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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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Cheyenne and Andrew’s wedding day started off with rain, and A LOT of it.  But luckily by the end of the ceremony the sun was peaking out and we were able to get outside for pictures. Which was good because they had big plans of making several stops to take outdoor photos.  One of which […]

October 24, 2017


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If you follow us and our blog very frequently you know just how much we LOVE the details.  I’m sure to some people the details are overlooked but we notice them. Whether that be because it’s our personality or just because we do this for a profession, whatever the reason we LOVE and notice the […]

October 13, 2017


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Carly & Bronson had their wedding at the beautiful Lewis Farms, and though they had dreamed of an outdoor ceremony under the big tree the weather had other plans.  When planning an outdoor ceremony you have to at some point make the call of whether you are going to move it inside or chance the […]

October 1, 2017


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Emily & Tommy’s wedding day was a special one to us.  Why you might ask… well because Emily loved our work so much after seeing us photograph her friend’s wedding last fall she asked us to travel down to southern Illinois to capture her wedding as well.  What a compliment it is for her to […]

September 15, 2017


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Kayla and Mitchell had a beautiful Friday evening wedding at Lake Hill Winery in Carthage.  We love to shoot at Lake Hill, but hadn’t been there yet this wedding season so it was great to be there and use their beautiful scenery for pictures.  Add in all the beautiful details that Kayla had planned and […]

July 19, 2017


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Ashton & Jake have a beautiful love story of God’s perfect timing. They both grew up in the same school district but due to a difference in age they never really knew each other growing up.   But just happened to connect when both being home many years later. I have so many favorites about their […]

June 29, 2017


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This year we have been privileged enough to photograph several weddings of friends of ours.  This wedding was no different.  Shelby was younger enough than me in school that I didn’t have a personal friendship with her but the Peterson family has always been friends of our family.  Our families grew up going to the […]

June 20, 2017


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If you have ever met Regan then you know he doesn’t know a stranger, he’s the guy that’s friends with everyone.  Add Karlee’s friends and very large extended family and you have one VERY loved couple. I don’t know if I’ve ever been to a wedding as big as theirs. It was so neat to […]

June 6, 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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