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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 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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Calling all 2017 Graduating Seniors! We know it may seem early but now is the time to start thinking about your senior sessions. With your busy schedules due to sports and other activities its a great idea to think ahead.  Be thinking about if you want a summer, fall or winter session or possibly all […]

April 22, 2016


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We have been capturing photos of Rylan since her 1st birthday.  We love watching our little clients grow, and feel honored that parents trust us to capture these special memories.  In honor of Rylan’s third birthday we have included a photo that shows how much she has grown over the last couple years.  Happy Birthday […]

April 21, 2016


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We met Kortney last fall when photographing her friend Katie’s wedding.  She was Katie’s personal assistant so we spent pretty much all day with Kortney.  She was our go to girl that day, and she was a photographer’s dream! She was so organized!  {Little tip for all you brides out there, have a close friend […]

April 13, 2016


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Engagement sessions are one of our FAVORITES, so what better way to come back from maternity leave than with an engagement session!  In addition to our love of engagement sessions it allows engaged couples to get to know us as their photographers before the wedding day. Katie found us through one of our previous brides […]

April 16, 2015


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We can’t even begin to tell you how much we LOVED being a part of Craig and Kristina’s special day. They have to be the sweetest couple of all time. How many brides do you know would start the day by giving their photographer a gift? I was 37 weeks pregnant at the time of […]

April 14, 2015


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