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!
September 27, 2023
Rustic Elegance Meets Barn Bliss: A Dream Wedding at Miller Farm Barns, Gifford, IL Ladies (and gents), prepare to be wowed! If you’re on the hunt for some swoon-worthy wedding inspo, you’ve landed in the right place. I recently had the privilege of capturing a wedding extravaganza at the picturesque Miller Farm Barns in Gifford, […]
July 25, 2023
An Easygoing Engagement Session at Riverbend Forest Preserve, Mahomet, Illinois How did you meet? We first met in high school, but it never went anywhere. We went our separate ways and reconnected 2 years ago after I moved back to the area. One night Ethan decided to message me on Facebook and one thing led […]
July 20, 2023
Romantic Spring Engagement Photos in Downtown Champaign, IL How did you meet? Johnny and I met when we both moved to Champaign the summer of 2019. After our first date we were inseparable and loved being together as much as possible! The Proposal Story Johnny and I were planning our 2 year anniversary and deciding […]
the latest blog posts...
July 26, 2022
Summer Wedding at the iHotel Conference Center, Champaign, IL
June 4, 2022
A Classic Wedding at University Place Christian Church & iHotel, Champaign, IL
March 21, 2022
A Fun Dusty Blue Winter Wedding at the Carriage House in Altamont, IL Now THIS wedding deserves a little extra special attention, because within the photos below you’ll recognize someone VERY special to this photographer’s heart. Kasey was not only a high school classmate of mine, but has been a second shooter at a handful […]
July 20, 2023
Romantic Spring Engagement Photos in Downtown Champaign, IL How did you meet? Johnny and I met when we both moved to Champaign the summer of 2019. After our first date we were inseparable and loved being together as much as possible! The Proposal Story Johnny and I were planning our 2 year anniversary and deciding […]
April 2, 2023
Blossoming Love: Caitlin + Ben’s Allerton Park Engagement Hello, wonderful readers! Spring had finally arrived, filling the air with the sweet scent of blooming flowers, and love was in full bloom. I had the privilege of joining Caitlin and Ben for their engagement session at the enchanting Allerton Park in Monticello, Illinois. Our adventure began […]
March 23, 2023
Rural Paxton Fall Engagement Session, Illinois When you’ve got 83 blog posts sitting in drafts, it means going wayyyy back in time! So far back in fact, that these two are already married! But it doesn’t mean I didn’t LOVE their engagement session, in fact, it was a fall favorite! So for today’s #throwbackthursday, we’re […]
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 […]
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 […]
