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We are a mother-daughter team tucked in the heart of rural illinois. though we are located in rural illinois we always love photographing new places and new people. so grab a dessert and coffee (or tea in our case) and take a look around at the moments we have captured. we are so glad you are here, make yourself at home!

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Baylee’s senior session day may have been a bit chilly and windy at times but that didn’t stop us from capturing some photos of this beautiful lady and all those awesome fall colors! Here are a few of our favorites from her fall senior session, enjoy!

October 20, 2020


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We did Cole’s brother, Ty’s, senior session a couple years ago and had so much fun, and Cole’s session was no different. These boys have such fun personalities and are a joy to be around. Here are a few of our favorites from Cole’s senior session.

October 8, 2020


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Colby was another one of the lucky few that had their session when the golden rod was at the height of its awesome fall color. Here are some of our favorites from his fall senior session!

October 6, 2020


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Morgan has such a FUN personality and so of course her session was equally as fun. She brought along some smoke bombs to use at the end of her session and they were the BEST smoke bombs I have ever seen. They lasted FOREVER and had the most vibrant color! I think they were the […]

October 1, 2020


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Meet Meghan, another one of our beautiful senior spokesmodels. Meghan is a senior at Macomb High School and enjoys being on the cheer team and being part of her high school FFA chapter. Oh and did I mention she is also the Section 11 Historian. She is such a kind, hard working and respectful young […]

September 28, 2020


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Let’s be honest, no one could have predicted back when these two started wedding planning that COVID would have impacted 2020 the way that it did, but wow did these two’s wedding day work out better than we all could’ve ever imagined. It was so clear that God’s hand was in every detail of this […]

September 19, 2020


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Ryan and Elizabeth were married at the beautiful Barn on the Ridge outside of Burlington, IA. This venue is one of our very favorites and we always love when we get the chance to go out there. (Jen and her staff are AMAZING!) It was such a beautiful day for a wedding and we are […]

September 13, 2020


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This girl doesn’t take a bad picture! She is so photogenic and so much fun to have in front of my camera. I took SO many photos during her session and had an insane amount of favorites. Did I mention that she doesn’t take a bad picture?!?! So here are some of my very MANY […]

September 11, 2020


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Madisyn is such a sweet, beautiful and kind young lady! We are so very thankful she is part of our spokesmodel program and that we have the opportunity to get to know her this year. Her full senior session was so much fun! We decided to change things up and head to Burlington for her […]

September 2, 2020


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Bailey and John had the most GORGEOUS day for their wedding! The weather couldn’t have been more perfect.  They had a beautiful ceremony at Bailey’s home church in Bowen and then a reception with their family and friends in Hannibal, MO. And speaking of the reception it was BEAUTIFULLY decorated by Kimberly Drive. These ladies just […]

August 30, 2020


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