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i'm emily!
Hi! I'm a coffee loving, travel-obsessed, twenty-something based out of Central Illinois. I'm lucky enough to make a living doing what I love - photographing people! I specialize in weddings (destination + local), senior portraits, + boudoir. I'm so glad you've stopped by my corner of the web, I can't wait to get to know you!
Champaign area wedding, senior, + boudoir photographer
She's a pro. We didn't have to do a thing besides do what she had instructed us to do. So easy! After seeing how beautiful our engagement pictures turned out I could NOT wait for our wedding pictures.
- Maisie
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fun facts about emily!
yoga pants or Denim?
Yoga Pants (I wear them almost every day) > Denim (I mean, does ANYONE actually like jeans?)
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MOVIES OR BOOKS?
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MOVIES!
I actually like reading books but I’m painfully slow. It only takes 2 hours to watch a movie!
favorite adult drink?
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FIREBALL
Mix it with Dr. Pepper, Angry Orchard, give me shots, or my favorite - on the rocks!
LET'S TALK ABOUT HEIGHTS?!
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You better bet I'll climb what I need to for the shot, but deep down I'm terrified.
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wedding days
I wear the same outfit every Saturday. I'm no morning person, so not having to worry about what to wear is essential, plus, I know it's comfy!
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FAVORITE GAMES?
We love hosting game nights! Popular games include Phase 10, Dutch Blitz, and our recent obsessions with board games like Catan and the Battle of Hogwarts.
are you a bride?
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As your wedding photographer, I believe that you deserve not only beautiful images, but an amazing photographic experience. Being a Mager Image Bride means I'm here every step of the way with whatever you need help with, from timeline to bustling before the reception. If you love crisp, colorful, and timeless wedding photos, then I'm your girl!
well then you've come to the right place!
are you a senior?
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Your senior year is the most important year of your high school career, and you deserve to have it documented with stunning photos to look back on. My goal is to capture the real, natural joy during such an exciting season in your life. These photos will mark your senior year for years and even generations to come. Let's create something awesome!
congrats! you're almost done!
As a boudoir photographer I feel it to be my duty to remind women that these are not "flaws" and that no matter what season of life she is in, she is beautiful, powerful, and sexy. I love providing my clients with gorgeous images and an experience that leaves them seeing themselves in a new light and feeling empowered.
every woman deserves to love every inch of herself.
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When Emily shot our wedding, she brought her husband Brandon along as her second shooter. He is just as friendly and easy to work with, and they both made the picture taking process so fun! We did not do a first look, so we had to squeeze pictures in in between the wedding and reception, but I wasn't concerned because I had seen how quickly Emily could get amazing pictures taken during our engagement shoot. We ended up with so many perfect wedding pictures and even had a little extra time between the wedding and reception!
- marti
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check out what i've been up to...
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The Most Perfectly Fall Engagement Photos with Evie and Joshua This week I have a familiar face to share here on the blog! You may recognize Evie from her days as the 2019 Miss Ford County Fair Queen. She and I got to know each other during her photoshoot at the fairgrounds and we had […]
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Buckle up folks, it’s time for the longest post of the year. Yep. It’s baaaaack. We may have taken some time off since COVID (hell, I don’t have time to be doing this one) but here we are! If you’re new here, you’ve missed my almost annual End of the Year Blog Posts. They usually […]
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Happy Holidays! I’ll be back next year. It’s been a great year, full of awesome couples celebrating the most beautiful wedding days. I can’t wait for all that 2025 has in store! Spoiler alert, it’s going to be epic. Until then, I want to wish you a happy holiday season. You can keep up to […]
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A beautiful engagement session on the Peoria Riverfront. Today we have Kasie and Austin on the blog! These two were actually not really engaged at the time of this session. I had put out a model call wanting to recreate an engagement session that I had previously shot for a couple in this Peoria riverfront […]
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Colorful Engagement Photos At Lake Of The Woods. This week we have Rachel and Eric’s engagement session at Lake Of The Woods in Mahomet! It was later in the fall, so it was a bit chilly and there wasn’t much color around. The red bridge was also under construction this day, so we went a […]
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My Favorite Time Of Year For Engagement Photos At Ten Mile Grove I’m so excited to share Katie and Jake’s pretty late fall engagement session at Ten Mile Grove! You might remember Stephanie and Jake’s wedding from wayyy back in the day. Well, Katie is Stephanie’s younger sister! I always have so much fun photographing […]
