It was a bright and sunny Saturday afternoon as Ryan and I drove down the road to Buxton Farms for Brooke and Cole’s October wedding. This was Buxton Farms first wedding, and the couldn’t have had a more perfect couple to break in the venue. I left Ryan with Cole to get him prepped and …
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Our Halloween Fun| Conklin’s Barn II Dinner Theatre
So I’m still in the midst of editing photos since I just got my replacement laptop and software late last week. And since today is Halloween I thought I ought to share something a little Halloween-y. 😉 I’m not hugely into Halloween. I’ve never really decorated for it or gotten into the whole getting dressed …
Some Fire Tips…
So I figure I’m in a unique position (since I’m one of the few people I know who has had a house fire) to offer some advice about what we learned from our little situation. So here’s some things I would recommend so that if you ever (Heaven Forbid!) have a house fire, you’ll be …
Harper Nicole Wentworth | Newborn Photography | Decatur, IL
I was so excited to meet Jill and Jason at the beginning of the month to take pictures of their new sweet Harper Nicole. Jill contacted me around 2 months before she was due to get everything figured out for the newborn session – so needless to say – I was so excited to finally …
One Week Later…
I wish I currently had something else to post about, but our current situation has kind of taken over my life. I find it interesting that I’m not as upset by all this as I thought I’d be. Sure I’m frustrated, and exhausted, and horribly inconvenienced, but I haven’t really had the break down point …
Erin & Dan’s Trash the Dress Session | Mt. Zion, IL
I was really excited when Erin emailed me about doing a Trash the Dress session with her and Dan. Erin and I went to high school together and I was super excited to see her again and to do my first Trash the Dress (although we didn’t really trash her dress). Erin looked absolutely gorgeous …
The Day Our Lives Changed…
This past Monday morning, October 10, was an interesting day for us. It’s a day that has changed our lives completely. It was around 4:30 in the morning, Ryan and I were in bed, when I heard a sound out in the kitchen. At first I thought it was someone in our house going through our things, rifling …
Abigail Grace’s Newborn Session | Effingham, IL | Newborn Photography
I was so excited when Jill called me to tell me that the Keitel’s sweet little angel had finally arrived! Miss Abigail Grace weighed in at 7 lbs. when she was born on September 23rd in St. Louis and she is absolutely perfect. I was thrilled to meet this little baby in person, hold her, …
Decatur Character Shoot | Decatur, IL | Commercial Photography
It’s been almost a month ago now that I was asked to come over to Hendricks & Carr and take pictures of some historical figures for the Decatur Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Jeff Hendricks is a very dear friend of mine and I was thrilled to see him again and help him out with …
Justin & Alex’s Wedding | Decatur, IL | Wedding Photography
It was a beautiful sunny fall day when Ryan and I arrived at Holy Family Catholic Church in Decatur, IL for Justin & Alex’s wedding. Everyone was there, ready and excited for the day and festivities. I got some quick shots of the girls while they were getting ready and took some detail photos and …