Growing up, my family would visit Allerton Park every year for different festivals that took place there. Between the art and sculptures that sprawls across the vast acreage, Allerton is unlike any other place that I have been to. I feel so fortunate that the university (that now owns the property) allows weddings and private […]

Oh, how I have loved working with Shauntel and Valerie! Their day came many *years* in the making and it is such an honor to shoot their wedding knowing how much time and energy they have spent planning and saving for their big day. After shooting their engagement session earlier this year and hearing more […]

What can I say about these two that these pictures do not show. They are beautiful inside and out. I have loved working with these two ladies over the past year on their upcoming wedding in September. I cannot wait to photograph their beautiful nuptials at one of my favorite venues, Allerton Park in Monticello. […]

Shannon and Jordan were married on a beautiful and HOT day in June at Allerton Park in Monticello, Illinois. Holly, from Holly Birch Photography, asked me to second shoot this wedding with her and I was so excited to see a wedding ceremony at Allerton. I grew up going to the park for different events, […]