A beautiful classic styled shoot at The Cadillac I am beyond excited to share this one on the blog. You have no idea! This classic styled shoot at The Cadillac in Paxton, IL was so much fun. And the vendor team? Out of this world. Seriously, if you are getting married, just contact these amazing […]

A laid back summer engagement session | Kailey + Drew This is an OLD one, but this engagement session deserves it’s spot here on the blog! This is Kailey and Drew and we did this session at Middle Fork Campground one summer before their wedding. They wanted to get in the water for a few […]

Abigail & Nolan’s Beautiful Golden Hour Engagement Session at Lake of the Woods Abigail and Nolan’s engagement session at Lake of the Woods in Mahomet, IL, was nothing short of magical. Shot by my talented associate, Kaula, this session perfectly captures the golden hour glow that we both adore. Lake of the Woods offers the […]

This week we have Ciara and Ethan’s beautiful downtown Champaign engagement session on the blog! And even though it was still February, Ciara’s pretty spring dress gave the feeling of all things spring.  We started out right near the old Dallas and Company store in downtown Champaign. From there we walked down some different paths […]

Meet Danielle and Ross! This will be the first of many times these two sweethearts will be on the blog. But a little backstory, Ross originally reached out to me looking to schedule a sweetheart session for his wife. He knew that he wanted it to be on a semi-regular basis and wanted to chat […]

Jessica and Mathew’s Beautiful Day at Pear Tree Estate This is one blog post that has been a LONG time coming! Not just because I suck at keeping the blog up-to-date, but because I knew this would be a LONNNGGGG one. I first met Jessica when she was a client wayyyy back in the day […]

Spring Engagement Photos at Maxwell Park for Cassandra + Brian This week I am so excited to share Cassandra and Brian’s spring engagement photos with you! These two had a specific location in mind when we chatted about their engagement session. I had never been there before, but I never shy away from a new […]

I’m so excited to share Katelyn and Eli’s engagement session on the blog today! We met at their family’s property for this session, and it was an absolutely perfect evening. Some of my very favorite engagement sessions happen on my couples’ family properties. Just like Evie and Joshua’s engagement session last fall! So I never […]

These two may look familiar from last week’s blog post. Today we have Emily and Sean’s big day at Carmon’s in Champaign! This venue was going through a change in ownership right around this time. Which, hello stress, but Emily’s coordinator totally kicked ass and handled everything with ease so Emily could enjoy her day. […]

Y’all my bestie is HAWT. I toyed around with the idea of couples boudoir sessions for yeaaarrrsss, and when she & I planned a session with her hubby, I was hyped! She gave me the confidence to try it and DUDE. They killed it. We started out in the Industrial room (a favorite) with some […]

This is a couple near and dear to my heart, and when I sought out to try out one of my first EVER boudoir sessions, they were first in line! I don’t know what took me long, because these shots are fuuuucking FIRE. These two were naturals, reading my mind pose after pose. These two […]

I’m so excited to share Mary and Josh’s gorgeous February wedding with you today! We were in a typical Illinois winter cold snap, and it was FRICKIN’ COLD. But it was also the most beautiful day for a wedding! I met them at Spruce Street Studios in Shelbyville, IL. They got ready at the big […]

Allerton Park is one of the most beautiful locations in any season! This week we have Mary and Josh on the Mager Image blog. Their engagement session was full of greenery and gorgeous florals and I’m OBSESSED! We met at Allerton Park at the peak of the season for their gardens which gave us a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Summer Photoshoot. Click Now for a Laid-Back Golden Hour Session with Leslie and Ryan.  These two love birds are back for part 2! In case you missed it, Leslie and Ryan‘s fall engagement session was on the blog a while back. It was the most beautiful evening! But we met up again for a laid-back […]

Playful pups and beautiful light for Brienne and Tyler’s engagement session. This week we have Brianne and Tyler on the blog! These two flew in from their current home in Colorado to visit family in Cissna Park. So, we got to squeeze in their engagement session while they were here. I asked Brianne where she […]

Click Now To See This Year’s First Fall Session On The Blog! Throwing it way back into the archives for this week’s blog post! It’s always fun to bring back some older photos, and this session is giving all the fall color. Fall sessions are some of my favorites of all time. Like Anna and […]

It’s time to feature Katelyn and Calvin’s GORGEOUS September wedding on the blog this week and I am so excited for you to see these images!