I first met Maria when I photographed her sister, Christiana’s, wedding a few years ago. I loved working with their family because they are so warm and welcoming. When I finished Christiana’s wedding, Maria messaged me to say she loved working with me and couldn’t wait for her future wedding so she could hire me […]

I first met Erin when she was a student at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois. Who knew our sweet babysitter was going to become one of my lovely clients??! I am always completely flattered to capture a wedding day of someone I know from my personal life. In fact, it intimidates me to death! […]

So happy to *finally* blog this engagement session. Sydney and Jacob were so patient this spring waiting for, well, SPRING! As all of us Central Illinois residents know, the weather didn’t turn until about two weeks ago, so we were thrilled with this day. Sydney really wanted to wait for some greenery to show through […]

Jackie and Matthew’s gorgeous March wedding started off with getting ready pictures at the Marriott in Normal, Illinois. The day was perfect – with the best weather we’d had all year –  and I was happy to be reconnecting with a couple that feel like old friends. Jackie and Matthew’s relationship is so endearing, and […]

First weddings of the new year are always exciting, but this year, the first wedding of the year fell on the first weekend of the year – which made for a sunny and snowy wedding day. We all know January in Illinois means it is going to be cold, however, this weekend in particular broke […]