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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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Cortney really wanted spring blooms for her and Joey’s engagement session and I was all for that, because you know how much I love spring sessions! With the weather we had this spring the trees were all over the place, some blooming early and some not blooming until much later, so we were very thankful […]

May 24, 2019


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Hey friends and happy Tuesday! I can’t say enough just how honored we were to be a part of Carley & Austin’s wedding day. Carley had put so much thought into every aspect of their day and so being chosen to play a part in their day was so humbling. She had literally thought of […]

May 22, 2019


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Today is Graduation day for many of these girls and so what better way to celebrate than by sharing their cap and gown session with you all! I’m just gonna be honest and say that this session was COLD, like miserably cold. I’m talking, in the 40s, and these girls were all in dresses. They […]

May 19, 2019


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Sarah and Jonathon’s engagement session landed during the perfect time this spring; the trees were in full bloom AND the weather was perfect. And lets just be honest, lately pretty weather has been hard to come by. We were so excited to get to finally meet them as we have been corresponding with Sarah via […]

May 17, 2019


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Hannah and Connor had a beautiful spring wedding at St Padua Church and reception at Oakley Lindsay Center in Quincy. And though their wedding day  started out cool and rainy by the time we were ready for photos the sun was shining and it was gorgeous out! And one of my most favorite parts, the […]

May 9, 2019


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Today we’re talking about all the things! More specifically how to completely ROCK your senior pictures. If you are a bit nervous, you like to be prepared, or just don’t know what to expect, this Sunday Senior Tip is for YOU! We want you to know that you your senior session is just that YOURS! […]

May 7, 2019


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Happy Friday, friends! It’s been a busy couple weeks around here with sessions and we are excited to be bringing you an engagement session on the blog today. It’s no secret that we have had our fair share of rain lately, and I know I’m not the only one ready for a break from it. […]

May 3, 2019


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Last week our tip was about why you should hire a professional. (You can read that post here.) So let’s say you decided you know you want a professional, but now what? Where do you start? This blog is for YOU! It covers some great questions to think about when choosing a photographer. And honestly […]

April 29, 2019


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One of my all time favorite times of the year for pictures is the short window of time that the Magnolia trees are blooming. And this year with the late April snow we got I almost lost hope that Magnolia pictures were going to get to happen this year. But thankfully they survived the snow […]

April 25, 2019


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Yay! You made it to the blog and you are here for our very first week of ” Sunday Senior Tips.” We have been wanting to start blogging once a week with helpful tips for seniors for some time now and we thought with senior season just around the corner now was the time to […]

April 22, 2019


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