I had been looking forward to Michael and Carrie’s engagement session since I met with Carrie back in early September. I love meeting my couples ahead of time and brainstorming ideas for their engagement sessions. Both the meeting and engagement session really give me a feel for who they are and it helps them to …
The Journal
One Month After…
So yesterday officially marked one month since the fire that destroyed our home. And while it often feels as though no progress has been made and that we are no closer to life resuming it’s normal pattern – when we take the time to step back and look at the big picture – we are …
RC & Andrea’s Wedding | Edwardsville, IL | Wedding Photography
Ryan and I were so excited to be heading down to Edwardsville a couple weeks ago for RC and Andrea’s wedding! We were both looking forward to getting away from everything that was going on here, but more so we were excited to see the bride and groom and their families! Andrea is such a …
My First Web Blog! | Showin’ Some Love :)
Okay – so I’ve never done one of these before but I thought I’d give it a try today… Just for fun and to see what you guys think. Let me know if you like it or not so I’ll know if I should do one of these again 🙂 Contact Me | Visit My Website …
Cole & Brooke Brownback’s Wedding | Buxton Farms, Sullivan, IL | Wedding Photography
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 …
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 …