Ryan and I went to see X-Men First Class with his family last week for my brother-in-law’s birthday. I love the X-Men movies and the theme behind them: It’s okay to be different – celebrate and be proud of your differences. I love this theme – this idea of celebrating our differences, of being proud …
The Journal
Healthy Cells Magazine | Dr. Thomas Rohde | Renew Total Body Wellness Center | Decatur, IL
Last week I was lucky enough to get to do another shoot for Healthy Cells Magazine, and this time it was for someone I was familiar with – Dr. Thomas Rohde. Before I got married and moved to Sullivan, I was a patient at Dr. Rohde’s office, Renew Total Body Wellness Center. At the time …
Ryan & Lauren Wedding | Windsor, IL | Wedding Photography
It was a warm day with hints of rain clouds in the distance, when Lauren and Ryan prepared to say forever. There was a nervous, excitement in the air and everyone was all smiles. I had been looking forward to Lauren and Ryan’s wedding since I did their engagement photos last year. I knew these …
This Weekend’s Wedding…
As Ryan and I were going over the plans for the weekend, I reminded him that we have his cousin’s wedding on Saturday. I laughed and teased that I won’t know what to do with myself just sitting at the wedding since I’m not the photographer for Andy and his lovely bride. Ryan teased right …
A Realization
Last Tuesday after my engagement session with Kristi & Phil, I was driving Ryan home from work (we’re down to one functional car right now), and I was chattering away about how much I adored my new clients – telling Ryan all the reasons why they are SO awesome and how much he would have …
Philip & Kristina’s Engagement Session | Allerton Park | Monticello, IL
Kristina contacted me a couple weeks ago via email asking me about engagement photos. Little did I know I would get to meet them so fast or that I would absolutely love this couple! I met Kristi & Phil at Allerton Park last Tuesday afternoon, and I realized right away they were happy, quirky, fun-loving …
David & Christina Wedding | Taylorville, IL | Wedding Photography
I was so excited last Saturday to be photographing David & Christina’s Wedding! These are two super sweet people who quite obviously complement each other very well. It’s wonderful when you see a couple who is just more relaxed and contented when they are together. That’s exactly the kind of relationship David and Christina have. …
Photographer’s Web Marketing Guide by Design Aglow & Zach Prez
If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you may have heard me mention my love of Design Aglow, a site that has oodles of designs, ideas, and information for professional photographers. You’ve probably also seen me mention Zach Prez, a man who writes about all the different forms of marketing available to …
Moving Forward… Joel’s College Graduation
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be able to take the trip down to Greenville, IL with my family to watch my younger brother, Joel, graduate from college. It was a very nice ceremony in one of the gyms on campus. The only downside is there was no air conditioning in the building and it …
Choices…
Every day we are given the opportunity to make a choice. Actually many choices. When we get up in the morning we choose whether to get up with the alarm or hit the snooze button. We choose what to wear, how to do our hair and make-up, whether or not to eat breakfast. There are …