You know… over the past few years, I’ve really learned a lot! And I mean a LOT! Between our whole journey through infertility and adoption, going to school for counseling, and becoming a mom of a beautiful little girl – there has been a lot of new information for me to absorb. And these new …
Rutherford Family Photography | Decatur, IL
I’m so excited to share this gorgeous family with all of you! You may recognize Sean and Sarah’s family who I’ve been blessed to photograph every year the last several years. I just adore them, so I was absolutely elated to get to meet the rest of Sarah’s family and capture this beautiful bunch! We …
Brag Books for Mom
I designed these sweet little books for our mom’s back in May for Mothers Day, but we had so many fun sessions to share – I kept forgetting to post them here for you guys. Well I decided today is the day and I’m sharing them with you because they’re just too cute not to …
Pezzelle Twins Two Year Photography | Decatur, IL
Okay! So I gave you guys a hint of this session right after July 4th but I hadn’t had a chance to go through all these pictures yet. So now that I have – I wanted to share my little nephew’s 2 year old session! We’ve been so blessed to watch these two handsome little …
Smith Family Photography | Decatur, IL
I’m so thrilled to get to share this sweet family of four with you today! Every year, I donate a certain number of sessions to auctions and I’m always excited and curious to see who gets each one. This beautiful family of four was the winner of my Our Lady of Lourdes auction basket and …
A Mini Family Get Away
Over the past weekend, we were blessed with an opportunity to go and spend some time with Ryan’s family up at Kishauwau Country Cabins. We began the drive north and Ryan’s mom contacted us to let us know that there was no cell reception where we were staying… And honestly – I was totally okay …
My Journey with God
I haven’t shared anything real or raw in a while and today I feel like this is something I should share with you all. For those who’ve been reading a long here for a while or who actually know me – you may have read about our story to find Marlee through infertility adn the …
Baby O’s First 48 | Brand New Baby Photography
Some of you know that one of my best friends is my fellow photographer, Sarah, of Sarah Jane Photography. We actually met at another local photographer’s retirement sale and we both laugh that the other was the best thing we got that day. We laugh… but for me – it’s definitely true. Sarah’s friendship has …
Alanna’s Rainbow Baby Fine Art Piece
You may recall on Wednesday last week that I shared my sweet friend, Alanna’s, maternity session with all of you. And today I get to share her rainbow baby fine art piece. I knew for quite a while that I was going to get to do these portraits and I knew some of Alanna’s story, …
4th of July 2018
I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July. Growing up Ryan and I both had fun celebrating this holiday with family. For me, our family got together down in Pana and watched their fireworks and spent the evening hanging out playing with sparklers and stuff. We still enjoyed celebrating the festivities as the …