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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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You probably recognize Michael from his session we did with his brothers a few weeks ago.  We got to meet up with Michael in Macomb to do a few more and highlight his extra curriculars and a few fun shots at the train station. He even had an antique suitcase to use! Howe fun is […]

November 17, 2017


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Jacob is a senior at Illini West this year and like many high school seniors he is involved in various extra curriculars, one being golf.  So we hit up the golf course for his senior photos, what better backdrop than a place he spends a lot of time!?! And to top it all off we […]

November 16, 2017


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We had to reschedule Alex’s first session due to bad weather and then we had to cut his reschedule session short due to a rain shower that none of us were expecting.  I usually keep a good eye on the weather so we know in advance if we need to consider rescheduling etc… but the […]

November 15, 2017


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When Samantha first contacted us about shooting her wedding this fall we knew instantly it was a wedding we wanted to be a part of.  She was one of the most fun, sweet and personable brides we had ever talked to.  She talked about how much she loved our photos and how important it was […]

November 11, 2017


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We got to spend the evening with one of our favorite families a few weekends ago.  The Bruengers are close family friends of ours so it was fun to spend time with them while capturing these photos for them. Here are a few of our favorites from their session. Save

November 9, 2017


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We met Jennie and Aaron at Compton Park for their engagement session back in September. We were off to a great start, we caught some of the beginning fall leaves changing, a friend of theirs had brought their dog by for a few shots; we were all having a great time.  Then unfortunately rain cut […]

November 7, 2017


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Abby & Brandon had a lot of fun things that made their session unique; from the hockey jerseys to Brandon’s police uniform we had fun showing off Abby and Brandon’s personalities through their engagement pictures.  Abby had also brought all sorts of fun things to do her ring pictures on, and we loved that! Here […]

November 5, 2017


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We know Brittany from her days as the event planner at Lake Hill Winery in Carthage.  We were just starting out in the wedding business then and though we didn’t get to work together long, we so appreciated all her hard work and enthusiasm on wedding days! When she contacted us about her wedding, we were so […]

November 3, 2017


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This fun and outgoing little girl turns two TODAY! We had a great time chasing her around to capture her personality.  Be sure and check out her jean jacket, her mom made her the jacket with patches of all her “favorite” things right now. What a fun keepsake! We hope you have a fantastic birthday […]

October 30, 2017


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When we were corresponding with Erin about getting her maternity photos set up she said something that stuck out to me.  She said these are moments you can’t get back so having maternity photos are important to me.  How true is that, and so special that she let us be the ones to capture these […]

October 29, 2017


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