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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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Charli is SO much fun to photograph. It honestly never seems like going to work when we have her sessions. She has always been so smiley and giggly, I mean even when she was in that hard toddler age when most parents dread photo sessions with their energetic little ones, she still was so much […]

October 11, 2018


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We are always so honored when we get to share in a special day with family friends. Rickey and Megan were married at the gorgeous Lakeview Weddings outside Camp Point and then we headed to the equally beautiful Pointe D’vine outside of Quincy for their reception. Talk about a perfect line up of venues! They […]

October 7, 2018


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Jaise was one of the lucky one’s whose senior session was supposed to be during the crazy heat wave we had a couple weeks ago. (And that crazy heat wave seemed to be back this week! Doesn’t the weather know it’s supposed to be fall!) Luckily we were able to reschedule his session for the […]

October 4, 2018


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We had the best time last week with Sydney at her senior session. She is a gorgeous girl and was a natural in front of the camera, AND she has the most BEAUTIFUL hair! Get this….she has not ever dyed her hair, not once! That beautiful color is all natural. (Jealous!) My little guy has […]

October 2, 2018


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This girl’s hard work and dedication to basketball is incredible. She has put hours in at the gym and it shows. I am so glad that Laney decided to be a senior spokesmodel this year and we have got to spend so much time with her. I honestly can’t say enough about the Lantz family. […]

October 1, 2018


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Maverick came to see us for his 1 year photos on what was an unusually hot September day. It may not have been the ideal weather, but he sure had the cutest props for his pictures. He had a Top Gun themed 1st birthday party and got this adorable ride on air plane as a […]

September 28, 2018


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When the day of Natalie’s session rolled around it was a dark and gloomy day, and so as much as we hated to do it, we all decided it would be best to reschedule. And thank goodness we did because the weather never did shape up and our reschedule date was BEAUTIFUL. I mean seriously […]

September 26, 2018


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We got to meet up with the Byers family at their farm for their session and got to meet their cute little guy, Henry.  We love it when photo locations can be special and unique to our clients, so the farm was the perfect spot. Oh and not to mention the light was FABULOUS, I […]

September 21, 2018


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It is hard to believe this little guy is already 3! We always love getting together with the Harris family, it feels more like hanging out than an evening at work. And I think Joseph even enjoyed it since he got to play a little during his session. We are thankful for clients who are […]

September 13, 2018


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This beautiful family has been coming to us every year for the last SIX years! We absolutely love that we get to capture these memories for them. They are the sweetest family, and we always enjoy their sessions so we have the chance to catch up and chat about whats new. This session was extra […]

September 11, 2018


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