When I discuss the timeline for wedding day with a bride, I always ask if she is interested in doing a First Look. Some brides know what a First Look is, others ask for an explanation. A First Look is when the bride and groom opt to see each other before the ceremony and just …
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Blair-Williams Wedding | Springfield, IL
It was a beautiful sunny day on a Sunday afternoon when family and friends arrived in Farmersdale, IL to witness Jennifer and Chris vowing to love each other forever more. I took Chris & Jen’s engagement pictures in June this year and I was really looking forward to taking their wedding pictures. Jennifer is such …
Jason & Gina Engagement Shoot
Jason & Gina drove all the way to Sullivan to meet up with me for their engagement photos. We were blessed with absolutely gorgeous weather on the day of the shoot so I was ecstatic! We started off taking some pictures in the square in Sullivan in this cute little corner. And then went over …
Labor Day Weekend Wedding
We had a busy weekend over Labor Day weekend. I had both an engagement shoot and a wedding scheduled for the weekend. With all the new information I have been learning from Jasmine Star and the creativeLIVE team, I was super excited to start using some of it for the wedding on Sunday. So what …
Olive Madison’s Newborn Photos
I felt so incredibly lucky that Raedena let me come over and meet her precious little girl, Olive, and snap some pictures of her! Olive is absolutely adorable (although with parents like hers – she was just destined to be a cutie)! I had never really done a newborn session, so I learned a lot …
Absorbing Knowledge Like a Sponge
I’ve been learning a lot lately. As I mentioned last week, I was participating in creativeLIVE‘s amazing online Wedding Photography Workshop with the fabulous Jasmine Star. It was amazing! I still haven’t finished watching all the videos, but I’ve already learned so much! So HUGE thanks to the whole creativeLIVE team for all their hard …
Leighton One Year Old Pictures
I was so excited when Kathy Althoff asked me if I would take pictures of her one year old granddaughter Leighton. Leighton is such a cutie – and she looks just like her daddy, Scott. Dark brown hair, big blue eyes, and such a serious little face. She is precious! We just kept trying to …
Showin’ Some Love #5
It’s Friday again so it’s time for this week’s Showin’ Some Love. * New BeddingI posted up the pictures of the new bedding I bought on here a couple weeks ago. Well I finally got it on the bed and I’m thrilled! I feel like with every new project completed, every new item purchased for …
Max Vespa Senior Photos
I had so much fun taking Max’s senior photos. He is a very handsome young man and has a great sense of humor. He works for the Harristown Fire Department and he’s taking classes at Richland to become a fireman for a living. We took some photos at the studio first and then headed out …
This Week…
Hello all. I have a busy week ahead of me this week. Senior photo session today for Max Vespa, family photos in Allerton Park on Saturday and One Year Old pictures on Sunday. It’s been a little over a week since my last official photo session so I’m looking forward to getting back into what …