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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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This fun and outgoing little girl turns two TODAY! We had a great time chasing her around to capture her personality.  Be sure and check out her jean jacket, her mom made her the jacket with patches of all her “favorite” things right now. What a fun keepsake! We hope you have a fantastic birthday […]

October 30, 2017


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When we were corresponding with Erin about getting her maternity photos set up she said something that stuck out to me.  She said these are moments you can’t get back so having maternity photos are important to me.  How true is that, and so special that she let us be the ones to capture these […]

October 29, 2017


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You might remember the mini session we did with Lauren and her show cattle earlier this fall. We recently did her full session with the beautiful fall colors, and finished it off with some super fun pictures in the pasture with her cattle.  What is better than the glam of a prom dress, an old […]

October 26, 2017


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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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We did Kailee’s full session back this summer on what was one of the hottest days in July.  We met up this month on a BEAUTIFUL fall day to do some more pictures.  When planning a fall session you can guess when you think the trees will be pretty but you never know when the […]

October 19, 2017


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We love when we get to meet new families! So of course we were excited to meet the Thurman family and capture these photos for them. We met them at Weinberg King State Park outside of Augusta and used one of our favorites in the fall, golden rod, that just so happened to coordinate with […]

October 18, 2017


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Megan and Rickey are another extra special couple to us. (It’s the year of extra special couples: high school friends, family friends and even family!)  Rickey and I were friends growing up and our families were close family friends. Most Superbowl Sundays and New Year’s Eves were spent at his house.  And though Megan hasn’t […]

October 16, 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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When your cousin asks you to be their wedding photographer of course the answer is YES! I am so happy that Riley asked us to be a part of their wedding.  She recently started PT school and her schedule is CRAZY, so finding a time to do engagement pictures was a bit challenging. But we […]

October 11, 2017


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The Janssen boys were a first for us, our first ever set of triplets! What a unique opportunity to get to photograph them together as well as individually to highlight their individual personalities.  It was a fun first, and we are so excited to share some of our favorites from their session! Save

October 10, 2017


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