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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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Erika & David had a beautiful winter wedding just days before Christmas. But to be completely honest the weather was far from “winter” it was a beautiful day! Erika is from Oregan and loves pine trees (she even brought some huge pine cones from Oregan to use for their reception decor. It was so fun!) […]

January 3, 2020


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Happy Monday, friends! Can you believe that Christmas is only 2 days away!?!? Because I know that I can’t! Yesterday we shot our last wedding of 2019 and are ready to head into full Christmas mode, BUT before we do that we couldn’t wait to share Anna & Josiah’s November wedding day with you all!  […]

December 23, 2019


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Hey friends, and happy Tuesday! Today we are so thrilled to get to share Alyssa & Dave’s gorgeous November wedding day with you all! So much heart and love was put into every single detail and element of their big day, and that was so special. Plus, we literally had the most gorgeous fall day […]

November 19, 2019


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Meet, Morgan, one of our gorgeous Illini West spokesmodels that we have had the privilege of getting to know this year. Morgan’s session was the last week of October and I’ll be the first to admit that Morgan’s session was COLD! But…. if it means you get fall color like she did, I’d say it […]

November 18, 2019


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Hey friends, and happy  Wednesday! We are so excited to share a beautiful fall wedding with you all on the blog today! Cortney & Joey said I do at the gorgeous, Grand Theater in Keokuk, IA. A venue we had never been to before, so it was AWESOME to be in a new place. We […]

November 13, 2019


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Happy Monday, friends!! We hope you all had such a wonderful weekend and that you’re staying warm today! Saturday we were outside shooting a wedding with no coats and now today it’s COLD and snowy. So we thought what better way to brighten up the day than to share another beautiful fall engagement session and […]

November 12, 2019


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Meet, Clay, a Southeastern High Senior. We had the pleasure of meeting Clay at his family’s homestead and using their tractor, then headed out to a gravel road for some fall photos, and of course a few truck photos. It was a great afternoon and we are so thankful we got to be part of […]

November 9, 2019


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Happy Friday, friends! We are excited to be sharing Jen’s senior session with you today. When planning fall sessions it is really just a guessing game of when we thinking the leaves “might” be changing and honestly every year is so different it is hard to predict. And this year it seemed like the full […]

November 8, 2019


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I had the privilege of going with Sam & Dustin to Dustin’s family farm for their engagement session, and it was the PERFECT location. It had so many beautiful spots for photos and even better the farm has special meaning to them.  I have so many favorites and am excited to share them with you […]

November 6, 2019


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Meet, Bella, a West Prairie senior that has a love for agriculture. I had the pleasure of getting to meet Bella at their house and adventure around their farm. It was so much fun to incorporate things that were special to Bella. We went to the creek, hung out with her horse, used her FFA […]

November 2, 2019


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