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welcome to the ae blog.

ae photography is Eric and Ashley Hintzsche.  We are a husband and wife team based in Northern Illinois.  We've been up and running since 2002 and love it more as each year passes.  Our style is fun, expressive and natural.  We have three young kids, a new studio, and each other : ) We are excited to get the new blog going! Browse, follow, stalk, whatever!

recent applause:

shootsac blog post with photo of Ashley shooting Eric's senior session 

chicago RedEye (tribune) feature of Pete and Liz's backyard wedding & Chicago reception

offbeat mama post with featured photo of our little rockstar Finn

rock 'n roll bride feature of Pete + Liz's backyard wedding

smitten the blog feature for Pete + Liz's backyard wedding

wed*share daily feature for Pete + Liz's backyard wedding

smitten the blog feature for Maggie's fashion bridal shots

offbeat bride feature for Zaq + Amber's wedding 

featured display at Cypress House in Rochelle, IL for 9.11.09 open house

photography exhibit up at borders in DeKalb, IL for the month of August

featured on Brides Bliss blog for Zaq + Amber's wedding in 7.09

exclusive featured photographer for Cypress House in Rochelle, IL

 

Category Archives: ae picks

ae wedding post

This may be a four-in-one; Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. post.  This weekend is extremely busy for us, and I will not be around to post.  Because of that, I’m mixing our “ae weddings” post with our “thoughtful post” and try to make it a  little extra special until I’m back around on Monday.
First off, this...

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ae photography - Amber--I don't even count you... you were a perfect bride and have been perfect even after the wedding day :) You were definitely one of the most willing, most easy to work with couples who really understood our style. : ) Sorry you ripped your dress! Hope the photos were worth it!

Amber Zrust - Most willing bride - i dunno... I did rip my dress climbing onto that old swing, haha

Darcy Johnson - Ashley & Eric, Love the photos of Brittany & Brock, can't wait to see the rest of them! You did a beautiful job! Thank you so much! Darcy Johnson

Susan Johnson - to add to your list of limos...don't forget the F-150 15-Passenger Extended Cab Limo :) I think that was my favorite :)

“be thankful” and the winner is….

Once again, we really want to thank those of you who entered.  We both loved reading the entries–some of which made me tear up.  We plan to have many more contests, seeing as how much we enjoyed this  one!  The next one will be posted soon!  So those of you who didn’t win (it was...

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Jennifer - That's ok guys! I forgive you for misspelling my name since I won! :) You're entries definitely got me a little teary eyed too!

ae photography - Sorry for spelling your name wrong, Jenn!! I DO know how to spell it, but I can't change it now, because I saved it as a jpg. oops!

Leah - Umm..yours and Eric's paragraphs both made me cry! Congratulations everyone:)

jason + katie | illinois engagement photographer

Jason and Katie had somewhat of a mini engagement session awhile back.  Here are a few of our picks from the session!

We are trying to catch up on the blog posts : )  If you haven’t seen any images from your session or wedding, don’t worry–they will be up soon.  We are trying our best...

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ae photography - Glad to hear you like them! I know packing and moving is a HUGE task, so there is definitely no rush. They aren't going anywhere! Whenever you are ready just let us know.

KATIE - Thank you so much for the great pictures! We really like them a lot! You are awsome! Once we get moved into our new house, Jason and I will be sitting down to go over which ones we want! Thank You!! Jason and Katie

senior session | lauren {ae picks}

While editing more of Lauren’s senior session, I believe I found our two favorites from the day.  Love the colors, simplicity… and just everything about them.  Good work, Eric.

Lauren, your photos will be up within the next few days!

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