The second Bryan and Ashley mentioned waterfalls for their engagement session I instantly got excited! Bryan and Ashley are nature/hiking enthusiasts and wanted to do their engagement session somewhere that would tie that in.  We chose to meet at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve which was absolutely perfect for what they envisioned.  The forest preserve was a photographer’s dream…. waterfalls, greenery, flowers, trees… I couldn’t get enough.  This adventurous couple also helped feed my excitement by being totally up for anything, even crossing slippery rocks to get to the middle of the stream! We had a great time exploring the park and I am sure we could have been there for days finding photo spots if we had let ourselves.

Bryan and Ashley are a wonderful couple.  They met almost four years ago and have been dating since.  For the beginning half of their relationship, they were long distance and put in countless hours of driving just to spend a day or two with each other any chance they got.  Once Bryan finished up school at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, the pair made sure that their relationship would no longer be distance.  They now are officially home owners in the Chicago Suburbs and couldn’t be happier to spend all of their days together.  Bryan and Ashley’s wedding is this coming August and I know that they can’t wait to officially become husband and wife!