About Us

ANDRE LACOUR

Lead Artist • 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.

Concept

During a pre-event informational meeting and planning session, we'll take the time to learn what is most important to you.

Discussion

We'll provide continuous hours throughout your event to capture your personalities, styles, and relationship through art and emotion.

Execution

Your vision will be delivered through beatuiful, dramatic, and genuine images that you'll cherish forever.