Michelle Zapanta Photography

11/09/2024

I was waiting a few days for our couple to enjoy their sneak peeks before sharing it here but I should not wait any longer! Check out some of my faves from Christy and Jason’s wedding!

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11/05/2024

North Avenue Beach has a special place in my heart when it comes to engagements, proposals and wedding photos! You can certainly see why in some of faves from Ashley and Grant’s engagement session! It’s starting to get really chilly out when we took these but these two were troopers. The Chicago skyline in the background + the dashing outfits + stunning couple in love = Perfection!

Can’t wait for their wedding!!!!

11/03/2024

Congratulations on your engagement Austin and Molly!

These two were in town from Texas because Molly ran the Chicago Marathon last month and what a great way to celebrate her finishing it with a surprise proposal at the Waldorf Astoria! Thanks goodness the rain stopped just as Austin was about to pop the question! And she said, YES! 🥰

11/01/2024

Happy Wedding Day Christy and Jason! 🥰🥰🥰

10/25/2024

Happy Fri-Yay!

We did a thing and this is a little teaser for it. 🥰🥰🥰

Erick and I just celebrated 20 years as a couple yesterday and 10 years of marriage back in August. Life can get truly hectic in our household - juggling our day jobs, photography business and our little boy, Zeke. So, we gifted ourselves with a childless trip to the beautiful country of Switzerland.

I’m seriously horrible with sharing our lives in photos/videos through social media, not even to our families and friends! But, I promise I will be photo dumping soon! 😅Switzerland is a legit PARADISE!

We truly enjoy traveling as a family and I wish there’s an app that can just load all our photos/videos from our phones and have that app seamlessly curate and create a photo/video collage or slideshow that we can share on social media without having to worry about culling or editing. Hint hint, startups!

I’m excited to share more but for now, I’m leaving it with this one teaser. Haha!

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10/25/2024

Someone got their FULL gallery earlier this week!

Sharing a few of my faves from Amanda and Jeremy’s wedding 2 weeks ago! 🥰

We were blessed with such gorgeous weather and it was absolutely stunning. Amanda had a distinct vision when it came to her florals (because she LOVES flowers) and the colors and arrangements were just perfect for a fall wedding! Her bridesmaids’ multicolor velvet dresses were to die for. They were also all about the big trees at Cantigny so we made sure to incorporate a lot of that on their wedding photos.

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10/13/2024

Sharing a few of my faves from Thomy and Kelsey’s Indian wedding! This was their reception outfit and they looked absolutely stunning! Don’t you agree?

10/13/2024

A moment of peace and reflection before she marries her soulmate.

10/11/2024

Today, we celebrate Amanda and Jeremy! 🥰🥰🥰

10/11/2024

So sad I missed seeing Aurora Borealis tonight but…. Fall colors are here again! 🍂🍁🍂🍁

10/06/2024

As we’re walking towards our first photo location for this engagement session, Lucia asked in her sweet voice what is the significance of taking photos during “golden hour”. I explained that it’s when the light is most flattering, dreamy and romantic as opposed to mid-day, mid-morning or mid-afternoon light that can be so harsh.

There’s really no better way to explain it but in photos. I mean, look at this golden glow! 🤩🤩🤩 Lucia and Jake were so easy to work with. They look so adorable being so in love and their smiles say it all. Indiana, their Golden Retriever made it extra fun!

10/05/2024

Happy Weekend! As tempting as it is to enjoy this beautiful day outside today, I am choosing to power edit through some major projects I've been working on because I have the patience of a hungry infant.

Plus, if I'm working on amazing images, I can't help myself but to keep going. I mean, just look at how gorgeous Megan and Jon are on their big day?! I kept telling them they look like celebrities!

09/28/2024

Happy Wedding Day Megan and Jon! Can’t wait to celebrate with you!

I’ve been praying for today’s forecast to change to overcast instead of rain and I’ll just leave it at that! 🙈 These two deserve some beautiful photos around their stunning venue! Please please please… 😊

09/24/2024

Highlighting one of our stunning brides this summer wedding season. Kayleigh’s radiant look was enhanced by the amazing work of and . However, it was her genuine happiness for marrying her one true love, Connor, that made her look like the most beautiful woman in the world that day!

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09/24/2024

I’m delighted to have worked with florists lately that include loose blooms and greeneries for photographers to use for their wedding detail flatlays. It’s a great way to highlight some of the intricate details you planned to use or wear for your wedding day. These types of photos are also essential for album layouts. I highly suggest discussing if this is an option to include on your floral package!

09/23/2024

09/21/2024

Finishing up this day featuring more photos from Rizza and Chris’ wedding! Let’s show off our groomsmen!

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09/20/2024

A few posts ago, I mentioned that I’ve been seeing brides giving their bridesmaids the freedom to choose their own dresses as long as they stick to a specific color scheme. Here is another example of how it can turn out!

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