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Top Chicago Wedding Photographer

I’m Maura : indigenous Cheesehead, New Orleanian-at-heart and Chicagoland based wedding, portrait and lifestyle photographer. 

As a story teller through the art of photography, I love nothing more than to share your love-filled tales with the world.

Because if there’s one thing we can never get too many of it’s a darn good love story, ammiright?


Featured posts:

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Chicago Wedding Venue Highlight - Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, IL
May 20, 2025
Chicago Wedding Venue Highlight - Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, IL
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
Sydney and Sam - Navy Pier's Offshore Rooftop Chicago Wedding
Jun 30, 2024
Sydney and Sam - Navy Pier's Offshore Rooftop Chicago Wedding
Jun 30, 2024
Jun 30, 2024
Shannon & Joe - Destination Engagement Session in Portland, Maine
Feb 5, 2024
Shannon & Joe - Destination Engagement Session in Portland, Maine
Feb 5, 2024
Feb 5, 2024
Best Locations in Chicago for an Engagement Session
Jan 24, 2024
Best Locations in Chicago for an Engagement Session
Jan 24, 2024
Jan 24, 2024
Chic Modern Walden Chicago Wedding
Dec 2, 2023
Chic Modern Walden Chicago Wedding
Dec 2, 2023
Dec 2, 2023
Five Tips to Nail your Engagement Session (with your dog!)
Aug 30, 2023
Five Tips to Nail your Engagement Session (with your dog!)
Aug 30, 2023
Aug 30, 2023

Chicago Wedding Venue Highlight - Exmoor Country Club, Highland Park, IL

May 20, 2025

If you're dreaming of the party of a lifetime at a timeless and elegant wedding venue on Chicago’s North Shore, Exmoor Country Club in Highland Park is at the top of my list.

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Sydney and Sam - Navy Pier's Offshore Rooftop Chicago Wedding

June 30, 2024

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There are weddings, and then there are celebrations that leave you breathless—and this classic Chicago luxury wedding at Navy Pier’s phenomenal new Offshore Rooftop was nothing short of magical.

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Shannon & Joe - Destination Engagement Session in Portland, Maine

February 05, 2024

What do you get when you take a gorgeous couple in love, Portland, Maine’s stunning Casco Bay and a pending hurricane?! With an intro like this you know you’ve got to click to read more. Not to mention feast your eyes on some of the dreamiest golden hour destination engagement session portraits this photographer has ever captured!).

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Best Locations in Chicago for an Engagement Session

January 24, 2024

Trying to find the perfect place to hold your Chicago engagement session but not sure where to start? You’ve come to the right place! Here are my Top Five Chicago Engagement Session Locations plus some need-to-know insider tips to set you up for success.

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Chicago Skyline Wedding Photos

Chic Modern Walden Chicago Wedding

December 02, 2023

Chic Luxury Modern Walden Chicago Wedding

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Chicago Engagement Session with Dog

Five Tips to Nail your Engagement Session (with your dog!)

August 30, 2023

There are several things you can to prepare for your engagement session with your dog that will ensure the result are images that you will love for a lifetime. After working with dozens of puppies on photo shoots, I’ve compiled my top five tips to help you prep. So read on!

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A Dreamy June Wedding at Arrowhead Country Club

March 23, 2023

Perfect Summer Arrowhead Golf Club Wedding

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Spring Wedding at The Drake Oak Brook

Five Tips to Nail the Morning of Your Wedding Day (from someone who knows!)

March 15, 2023

Want to make sure the morning of your wedding day is unforgettable (for all the right reasons!) but not sure where to start? Here are my top five tips that will help you stay calm, organized, and ready to walk down the aisle with confidence knowing that your photographs are going to be stunning!

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Caitlin & Trevor - Whimsical, Elegant Oak Hill Farm Wedding

January 07, 2023

Okay. Stop. The. BUS people.

