Being artistically aligned with your engagement photographer is important, but feeling genuinely comfortable with the person behind the camera is everything. Your engagement season deserves to be documented in a way that actually feels like you and the connection we will build throughout working together is the secret to natural, effortless photos.

As an engagement photographer in Chicago, I approach sessions with the same calm, grounded energy that I bring to wedding days. We’ll start with plenty of direction and so you never feel awkward wondering what to do. I’ll guide you every step of the way, then slowly pull back as you settle into each other and forget the camera is even there.

I want your session to feel more like an experience than a photoshoot. Maybe that means popping Champagne at North Avenue Beach, wandering through your favorite neighborhood, dressing up for a night downtown, or grabbing coffee at the place where you spend your weekend mornings together. Whatever feels most like you - we’ll build the session around that.

I’ve always believed that what makes a photograph meaningful is the feeling attached to it. Those are the images that last. I’m so ready to document this season of your relationship in a way that feels effortless, personal, and fully your own.

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"Zachera is that vendor that you recommend to ALL of your family and friends - the one the moment people get engaged, you're telling them all about her. High quality, professional, fun, energetic, punctual, reliable, organized, prepared - that’s Zachera."

— Emily & Vince