About Us

Andre LaCour

Founder & President

Founder and president of LaCour Images, Andre LaCour is an award-winning photographer. He is known for his talent of combining art and emotion in his images. For over 25 years, he has dedicated his career to capturing beautiful and dramatic moments and memories from weddings, and events, to portraits. He is committed to revealing the beauty of every event he photographs with a reassuring and friendly professionalism that puts his clients at ease.

Andre’s love for photography began at the age of 12 when he received his first camera. He learned artistic techniques and developed his craft by capturing memories on family road trips and vacations across the US, Mexico, and Canada. He learned the impact and power of photography through life experience. This served him well when he began professionally photographing weddings when he was 21 years old under the guidance of his high school photography teacher.

As one of Chicago’s most established and reputable photographers, his work has been featured in publications such as Rangefinder, Chicago Style Weddings, Wedding Guide Chicago,Chicago Social Brides, and Modern Luxury Brides.

Andre will bring a unique aesthetic to your wedding, event, or portraits for a stress-free experience that captures art and emotion to deliver your vision.

Maria LaCour

Vice President

Maria LaCour has over 20 years experience capturing life’s most heartfelt moments. She specializes in wedding, corporate events, and portraits. She has a keen ability to showcase the human spirit and celebrate each couple’s distinct personalities using lighting techniques that bring a unique insight to every event.

Maria’s passion for photography began when she was a child, following in her father’s footsteps, a renowned photographer in Mexico City. With her father’s direction, Maria learned to develop an eye for capturing beauty and went on to solidify her craft through various training programs and in the field. Maria’s unique empathy comes through in her images that are genuine and beautiful.

How We Work

We ensure a stress-free experience by capturing art and emotion to deliver your vision. We provide a planning session, continuous hours of capturing every moment of your special day, and timeless images that are artistically preserved.

Vision

We will discuss your goals for the images, how and where you will use them most effectively both now and in the future.

Concept

Next we’ll plan for how best to create the images in a cost effective and timely manner. Discuss possible future needs that could be addressed at the same time and any video components. We’ll provide artistic ideas and support.

Implement

A stress-free and organized shoot to provide a seamless experience along with timely delivery of the images in the formats needed.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR PHOTOS THAT ARE BEAUTIFUL, DRAMATIC, AND GENUINE TO YOU?

We would love to chat with you about your photography and video needs to see if we’re the right fit for you. We look forward to hearing more about you, your love story, and your dreams for your special day. Fill out the contact form and we’ll be in touch shortly.