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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!

The setting? Carmon’s in Champaign, with the girls in one bridal suite and the guys in the next one over. As I arrived to Anna and the girls, I was met with such a chill atmosphere – just what I hope every wedding morning is like! The girls all took turns getting Anna ready into […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

The Coey Farm, Urbana, Illinois July 8, 2017 I first met Kelly + Kyle for a Starbucks date to talk wedding details. In the first few minutes of meeting them I could tell that they were both very loving individuals who love to have fun and joke around. Their engagement session was a testament to that, as […]

Sara Shively Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School – Class of 2017 When Brandon finished college, he very quickly accepted a job with a local family selling seed. In his many years of service for Todd Shively, we got to know his family as well. Stephanie, Todd’s wife, spoiled Brandon most days with homemade gourmet lunches and was […]

WOW, you guys! What a year it has been! As the year comes to a close, I find myself looking back on this past year. So many things have taken place throughout 2016 in both life and business. Mager Image is officially three years old, and although I have days where this journey is tough, […]

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] I was so excited for Meredith and Jordan’s engagement session! You’ve seen these two before, when I did a sweetheart session of them on her family’s farm outside of Champaign. When I saw Jordan finally popped the question, I was so incredibly happy for these two! The cherry […]

Nancy has been a friend of the family for years! I did her older brother, JT’s senior photos a few years back, but this year it’s Nancy’s turn. Nancy also chose to add on professional makeup to round out her senior experience, and as usual, Brittany didn’t disappoint! We headed outside of Paxton to explore […]

Three years ago today, I started my day a nervous wreck. Truth be told, I was a nervous wreck for about two days leading up to that day. I cleaned every piece of equipment I owned, double triple checked my to-do lists, studied tips and tricks I had learned over the past year, and it […]

Michigan City Beach + Lighthouse, Michigan City, Indiana Love birds since college, Grant and Kailyn talked about where she wanted to say “yes” on their first date. After seeing a photo of a lighthouse in the sushi restaurant, she mentioned her love for lighthouses and said she would love to have the man of her […]

Prairie Glass House, Champaign, IL A few weeks ago, news spread all over my Facebook feed about the newest upcoming wedding venue to the Champaign area. Prairie Glass House is the home of Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope who have now decided to turn their property into a venue for both small intimate events or larger wedding […]

Meadowbrook Park, Urbana, IL In my experience, most clients book their photographer a few steps into the process of planning their wedding. For Maisie, I was one of the first people she talked to (even before she decided on her venue!), and could tell she was super excited. If I’m being honest, I was not […]