For most people, the month of October means trips to apple orchards, decorating your home with pumpkins, & flannel everything. But for photographers in the midwest, October means busy season! While it never gets easier to be away from home, I think I have enjoyed this crazy month more than usual. Not only do I […]

My time with Anna & Luke at their engagement session was so fun. With the amazing September evening sky overhead, I loved laughing & getting to know these two on Saturday evening. When we weren’t chatting, you could hear the faint sound of the local restaurant’s band playing—talk about the perfect setting for a session! […]

It has always been a quiet dream of mine to watch a once Lauren Anderson Senior become a Lauren Anderson Bride, so when Sydney’s mom told me wedding bells are on the horizon, I was thrilled (while feeling slightly old)! It is always so exciting to walk with my clients through their major life events, […]

Scheduling sessions can often times be a challenge—especially when you’re hoping to capture that ideal time of day to photograph (within 1-2 hours of either sunset or sunrise). For Shannon & Sam, sunrise seemed to work best &, being a morning person, I was all for it. These two have a contagious love for one […]

I love photographing engagement sessions at locations that have meaning for my couples. Last Saturday I traveled to the Missouri Botanical Garden to meet up with Hannah & Matt—a place the two of them visited often while dating. They would spend hours walking the acres of the perfectly manicured foliage getting to know each other […]

After rescheduling once due to this crazy spring weather we’ve been having, we finally saw the sun again just in time for Katie & Matt’s engagement session. As luck would have it, there was one blooming bush left & you know I was all about it! Apart from weddings, it has been a long time […]

Fall was completely showing off for Katrina & Mark’s engagement session. The leaves were still intact & the colors were on point—it was perfect! Now we just cross our fingers & hope we get this same display (if not better!) for their wedding next October! Truly, these two are so darling together & I loved […]

Sometimes the best things in life come in the wake of tough moments. After a blind date gone wrong, some mutual friends set Breanna up with John. I’m sure those matchmakers are totally fist pumping because it worked—Bre & John are getting married next August! Spending the morning with these two was such a treat […]

This fall has been jam-packed with engagement sessions & I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t loving it! Not only am I smitten about the cool temperatures, golden sunsets & the fact that I can throw on a beanie instead of styling my hair, but I also adore the coziness it creates in images. […]

The month of October for a central Illinois photographer is typically madness. It feels like I have been constantly shooting—I’m even photographing in my sleep (in my dreams, that is)! However, amidst the “busy”, I still love the opportunity to connect with each & every person who steps in front of my camera.Last week, I […]