As a little girl, Katherine definitely didn’t think that she would meet her soulmate for the first time on a shuttle to the University of Illinois.  But that was where she first met Dan.  At the time, Dan was getting his Masters at the University and she was there for her PhD.

After meeting on the shuttle, they continued to run into each other randomly over a two year span. One of these times they were randomly assigned for a required University of Illinois class at the same time and place.  Out of the crazy amount of different times, dates, students, etc. that are offered.. it was obvious that Dan and Katherine being in the same one was fate.

However, neither of them took that as one as they were both dating other people at that time.  It wasn’t until they stumbled upon each other on Tinder later that they realized okay… this is supposed to happen!

For their engagement photos, I met Dan and Katherine at a Forest Preserve near her childhood home.  We incorporated her 14-year-old senior dog, Ariel, into their photos as she as had her since she was a puppy.  I’m sure this goes without saying because well, I love fluffy dogs, but I was obsessed with her.  I am so happy to have been able to incorporate her into their pictures and really just to meet her because she’s incredible!

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