Gillen Family Lilacia Park Lombard Illinois Minis Sessions 2026 // Chicagoland Family Photographer

The couple weeks where the tulips and lilacs are in bloom are some of my very favorite times of the year to take photos. I mean, can you blame me? How magical are the photos of a family playing in a garden? Its straight out of a book to me!

I was at Lilacia Park with Wilder and my dad the other day and I noticed how the tulips were in full bloom + the lilacs were almost there. I immediate reached out to my families and asked if they could move their session. I was nervous that by the time we had planned the session there wouldn’t be many flowers left. So glad they were able to change dates! I think it was worth it.