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April 22, 2025

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 […]

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April 8, 2025

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 […]

March 18, 2025

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 […]

March 4, 2025

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 […]

February 25, 2025

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 […]

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February 4, 2025

It’s finally time to share Emily and Sean’s engagement photos in downtown Champaign! We got to explore a few different locations for this session, which is always so fun for me. Emily is a Pinterest babe and had a whole organized board with engagement and wedding inspiration pictures, and I LOVED it. This is such […]

January 21, 2025

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 […]

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January 14, 2025

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 […]

December 10, 2024

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 […]

November 19, 2024

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 […]

October 29, 2024

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 […]

October 15, 2024

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 […]

October 8, 2024

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 […]

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September 24, 2024

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 […]

September 3, 2024

An Exciting Engagement Session at Indian Caves. I am beyond excited to share Megan and Cole’s engagement photoshoot at Indian Caves at Perry Park with you! As you’ll see, the water levels were perfect and we got to do some exploring. The water levels vary at this location, so I never know what I’m walking […]

August 20, 2024

Click Now to Explore Downtown Champaign with Liz and Nico! Liz and Nico are back! This time for their downtown Champaign, IL engagement session. While they were planning their destination wedding, we decided to meet up for a quick photoshoot. These two are from Cissna Park, IL and I’ve had the opportunity to hang out […]

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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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December 6, 2023

Anna + Jake: A Riverside Romance in Autumn I recently had the pleasure of capturing Anna and Jake’s engagement session, and let me tell you, it was a real-deal adventure. We found ourselves back at the Indian Caves along the river in Bourbonnais, and the setting was nothing short of magic. The weather gods decided […]

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November 29, 2023

Fun, Love, and a Dash of Fall Magic: Leslie and Ryan’s Engagement Session I met Leslie + Ryan at one of my favorite fall destinations: Dogtown. It’s a secret little spot I just so happen to have special permission to use, and the minute those leaves start to turn, I set my sights for it! […]

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November 26, 2023

Sunset, Style, and a Whole Lot of Love Kinze and Devin’s Unfiltered Engagement Session Alright, listen up. We got Devin, the farm dude who wasn’t exactly thrilled about the whole engagement photo thing. Then, there’s Kinze, the fashion queen from Chic N’ Threads Boutique, bringing the style game like it’s a runway show in the […]

Chic N' Threads boutique owner Kinze rocking a stunning teardrop ring against the fall sunset on Devin's family farm.

November 1, 2023

Love Among the Leaves: Tara + Paul’s Allerton Park Fall Engagement Session Hey there, fellow fall enthusiasts! Today, we’re diving into a tale as old as time – well, maybe not that old, but it’s definitely a love story worth sharing, and we’re once again throwing it back in time. Tara and Paul’s engagement session […]

October 23, 2023

Join us in celebrating Wade and Colie’s love story with a captivating engagement session amongst apple trees. Discover the real, powerful, and colorful moments we captured during their autumn romance.

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October 2, 2023

A Cozy Fall Engagement Session in Peoria, IL Hey there! Fall is just around the corner, and it got me reminiscing about a wonderful engagement session I had last autumn in Peoria, Illinois. The leaves were turning, and love was in the crisp, cool air. Fall is such a romantic season, don’t you think? Marissa […]

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 […]

March 22, 2023

Allerton Country Barns Engagement Session It might have been cold with a wind chill that made it feel like -20, but Lindsay & Cody handled it like champs. You can’t see me behind the camera, but while these two were in one layer, I was photographing them with four, and STILL cold! My favorite series […]

March 16, 2023

Midwest Family Farm Engagement Session Chelsea + Nick met up with me and Jess on what felt like the windiest, coldest, sunniest day of the year. Despite all the weather factors working against us, I’m absolutely in love with these photos! We ended up learning that cows, in fact, get the zoomies! Much like dogs […]

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