Katie and Sam met in high school yearbook, and have been together ever since. We walked with them around the Wrigley Building and the river, braving the cold Chicago fall for dreamy engagement photos!

Sam proposed to Katie and IU, his secret photographer almost ruining the surprise by approaching them before he popped the question. Since getting engaged during Covid, they’ve been living the laid back life we’re growing accustomed to—working and hanging at home!

Capturing their engagement photos made us SO excited for their Sand Creek Country Club wedding next fall! A Katie laugh is enough to brighten anyone’s day—the kind that sticks with you even after she’s gone—and we just loved the way it made Sam’s face light up! Katie and Sam, we had so much fun capturing this season of life and can’t wait to (*hopefully) hug you next year on your wedding day! Hugs, Becky & Kaleb.

Becky Dean

I'm a co-founder and lead photographer at Pen and Lens.

Wedding photography is my heartbeat. I love capturing the interactions between the bride and her tribe as they get ready together, the look on a groom’s face when he FINALLY sees his bride for the first time, and the way a dad wraps his arms around his baby girl on her wedding day. Bride and groom portraits make my heart jump and I cry on almost every wedding day.