Caitlin and Trevor’s Oak Hill Farm wedding had everything one could want. Endless summer blooms arranged by the incomparable Clara Joyce Flowers, an enormous sunflower field in full bloom, stunning vistas of Galena-country’s rolling hills, hidden forest trails waiting to be discovered, donkeys, kittens, 19th century schoolhouses, a soaring reception space. And donkeys. Did I mention the donkeys?!

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Kady + Pat - Magical Downtown Chicago Christmas Wedding

December 14, 2022

Kady and Pat’s wedding inspiration was a Hallmark Christmas movie wedding and boy did they ever nail it! Relive this gorgeous downtown Chicago Osteria Via Stato wedding with me, won’t you?

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Onwentsia Club Wedding

White and Blue Onwentsia Club Wedding - Lake Forest, IL

November 29, 2022

Stunning Lake Forest, Illinois summer wedding at the historic Onwentsia Club.

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Chicago Art Institute South Garden Wedding Photography

Chicago Art Institute South Garden - Redfin Featuring Maura Black Photography

July 20, 2022

When Redfin asked me if I’d like to be featured in their article about Chicago’s Best Hidden Gems by Chicago natives, I thought I surely must be being punked.

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Downtown Chicago Fairlie Summer Wedding

July 12, 2022

Annie and Mike’s wedding day was electric. At this point in my career I’ve easily captured 200 weddings and I’d be hard pressed to think of a crew that had more fun than Annie and Mike’s bridal party.

The day started off at this family-centric duo’s childhood homes. After beautiful first looks with parents and LOTS of fun with their best pals, the two made the darn thing official at Annie’s family parish.

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Kayla & TJ -Chicago Summer Engagement Session at North Avenue Pier

June 03, 2022

Kayla and TJ got engaged in Maui and must have somehow brought those Hawaiian vibes to Chicago because conditions were perfect for their engagement session: warm temps with a cool breeze drifting in from the lake, golden beams of light dancing in the glimmering waves of Lake Michigan and the city lights just making their debut for the night as the sun set over the Windy City. Does all this make me the happiest wedding photographer in Chicago.

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Ania & Mike - Elegant Oak Park Dominican University Wedding

May 31, 2022

WOWOWOW.

Despite appearances, Ania and Mike are a real, actual couple and NOT models. I know, I was shocked, too!

Their perfect spring Oak Park wedding day was perfect. From their gorgeous St. Giles ceremony, to the stunning photos taken at Dominican University, if you’re wedding planning you MUST check these out for some newlywed inspo!

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Historic Chicago Cafe Brauer White Winter Wedding - Rachel & Kevin

March 31, 2022

Rachel and Kevin’s White Winter Wonderland wedding at Chicago’s historic Cafe Brauer was - in a word - perfection. Art deco touches, golden candlelight and a beautiful love story transported guests straight back to the age of Old Hollywood Glam.

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Greg and Chad - Stylish Chicago Loop Wedding at ROOF at the Wit

January 27, 2022

Stylish Chicago Loop Wedding at ROOF at the Wit on State Street.

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Emily & Cameron - Gorgeous Rainy Day Monte Bello Estate Wedding

January 20, 2022

Emily and Cameron woke the morning of their wedding day to rain. I mean, RAIN. I mean, the kind of downpour that forced me to pull over on the side of the highway on my way to their incredible Monte Bello Estate wedding in Lemont, IL.

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Grace & Matt - Sunset Engagement Session at North Avenue Pier Chicago

January 06, 2022

It was a perfect summer evening when I first met Grace and Matt for their engagement session and I was completely bowled over. Not only are they beautiful, but they absolutely exude love, warmth and joy. That coupled with a dreamy Chicago sunset over Lake Michigan made this engagement session one for the books.

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Molly & Conor - A Dreamy Notre Dame Wedding

January 02, 2022

Holy smokes, guys. You don’t want to miss this one. Molly and Conor were married on a perfect July day under the shadow of the Golden Dome on Notre Dame’s stunning campus…

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