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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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If you follow us and our blog very frequently you know just how much we LOVE the details.  I’m sure to some people the details are overlooked but we notice them. Whether that be because it’s our personality or just because we do this for a profession, whatever the reason we LOVE and notice the […]

October 13, 2017


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When your cousin asks you to be their wedding photographer of course the answer is YES! I am so happy that Riley asked us to be a part of their wedding.  She recently started PT school and her schedule is CRAZY, so finding a time to do engagement pictures was a bit challenging. But we […]

October 11, 2017


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The Janssen boys were a first for us, our first ever set of triplets! What a unique opportunity to get to photograph them together as well as individually to highlight their individual personalities.  It was a fun first, and we are so excited to share some of our favorites from their session! Save

October 10, 2017


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Fall Minis are one of our favorite things we do, and due to popularity in previous years we offered two different dates this year. So here are a few of our favorites from our Sept Fall Minis.  And don’t let these “fall” photos fool you, it sure didn’t feel like fall it without a doubt […]

October 9, 2017


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Emalyn had the most adorable outfits and props for her session! From balloons to a “one” painted pumpkin her momma had thought of it all!  Happy Birthday sweet girl! We hope you have a blast at your party.  Here are a few of our favorites from her session.

October 5, 2017


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Zach is a Senior at Illini West this year and we are honored to say he is the third senior in his family we have photographed.  Years ago when we were just getting started we took his sister Danielle’s senior pictures and just last year we did his brother’s senior session.  We have enjoyed working […]

October 4, 2017


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Carly & Bronson had their wedding at the beautiful Lewis Farms, and though they had dreamed of an outdoor ceremony under the big tree the weather had other plans.  When planning an outdoor ceremony you have to at some point make the call of whether you are going to move it inside or chance the […]

October 1, 2017


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We met Kristie and Brian in Quincy for their engagement session.  They had wanted some buildings for architecture pictures as well as a little nature, so we met up downtown so we could catch a little bit of both.  We used a few of our old favorites but what we were most excited about was […]

September 29, 2017


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We met Allison & Jared at the beautiful Bob Mays Park in Quincy. And let me just say that it is quickly becoming one of our favorite places to do a session in Quincy.  They had beautiful weather (maybe a little warmer than we all expected for late September) but none the less still beautiful […]

September 22, 2017


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You would never guess from the pictures that Mr. Grant wasn’t all that interested in having his picture taken, but let’s be honest what 1 year old wants to sit still for pictures!?! We were able to capture lots of sweet smiles and how fun is the baseball theme for his cake smash.  His Momma […]

September 21, 2017


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