quick change of plans. We are so thankful for Emma and Jeremy's positive attitude and we are in love with all of the pictures we have from our wedding.
We are so glad that we booked Emma Mullins Photography for our engagement photos and wedding - Emma is phenomenal! Our package included an engagement shoot, a second photographer, ...
and a wedding album. We did our engagement shoot in Lincoln Park (where we got engaged). If you’re introverted like we are, rest assured that Emma will put you and your partner at ease and take stunning, creative shots. We saw several other couples also doing engagement shoots, and compared to other photographers, Emma was lively and made the experience fun. It was important that we felt comfortable with the person capturing intimate moments on a meaningful day, and Emma was absolutely the right person for the job.
To prepare for our wedding day, Emma asked thoughtful questions and helped us create a list of shots and special details to capture. She did a wonderful job capturing every special moment of the ceremony and the reception, and the second photographer, Alexis, matched her energy and style. When we reviewed the photos afterward, we were delighted with how they turned out. Our album is a wonderful keepsake. We will cherish the photos of my husband and I, our bridal party, and family and friends. We cannot recommend Emma enough!
Emma was our wedding photographer. The photos are stunning! Clean, elegant, minimalist. She has a fantastic eye. Also, she's super professional and easy to work with. She managed t...
o navigate the day with bride, groom, officiant, families and venue no problem. Couldn't recommend her more.
The entire team at Emma Mullins Photography - including Emma herself - impressed us greatly from the start of our wedding planning process to the days that followed our wedding. We...
leveraged the team's talent to shoot our engagement and wedding photos, including our wedding film. The product is outstanding and we couldn't recommended this team enough.
Emma and her team were fantastic to work with! Not only was the final product great, but she is a great partner/vendor. Easy and quick to communicate, thorough in letting us kno...
w what to expect, and ultimately helped us navigate the complexity of photos during our wedding day and make it one to remember! Highly recommend!
We are so glad we hired Emma for our wedding! All the photos, both staged and candid, and it's hard for us to pick favorites - Emma was understanding of the staged photos we knew w...
e wanted (which turned out exactly as we had hoped!) and had great, unique ideas for other staged photos that we didn't know we wanted! She and Jeremy also caught so many great candid moments throughout the day and we ended up with fun and funny photos of all our guests.
Beyond the excellent photos, Emma is a true professional. Her organizational skills are top notch as she was great at communicating with us and our other vendors throughout our planning process as well as she keeping us on track and on time for pre-ceremony photos on the day of our wedding. She dealt with all our spur of the moment photo requests with grace and was very patient and helpful in wrangling some of our more distractable family members during the staged photos.
Thank you so much Emma & Jeremy!
Emma is a true magician at her craft. She was the only person I wanted for my wedding. She has been doing events for my family for a years. I felt as though I was reliving the whol...
e day through the pictures. They were beyond my expectations. Thank you so much Emma!
Working with Emma was such a delight. She made us feel comfortable getting photographed and captured all of the right moments making us look our best. Would highly recommend!
I am a huge believer that if there is anything that you should invest in with regard to your wedding, it is the photographer. The day will pass in the blink of an eye and all that ...
you will have are memories and pictures. I feel so lucky that we had Emma (and her second shooter, Jeremy) to take ours. Not only are our photos such a beautiful, candid, vibrant reminder of our day, but Emma and Jeremy were a joy to have with us at the wedding. They made every second of the day feel more joyful and relaxed. Staged photos can be a chore but they were speedy and fun with Emma in charge. She was also so careful to make sure that we got all of the shots that we hoped for, as well as some very creative ones as awesome ideas came to her. Do yourself a favor and hire Emma MullIns Photography for your wedding. You won’t find a better person to capture your day.
Emma was incredible. The photos are incredible. We can't thank her enough. We hired Emma for our engagement photos. I was really nervous and feeling self-conscious. Emma was able t...
o make me feel so comfortable and I was so happy with how the photos turned out. We of course hired her for our wedding. We have been in a lot of weddings, and so has our wedding party, and everyone raved at how organized, efficient, and direct Emma was. We took photos at our favorite record shop -- a place I'm usually intimidated to go into as a customer, let alone a bride in a big dress -- but Emma was assertive and kind and we got some of the most amazing photos! Emma also literally stopped traffic on Damen Ave to get incredible wedding party shots of us walking down the street. It is hard to wrangle a wedding party, extended family, and tipsy guests, but Emma kept all the photos going and got all of our requests (as well as all of my mom's extended list of requests). Timelines and schedules change, but Emma was able to make changes on the fly and be creative in the space. Emma did such an amazing job at capturing special moments, including the little ones that others may not have noticed. Also, the photo "booth" was such a hit with our guests. The photo quality is so good and we cherish these prints! I know I am using a lot of superlatives and exclamation points, but this is all authentic. Emma made what could have been an extremely stressful day and night, flow so smoothly. And now we have the pictures to treasure and excellent gifts for family and friends.
We had the best experience with Emma and her team– she has a true gift and our wedding photos were exactly what we were dreaming of. Beyond her skill, she is an absolute joy to wor...
k with. We first met her for our engagement shoot and, in addition to putting up with our crazy dog, she made us feel so comfortable throughout the entire session. We are so grateful to have captured those memories. On our wedding day, Emma and her second shooter did a perfect job at capturing the big and little moments, the details, and the overall energy of the day. We received SO many compliments on her professionalism (and her ability to wrangle large groups of people). The last thing I'll share is an anecdote– prior to the wedding, my husband and I had received a permit to take our wedding pictures in the Great Hall at Union Station. However, when we arrived, there were signs that it was closed for a private event and all of the doors were locked. Emma, along with one of our day-of coordinators, disappeared for five minutes. I'm not sure where they went or who they talked to– all I know is that we got into Union Station and were able to take the wedding pictures of our dreams (even better, with nobody in the background!) All that to say, she will go above and beyond for you. Thank you SO much Emma for capturing our day and giving us these lifelong memories! We couldn't recommend this team enough.
