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!
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
October 25, 2022
Gloomy Day Engagement Session at Green Acres Sportsman’s Club, Roberts, IL Another throw back for you… Ashten & Colton! Where are they now? Married and newly EXPECTING! Ahh, I’m so excited for these two to add to their family! It was a few years back now… but I remember meeting up with these two at […]
October 19, 2022
Fall Engagement Session at River Bend Forest Preserve, Mahomet, IL An oldie but a goodie! We took these photos a couple YEARS ago, but since they’re one of my favorite couples of all time, I couldn’t leave out their fall session! We met up in Mahomet and literally had so much fun we walked all […]
August 1, 2022
Weldon Springs State Park Summer Engagement Session, Clinton, IL
July 20, 2022
Rural Cissna Park Area Engagement Session
April 25, 2022
First Date Engagement Session at the Harvest Moon Drive-In, Gibson City, IL
April 15, 2022
Summer Pondside Engagement Session at Sunset, Paxton, IL
March 26, 2022
Charming Fall Engagement Session on the U of I Campus, Champaign, IL I could go on and ON about these two, but since this is a catch-up post I’ll keep it short and save it for their EPIC wedding photos! Brett + Ismael (Ish) met up with me on the U of I Campus and […]
March 11, 2022
Summertime Family Farm Engagement Session
July 2, 2021
Ok, I’m excited to put Sara + Clint up here today because TOMORROW, July 3rd, is their big day!! So in the next 2 weeks you will be seeing a lot of them! We headed to downtown Champaign at Sipyard Alley for their shoot and damn I love it here! Sara had the perfect outfit […]
June 16, 2021
OK YOU GUYS!! I have waited for this girl to find her man forever…..and she finally has him and he’s freaking PERFECT for her!!! Kasey and I go way back. We went to High School together and Kasey has second shot for me for quite a few weddings and she attends a lot of the […]
May 26, 2021
Indian Caves Spring Engagement Session, Bourbonnais, IL What an adventure this session was! But damn was it worth it!! Initially we wanted to try Perry Farm Park, and I couldn’t remember ever working there so I googled the location and noticed this location nearby named Indian Caves and it looked so cool and unique and […]
May 12, 2021
Biltmore Estate & Winery Engagement Session, Asheville, NC YOU. GUYS. This engagement session is so kick ass you’re not going to want to skip over any of it, but it’s LONG, so grab some coffee and STRAP IN. When Allison and I were chatting about plans for their engagement session, she mentioned meeting me at […]
May 10, 2021
I know you are all thinking WTF Em….snow!? Just a little behind here so I thought I needed to recap Lindsay + Dylan’s winter engagement session before it’s 100 degrees out 😂 We ventured to Ten Mile Grove right outside of Paxton for a last minute change to get some snowy pictures. This is one […]
March 26, 2021
FINALLY, winter is over!! While cold weather is still fresh in our brains, I’ve got to recap at Erin + Anthony’s winter engagement session in downtown Champaign! Erin was a Mager Image senior way back when so I was really excited to get to capture another milestone for her! Erin is honestly almost TOO SWEET […]
January 6, 2021
I’ve always loved going to Allerton Mansion but this one was extra special! Samantha + JT wanted somewhere classy, upscale, fit for dressier outfits so I instantly thought Allerton Mansion is the PERFECT place. I loved their outfit choices! They were so classy and I loved that they took the dressier approach to it because […]
October 30, 2020
There is nothing better than that golden hour sunset, especially at Middlefork Forest Preserve. It is one of my go-to places because there is so much to offer out there. I mean gooooood lord the Midwest does bless us with killer sunsets and I’m so thankful because I get to photograph them. A beautiful sunset […]
April 10, 2020
You may have seen Holly + Caleb’s most perfect fall wedding on the blog already. So I couldn’t NOT share their engagement session!! I love shooting at places I’ve never been, so it was a breath of fresh air to go down to Carbondale Illinois for Holly + Caleb’s engagement session! I’d never been to […]
April 1, 2020
Sydney + Jared had been waiting for the perfect snowy day for their engagement session. Well folks…the waiting paid off!! The day we went out it wasn’t supposed to actually snow but it did and it made for the most perfect, romantic winter engagement session BUT damn it was COLD!!! Jared wore BOAT SHOES the […]
