Wow Reilly! I photographed you when you were itty bitty and look at you now! First of all how have these last 17 years flown by … I remember our first shoot at Lemon Lake as if it was yesterday! I love that your eyes are just as sparkly as they were then!

Since we had to reschedule our shoot due to weather already once, we decided to go ahead a couple weeks ago when the forecast was 42 and super windy! I knew if someone could handle it, it would be Reilly. I figured a runner can handle all kinds of weather and she didn’t disappoint…can you even tell that she was freezing in any of those images? I am just so impressed! Doing our session at Hamstra Gardens in DeMotte helped a little since it’s a little bit wind shielded!

We were able to capture Spring Vibes despite the NWI ‘what the hell kind of season are we in Vibes!”

18 Questions with Reilly

1. What's your favorite song right now? What do you play on repeat?:

favorite song: illicit affairs by taylor swift
repeat: florida!!! by taylor swift

2. What are 3 things you want to accomplish in the next 5 years?:

1. graduate Purdue with a high GPA
2. achieve a high lSAT score and get into a good law school
3. run a half marathon

3. What is a quote you love or live by?:

“Life is short, the world is wide, I want to make some memories.” -Donna Sheridan (Mamma Mia)

4. What helps you through difficult times?:

Music, a good cry (lol), my boyfriend and family

5. If you were a super hero, what's your power?:

it’s a toss up between flying and teleportation!!

6. What (Netflix) series do you watch or love to rewatch?:

the vampire diaries!!!

7. If you were famous, what would you be famous for?:

Comedy

8. Who do you look up to?:

my mother and taylor swift

I asked Reilly to elaborate a bit about her mom and this is what she had to say:

“She has gone through all kinds of hardships but always pushes through for her family with a brave face on, no matter what. She works hard, almost full time, and still makes sure we are taken care of. She always says “It doesn’t cost anything extra to be nice to people.” She has taught me to be kind!”

9. What are your plans after High School and also this summer?:

After high school, I plan to attend Purdue University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Spanish, on track to go to law school. This summer I plan to work an internship at the Lake County Government Center

10. What is your favorite outfit ever? :

my personal fav is sweats and a crew neck, but I also love long, flowy dresses. I found mine at Dry Goods!

11. What fashion trend do you think is ridiculous?:

I just can’t get behind bleached eyebrows

12. What would be the name of a movie you star in?:

“Stress, Starbucks, And Sometimes a Good Laugh”

13. Favorite part of high school?:

I loved all of my social studies classes and teachers. I had so much fun with my friends on the track and cross country team, and I loved being involved with the CASS anti-bullying club.

14. What is your favorite treat that you'd eat all the time if you could?:

Belgian waffles!!!!

15. What can you not live without?:

my family and friends

16. Best book you've ever read?:

“It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover

17. If you could travel or move anywhere, where would that be?:

Oia, Santorini, Greece. as a Mamma Mia superfan, it would be a dream.

18. Why do you think it's important to do senior portraits? What was the best part?:

I think it is important to have senior pictures to look back on in the future and remember all of the memories you made in your youth.

Would you recommend CHC-Photography?

Thank you for choosing me to do your Senior Portraits! And nobody would ever know that you didn’t even want to do them in the first place! You are gorgeous, confident, smart and I loved hanging out with you and your lovely mom!

Congratulations on all your accomplishments and graduating Magna Cum Laude! You have a great head on your shoulders and I know everyone around you is excited to see you pursing your dreams!

Best wishes and when you get married one day you know who’s got her camera ready! ha ha and if it happens to be in Jamaica that’s fine too!

Carmen | CHC-Photography, Inc.