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    Well hot damn, i'm excited you're here. I'm Emily - you can call me em. 

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    I love taking adventures all over the world, photographing weddings. seniors, boudoir, and helping other photographers perfect their craft. When I have my shit together, I blog about them using way too many exclamation points. What can I say, I love my job! Grab a coffee and stay a while!

    These two flew in from California for their engagement photos and I am so excited to share them with you! It was the perfect summer evening, and these two absolutely killed it.

    July 16, 2024

    The most beautiful engagement session at Allerton Park. Jess and Mathew are back! This time for their engagement session at Allerton Park. If you remember from their surprise proposal post a few weeks back, Jess is my associate and just the best human ever. So, photographing their journey has been so much fun for me. […]

    July 9, 2024

    A few months ago, I met up with my cousin Carissa and her fiancé Jon for their outdoorsy engagement session in the heart of Bloomington, IL. 

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    July 16, 2024

    The most beautiful engagement session at Allerton Park. Jess and Mathew are back! This time for their engagement session at Allerton Park. If you remember from their surprise proposal post a few weeks back, Jess is my associate and just the best human ever. So, photographing their journey has been so much fun for me. […]

    July 9, 2024

    A few months ago, I met up with my cousin Carissa and her fiancé Jon for their outdoorsy engagement session in the heart of Bloomington, IL. 

    June 11, 2024

    A beautiful small town wedding for Casey and Adam. I could tell right away that Casey and Adam’s small town wedding day would be filled with the most beautiful details. Casey even included feathers from a turkey she shot in their floral details! After the sweetest morning of getting ready with friends and family, it […]

    A small town wedding for Casey and Adam. A full wedding party photo of everyone cheering while the groom pops a bottle of champagne and sprays it toward the camera. Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, L'erable, IL. Photo taken by Mager Image Photography.

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    July 9, 2024

    A few months ago, I met up with my cousin Carissa and her fiancé Jon for their outdoorsy engagement session in the heart of Bloomington, IL. 

    July 2, 2024

    My associate, Jess (and myself), get surprised with a proposal mid-session!

    A man holds a woman as she shows off her new engagement ring in downtown Champaign, IL

    March 26, 2024

    Love in the Heartland: Casey & Adam’s Charming Engagement Session Hey Hey, lovely people! Today, I’ve got a heartwarming story to share with you, straight from the heart of the Midwest. It’s all about Casey and Adam’s engagement session, and trust me, it’s a tale worth swooning over! We set the scene in the picturesque […]

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    October 13, 2022

    Ford Co. Fairgrounds Session with 2022 Queen, Gracelyn Greenburg

    April 30, 2022

    Gaming High-School Senior Session Guy in Downtown Paxton, IL

    January 22, 2021

    This has easily turned into my favorite blog post to share of the year. And not because it’s filled with my face over and over 😂 – but because I think it gives some fun insight to what things are really like when you’re working or shooting with me. I don’t share these photos but […]

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    March 31, 2022

    A Winter ONE-derland Cake Smash Session for MY ONE YEAR OLD BABY! Holy. Shit. How are these photos already done?! HOW are they already almost TWO months old?! Good lord – time goes so quickly. This little boy is our saving grace. He’s our spunky, energetic, bull-headed, LOUD rainbow baby born in the eye of […]

    June 25, 2021

    So the background may look familiar on these, but I decided to bring my kiddos to The Magers Family sesh that was just on the blog last week! All the Magers babes have matching outfits (thanks to Grandma Lisa) so I thought what a prime opportunity to get updated pics! We took these right after […]

    June 11, 2021

    I don’t know how time goes by so damn fast, but little Chippy is ONE!!! AHH!!! The Magers fam bam met outside of Paxton at a family friends property for these! My kiddos were there too so, stay tuned for the mini cousin shoot – spoiler, it’s damn cute! I freaking love the way these […]

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