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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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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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I’ve been so excited to share this session and it’s not because these two are so photogenic, even though that is a great reason to get excited to share images! I have been looking forward to this shoot because Joy is my very best friend and I am so excited for her!! God knew what […]

November 3, 2016


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Kayla & Mitchell LOVE fall, so it was our goal to get their engagement pictures done this fall.  However, the trees had a mind of their own this year. They seemed to be taking longer than usual to start changing.  So when Kayla & Mitchell’s session rolled around we all expected it to be full […]

October 30, 2016


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Cheyenne and Andrew had a farm engagement session at both of their family farms.  We always love when couples do something unique to them and their relationship.  Both of their families have cattle, Cheyenne’s family specifically has show cattle.  Cheyenne spent the summer showing cattle and her dad and brother shaved their wedding date on […]

October 28, 2016


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Kaylee is a senior at IW high school and involved in many fall activities. We had planned ahead and scheduled her for Columbus Day so we could hopefully capture the fall colors and not have to worry about the stress of volleyball practice.  The trees surprised us this year and didn’t start to turn quite […]

October 28, 2016


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Allison & Austin were married on a beautiful fall day in Quincy.  The weather couldn’t have been more perfect, which worked out well because we had big plans to do photos at the same park we did their engagement pictures at.  Allison loves Bob Mays Park in Quincy. Before meeting Allison last year we hadn’t […]

October 21, 2016


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