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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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We met Alyssa and Joe last fall when we did their engagement pictures at their Alma mater, Illinois College. We always enjoy when we get the chance to do engagement pictures for couples before their wedding day.  It gives us a chance to get to know one another and establish a relationship with one another. […]

May 24, 2016


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It is finally here….. wedding season that is!  We met Corbyn and Dylan about year ago when they were sent our way  by another Creative Touch couple, Maggie and Kyle. (We did their wedding last November on a cold snowy day, but the snow sure did make for awesome pictures!) We love when our couples […]

May 17, 2016


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We had the chance to meet Mikayla last week for her 6 month photos, and  she did great!  Not only was she dressed in the cutest little outfits but she always was very happy for pictures.  We had fun going around to some of our favorite spots in Macomb.  Here are some of our favorites!

May 11, 2016


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We love photographing moments in time for people, it is our passion to capture life as it happens for our clients.  One of our very favorite role-model photographers (Katelyn James of Katelyn James Photography) says her business is not her own, that is belongs to God. And that her business has a higher purpose than […]

May 6, 2016


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Paxton’s family has been part of the Creative Touch family for a while now.  We photographed his parents wedding, family photos and his auntie Kara’s senior pictures.  However this week it was Paxton’s turn for pictures. We did his 1 Year photos and he was all smiles! (which made his momma very happy) We are […]

May 5, 2016


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We have said it before and we will say it again and probably many times in the future but we LOVE engagement sessions.  We love capturing a couple’s love story and enjoy getting to know them a little better before their actual wedding day.  However Amanda and Paul’s situation was a little different.  Amanda and […]

May 1, 2016


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We got to meet sweet Blake six months ago when we did her newborn photos and recently got to see her again for her six month Milestone Mini. It is always hard to believe how fast they grow, but so fun to see the personalities they have developed over those 6 months.  We met up […]

April 29, 2016


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We photographed Miss Kori’s parent’s wedding back in 2013 and we have loved watching their family grow.  When Kori was just a few days old we had the honor of capturing her newborn photos and its hard to believe its already time for 6 month pictures!  Its crazy how fast they change! We look forward […]

April 29, 2016


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We have been taking pictures of Charli since she was a newborn and have since taken many pictures for their family.  We got the pleasure of taking Charli’s big sister’s senior pictures this summer and of course Charli got to make a guest appearance! 🙂 Charli has to be the most photogenic child EVER.  She […]

April 26, 2016


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This was our first year offering Spring Mini Sessions, and with no idea when things would start turning green we picked a date and prayed that it would be pretty.  Well April got here and things started blooming and we had high hopes that everything would look very “springy” by the time our Spring Minis […]

April 22, 2016


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