Welcome to Memories Made serving the Midwest


Mornin, mornin!

Our story with photography and film starts with family at the heart of it. Mitchell’s grandfather, who he called “Gomps”, traveled the world with a VHS and a suitcase filled with empty tapes to capture everything.

Yes, we still have them on file here.

He seemed to have an ability to go with the flow when “the flow” was needed and work till the sun went down when work was due, with no complaints and “memories made”.

At Memories Made, we have built a consistent model of making moments feel like a movie while adapting to quick changes in coverage.

We know that curating fine-quality memories is one of the best ways of telling a story.

If there is a way we can tell yours,

(847) 418-7371

mitchellrife@icloud.com