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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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Livia came to us by way of a photographer friend of ours. It is always such an honor when a fellow photographer recommends you to their family or friends. We absolutely love that we get to specialize in seniors (and weddings too of course) and that we have the opportunity to get to know so […]

August 19, 2019


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Heaven & Joe had the most PERFECT day for their August wedding. Because if we are being honest sometimes August can be unbearably hot, but it was GORGEOUS! Not only was the weather absolutely beautiful but the entire day! Their wedding was filled with so many family and friends and beautiful details that had been […]

August 16, 2019


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Kagney & Rob had a beautiful summer evening for their engagement session. It was so great to finally meet them in person and meet their awesome puppers! I mean oh my goodness don’t even get me started on how great he sat for his 5 minutes of fame! I was so impressed! These two have […]

August 14, 2019


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Meet Anna, one of our 2020 Spokesmodels. She is a senior at West Hancock and loves all things sports. We are excited that we get to be a part of her senior year and look forward to watching her make many more memories this year! Here are some of our favorites from her summer session. […]

August 13, 2019


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Today we are talking all about incorporating a sport or hobby into your senior session. This is a great way to add a little personal flare to your session. Love baseball? Let’s head to the baseball field. Play the guitar? Bring it along! Maybe you are a cheerleader, let’s show that school spirit! Whatever your […]

July 29, 2019


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We met Courtney in Macomb for her senior session and had so much fun getting to know her.  She is a senior at Bushnell-Prairie City and we hope she has a great year full of LOTS of memories. We were so honored that she picked us to be a part of her senior year! Here […]

July 26, 2019


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Erika found us by way of one of our former brides, which by the way is the highest compliment we could ever ask! (thanks, Morgan!) We just love it when our new clients come our way from our old clients and then we can all be friends! Erika & David chose to have their engagement […]

July 25, 2019


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Are you planning on having your hair and make up professionally done for your senior session? If so, YAY! We absolutely can not wait for you to sit back, relax and be pampered for your big day! If not we would love to share a few reasons on why we think you should consider it. […]

July 24, 2019


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It’s officially senior season! Savana was our first 2020 senior of the year and we couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the 2019-2020 year! She was so much fun, up for anything and had the most perfect weather for her summer session. Especially considering the temps we are having this week! Here […]

July 18, 2019


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What says summer more than a county fair?!?! From the corn dogs, curly fries, snow cones and lemonade shake ups there is so much to love about a good county fair. (And yes I realize everything I listed was food… can you tell I’m a bit obsessed with fair food?) But besides all the really […]

July 16, 2019


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