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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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Breana & Robert traveled back from Springfield for their engagement session so we could take their photos at Breana’s grandparents house on Little Swan Lake.  We had heard of Little Swan before but never actually been out there and, wow! It was gorgeous.  It was such a fun place to shoot and we loved that […]

September 28, 2016


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Now we aren’t saying all engagement sessions aren’t special because they are, but this one was EXTRA special. You see Ali is my cousin, well actually my 2nd cousin but what’s the difference, am I right?!?! It has been so much fun being part of Ali’s wedding planning and I am so glad that we […]

July 14, 2016


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We love new and unique ideas!  So when Ashton told us she wanted to do part of her engagement session in a greenhouse we were 110% on board!  We couldn’t wait, and if you ask us it was the best idea ever! Frese Ornamental Nursery in Quincy was so accommodating. They stocked the hydrangea area […]

June 24, 2016


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We met Sara and Landon at Landon’s grandmother’s house.  It made their photos even more special being able to use her homestead for their photos.  From the Allis-Chalmers tractor for family photos to her beautiful flower garden we used for Sara’s wedding ring close ups.  We ventured all around the Guymon farms capturing different areas […]

June 14, 2016


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Allison & Austin had BEAUTIFUL weather for their engagement session.  When the day started out we were all a bit worried if it was going to clear off and give us that evening glow that we were all hoping for and sure enough it did. After already rescheduling one time due to inclement weather we […]

June 4, 2016


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We were really worried the rain was going to make us have to reschedule Ryan & Kimberly’s engagement session but it held off just long enough.  We had beautiful sun and it wasn’t until the last 15 minutes of the session that it started to cloud up and look like rain.  They met us in […]

June 3, 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 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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