We had such a great experience with Emma and her team. She was so easy to work with, fun and professional. She was great at understanding exactly the vibe of our relationship and h...
ow we wanted that to come through on the pictures. I also had a jewel tone wedding and needed someone who would let those colors pop - Emma did not disappoint!
The engagement session was so fun and she helped us be ourselves. It was truly the perfect practice session for us.
When it came to our big day, she was so fun to work with. Captured all the moments perfectly and she was all business. Her and her team handled my family and friends perfectly and somehow was able to wrangle everyone for group pictures. When it came down to the thousands of photos we took - we had a blast and her team ABSOLUTELY crushed it! We recommend Emma 1000%!
We honestly can't say enough great things about Emma and her team. Every step of the way, we felt comfortable and confident with Emma. Down to every little detail, Emma has thought...
of it. I literally was not even stressed the day of the wedding because of Emma. And of course, the photos were STUNNING! Highly highly recommend!
Emma was our wedding photographer in August 2022. Emma was an absolute joy to work with. She far exceeded expectations and her work was stunning! She captured our day perfectly and...
made taking pictures such a joy. Emma is very organized and sends out a questionnaire and info all prior to the event date. She asked about our wants and needs and respected them. I HIGHLY recommend Emma for any photography needs.
Emma is the absolute best! She worked with us for our WINDY Chicago February engagement shoot and then for our incredible September wedding this year. Her energy is AMAZING and she...
helped us feel so much more comfortable in front of the camera (especially for two people that don’t love attention :) ). We look at our wedding photos at least twice a week because we love them so much. I recommend her to all of our friends who are planning weddings because we loved her so much.
Emma was the first vendor we hired for our October 2022 wedding. I saw a coworkers photos and immediately knew we had to hire her. We booked Emma before we were even engaged over a...
year and a half before our wedding.
Spoiler alert: we had absolutely no regrets.
While we were in the process of booking for our wedding, Emma worked with my husband and the two of them planned a surprise proposal for me. My husband was so impressed with how good Emma was at keeping up the surprise even when I thought something might be up.
In addition to our proposal shoot, Emma also shot our Engagement pics and our wedding (duh). Emma made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and was always game for any ideas we had.
Logistically, Emma had everything under control and came to each meeting prepared. She rolled with the punches and made it super easy to add more time to our contract and suggested how best to allocate time for her and her second shooter. She gave helpful feedback and along with our planner, made sure our timeline was ironed out.
On our wedding day, Emma and her assistant, Alexis, did a great job wrangling our wedding party as well as our large family pictures (I think one photo had 50+ people 😬). She was able to adapt on the fly making suggestions along the way but also never being pushy.
Emma’s contract states they’ll deliver your final gallery within 12 weeks of the wedding. In our experience, we got sneak peeks (almost 100 photos!) for our wedding a week and a half after our wedding and received our full gallery (1500 photos!!!) 7 weeks after the wedding [while on our Honeymoon!].
Honestly Emma’s photos speak for themselves. If you like her style, hire Emma now. You will not regret it. She is such a pleasure to work with.
Emma was amazing! I have never felt more comfortable and excited with someone I barely knew before. I highly recommend her and her team!
Emma was incredibly friendly and insightful throughout the planning and day-of. She helped us plan our wedding day itself and was patient with us during the day to get the photos w...
e wanted. She and her team were able to get so many incredible pictures that captured precious moments without being obtrusive on our big day. I'm not sure I'll ever need professional photography again, but if I do, she's going to be the first person I call :)
We hired Emma and her team to do photography and videography at our wedding and they were THE BEST! From the very beginning we loved working with Emma. She is positive, flexible, d...
etail oriented, and incredibly talented.
We put Emma through the ringer with a tight photography timeline and a long list of shots we wanted. She got to everything and didn't break a sweat. Our family and friends loved working with her too. We recently got our photos back and they are perfect. We love all of them and are so happy with the results.
Emma's team also did our wedding videography, which was lead by Amy Lynn. We got a preview, highlight video, and ceremony video. Everything turned out perfect! Amy Lynn did such an amazing job. We have watched the videos over and over again.
We are so happy with the services we received and cannot recommend Emma and her team enough! THANKS EMMA!!!
My husband and I could not be happier with our choice to have Emma photograph our engagement and wedding. Since our first meeting, Emma had a bright and vibrant energy that encompa...
ssed all that she did, including planning, shooting, and finishing. She was communicative and responsive before our shoots, making sure to form and understand our expectations. While shooting, Emma was confident, adaptable, and creative while providing direction, but also gave plenty of latitude to make it our own. She made sure to incorporate our special people, places, and even our dog! Overall, Emma went above and beyond our expectations, and worked well with us - two photography neophytes - to capture our special days!
Hands down our favorite vendor and the best decision we made on our wedding was hiring Emma! From our initial reach out to even after delivering our final photos, Emma has been a d...
elight to communicate and work with. She brought energy to our wedding day and helped us feel comfortable in front of the camera. She clearly has the experience and professionalism, but she also brings a comfort and kind hearted touch to her craft. We are beyond happy with how all of our wedding photos turned out. You are crazy not to hire Emma!
We absolutely LOVED having Emma photograph our wedding reception! She was so easy to work with and had a great naturalistic, not posy style. She brought a tremendous amount of ener...
gy, even while shooting outside in January in Chicago! She had such a good vision for how to work with our venue (Salvage One) and pulled us into a lot of fun nooks and crannies for pictures. We'd highly recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer who brings a natural style and energy to your wedding!
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