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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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Ashley & Colton had a beautiful June evening for their session.  We met up at Weinberg King State Park and the light was to die for! Colton was actually one of our first senior sessions when we started doing photography full time, so it was fun to reconnect with him and think about much our […]

June 4, 2017


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The forecast for the week leading up to Jordan and Emily’s wedding wasn’t looking good for the beautiful outdoor photos they both dreamed of.  It was calling for 100% chance of rain and it wasn’t changing.  I’d talked to Jordan that week and told him that I still had hope – the weather can always […]

May 31, 2017


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Casie and Mark were our first wedding of 2017, and let us say it was a great start. They had the most gorgeous spring day! They had a small intimate ceremony at a church in Plymouth but the real celebration took place after that at Casie’s family farm. Her dad spent the last 6 months […]

May 26, 2017


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Tom & Emily are both from the Alton, IL area and first saw our work when we traveled to Alton last fall for Matt & Kortney’s wedding.  When Emily contacted us we were flattered that she loved us enough that she wanted us to travel to Alton to do their wedding. Of course we said […]

May 11, 2017


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Jordan is one of my oldest friends, we grew up spending many a play dates together. Our families have been close friends far before our time so we really have been friends since the very beginning.  Growing up you would have thought we were brother and sister, as much as we fought over silly things […]

February 21, 2017


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Hello Bride-to-be!!! This is such an exciting time for you! I’m sure your mind is racing with all that needs to be planned. It’s all very exciting , but it can also be somewhat overwhelming. You’re planning the day that you’ve been anticipating your whole life and yet you only get one shot at it! […]

February 14, 2017


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When Kortney asked us if we would be willing to travel to southern Illinois for her fall wedding we were thrilled.  We love to travel to new venues, but this venue was much more than we could have ever imagined.  They were married at Lewis and Clark Community College in a beautiful old chapel.  It […]

November 17, 2016


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We met Alicyn in May when we photographed her sister Alyssa’s wedding.  We were thrilled to meet up with Alicyn and her parents at their family farm to take her senior photos.  We love being able to shoot at places that have special meaning and make our client’s photos that much more unique!  Here are […]

November 15, 2016


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My little brother is getting married!!! And now most of you are thinking, I didn’t think she had a little brother… and you are right I don’t. But Regan was the closest thing to a little brother I had while growing up.  His family is family to me and his mom, well she is a […]

November 13, 2016


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Morgan is a cross country runner and she recently had a race through South Park in Quincy and she loved the scenery.  She asked if we could do her senior session there and a few other Quincy location, and of course we said yes! We enjoyed exploring several of the parks in Quincy, and finding […]

November 9, 2016


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