Winterlyn Photography

de in an industry with so many choices to make. Her impressive portfolio gave us confidence in her ability to capture beautiful aesthetics and authentic moments. Doing an engagement shoot with her a few months before the wedding taught us how to be comfortable in front of the camera and built additional trust between us. Leading up to the wedding day, she provided insights that helped shape our timeline and gave us ideas on things that turned out incredible in photos and in the moment – like our confetti popper send off. She has systems in place that she personalizes to share best practices that suit you and your vision best. I knew very little about weddings before getting engaged and she was a great resource through the planning process. The day of the wedding, Winterlyn and her second shooter Monica were the ultimate professionals and made our family and friends feel at ease. It was amazing to see how well they were able to wrangle large groups with kids into a photo, while also getting those unposed shots that really tell a story. I was also stunned by how fast she turned around the gallery and the quality that she was able to achieve in such a short timeframe. This speaks to her passion for her craft. Our family and friends have all commented on how hard it will be for us to pick which photos we want to print because there are so many perfect options. We cannot thank Winterlyn enough for the imprint she had on this special day. It truly was a wonderful experience getting to work with her and I cannot recommend her enough.

aire to get to know us a little more prior to the shoot. We thought it was going to be a hard thing to plan, as we live in out of town. The hardest part was searching for photographers we liked, but we saw Winterlyn's work and how reasonable she is and had to jump on it! The day of, Winterlyn was early and ready to get started. She came with such a positive attitude and made us feel comfortable from the very beginning. We did not expect to climb up on things and run across the street BUT it was so worth it!! We did an outfit change and booked for 2 hours and the time flew. We definitely recommend if you're looking for an awesome photographer in Chicago! Our pictures came out soooo beautiful! We look like we should be in a magazine 🙂. We will be using them at our wedding.

d to delay booking her due to some changes with our venue selection, but she kept in touch and ultimately we were able to book her for our October 2022 wedding. Our engagement shoot was so much fun! She helped us feel at ease and laughed away the evening with us as we learned how to get comfortable together in front of the camera. She was also willing to include our pup in the photos, which meant a lot to us! Her planning materials, blog and social media posts, and willingness to answer any questions throughout the process really helped to put my worries at ease. She reviewed our detailed timeline to ensure all of our priorities for photos were incorporated, and she offered great suggestions too. Day of she and her second shooter were an absolute dream team! It was a brisk and windy day, but they had smiles on their faces the entire time and were sure to capture every moment of our special day. We are so in love with our photos! The only advice I would leave for couples is to explicitly communicate any “must have” photos. She incorporated some photo inspiration ideas I had, but I failed to request a few photos that looking back would have been really amazing to have. For example, there’s not a portrait style photo of us both (bride and groom) looking directly at the camera; and there aren’t any photos of our parents as individual couples, just the family formals with us. This isn’t a ding on Winterlyn at all, just a piece of advice I’d offer to couples in the future. If you want a great photographer and smooth vendor experience, you cannot go wrong with Winterlyn! Highly recommend her!!

the wedding with grace and professionalism. She walked us through creating our schedule, our vision, and supported us with advice along the way so we felt prepared during our big day. She is a talented vendor that I will recommend to everyone celebrating a special moment.

dding day but she comforted me and guaranteed beautiful pictures.. she said “I will get the shot.” She definitely did. I would work with her again!

her in the bridal suite and throughout the wedding. Winterlyn captured every moment and emotion and the photos are absolutely gorgeous. She even had them turned over to us in a week, which we were not expecting! Thank you so much Winterlyn! 10/10 would recommend Winterlyn to anyone!

hatever we want. Our engagement and wedding were both outdoors and Winterlyn did an amazing job with the natural lighting. We chose Winterlyn based on her photo style and her ability to capture the subjects natural poses.

nderstood when we had to change our engagement session a couple of times. The shoot was much more fun than we expected given her natural demeanor and guidance! We ended up booking a videographer for the wedding after the experience since we realized it could be fun to be on camera! Before the wedding, she scoped out our ceremony and reception venues with her second and made sure we had clear photo lists so no moment was missed. She talked us through different timelines to make sure we had the day (and pictures) we desired! She was so present throughout our twelve-hour day, excited about each new destination and photo opportunity! She made our family and wedding party comfortable and all the pictures were fantastic. As an added perk, she was incredibly efficient allowing us to spend precious moments with our loved ones. One of our favorite things about the experience was the blog post she wrote and published within seven days of our wedding. It was incredibly personalized to our day and made us quite emotional on our honeymoon! It was nice to be able to share the ~75 pictures with family and friends almost immediately after the big day when everyone was still thinking about the ceremony and dance floor! Winterlyn did an amazing job capturing the spirit of our day, and we are so happy she recommended to us!

made all the difference. I love the way Winterlyn captured this day - the mix of colors and light integrated in our photos is truly wonderful. I highly recommend her!

s turned out amazing. Highly recommend using her for your special day!

and we couldn't be happier! We highly recommend Winterlyn to anyone looking for a photographer for their special day.

capturing our special day. She creates a special bond with her clients which made my husband and I feel comfortable and relaxed while working with her. We are extremely happy with how beautifully the pictures turned out and how fast she was able to get them to us! We can’t wait to work with her again on future photography sessions! We highly highly recommend Winterlyn Photography!!

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ter of attention and doesn't really smile showing teeth in photos, but Winterlyn did an amazing job making him feel comfortable, made it fun, and our pictures turned out amazing. I even learned a few things about how to position myself in photos, especially for the wedding day. After seeing how wonderful our engagement pictures turned out, we couldn’t wait to see the actual wedding photos. We love our romantic, candid, and carefree photos. We have unbelievable memories from our amazing wedding day because of Winterlyn and we highly recommend her. You won’t be disappointed!

n we had. At the end of our talk we felt like she’d be a great fit and all of our concerns had faded away! Neither my wife nor I are the most decisive and Winterlyn went above and beyond to help us pick engagement shoot locations, capturing the exact feel and vibe we were after! Once the wedding came she continued to exceed our expectations! She was on top of it all and captured every moment and detail. We are head over heels in love with her work and all of the memories we’re left with thanks to her!

or themselves. I did not touch my cell phone the entire day, she captured everything! Additionally, because of my quick engagement, I let my bridesmaids pick their own dresses only asking them to have a flower pattern. Winterlyn's vision and theme for the pictures really tied the aesthetic together and I feel really great about how everything turned out.