Gorgeous Country Chic Engagement Photos

Emily and Mike celebrate their engagement with photos exploring the Barrington Hills Nature preserve

Emily and Mike couldn’t have a more beautiful day for their fall nature engagement photos. After a day of biting our nails as we refreshed our weather apps over and over again, the clouds parted and the sun came through. Thank goodness, because this setting was too gorgeous for anything but golden light and blue skies.

This setting was well worth the drive for engagement photos

It took a minute (1.5 hours in fact), but the commute was so worth it when we saw how beautiful the countryside looked. We explored a stunning property that couldn’t have been staged better with hay bales and a lone tree in the middle of the field, before venturing off to traipse through a beautiful prairie where we were the sole visitors. What a treat!