I was so, so thrilled after meeting with Courtney earlier this summer about her wedding next year when I received the contract in the mail from her booking her big day. I was even MORE excited when she emailed to let me know that Wade was making a surprise visit to see her and she …
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Second Shooting Gig: Emily & Jay Wedding
I love second shooting weddings! It’s so much fun to not be in control. To get to step back and pay attention to what’s happening. To catch the little moments in between the lead photographer may miss while they’re busy getting the important shots. Emily and Jay’s wedding was no different. It was a beautiful …
Tyler & Sarah Engagement | Rock Springs, Decatur, IL | Engagement Photography
I was super, super excited when Sarah called to schedule her and Tyler’s engagement session! I met with them a few months ago to discuss their wedding and I was so excited to get a chance to spend some more time with them! I’ve known Sarah for years! Her older brother was in my brothers …
2012 LSA Boys Soccer | LSA High School, Decatur, IL | Sports Photography
I was super excited to go and watch the LSA Boys soccer game. I was told that this is the first time in four years that LSA has had enough boys to actually form a soccer team. And these boys played so hard and well! I was really quite impressed! I never played soccer myself, …
Bruce & Casey Evans Wedding | Brad O Clen, Arthur, IL | Wedding Photography
I had been looking forward to Casey and Bruce’s wedding for quite a while… Ever since we first started talking about it back at Lady Palooza in Mt. Zion earlier this year! I really couldn’t have been more blessed to get to work with two such sweet and upbeat people! I have to say – …
2012 LSA Golf Meet | Hickory Point Golf Course, Decatur, IL | Sports Photography
On Monday this week I was lucky enough to get to tag along at the LSA golf teams meet at Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur. It’s been quite some time since I’ve been to a golf meet, so the golf coach, Mr. Galka, was nice enough to pick me up in his golf cart …
2012 LSA Homecoming Game | LSA Decatur, IL | Sports Photography
This past Friday, I was lucky enough to be asked to come document LSA’s homecoming celebration and game. As always – I love the excitement and friendliness of the LSA faculty, students and families. It was such fun! They had set up a bunch of games outside the gym entrance along with a bouncy castle, …
2012 LSA High School Girls Volleyball | Sports Photography
At the end of last month, I made my way over to LSA High School to help cheer on the LSA Girls Volleyball team! They played a phenomenal game against the Lady Hawks. I’ll be honest I didn’t know a lot about volleyball so I asked a couple of junior high girls how the game …
Wedding Guest Etiquette | Some Tips from a Photographer
I’ve thought about writing a post about this for some time and just hadn’t gotten around to it. But as we’re approaching our September wedding I thought this would be a good time to finally put together this blog post about wedding guest etiquette. At this point in my career I’ve been to and worked …
Tiffany & Everett Castle Wedding | Groveland, IL | Wedding Photography
This past Saturday, Ryan and I trekked up to Peoria, IL to celebrate Ryan’s cousin’s wedding. It was a small wedding of maybe 20 people in attendance (including the bridal party) but this sweet couple wouldn’t have had it any other way! There’s something very intimate and personal about these small weddings. The day becomes …