With the holidays approaching, I thought now might be the perfect time to talk about something that I think is pretty important – social media self care. Obviously, self care in general is super important, but I think taking care of ourselves with relation to social media is just as vital and often overlooked. Honestly …
Adam & Shannon Engaged | Decatur, IL
I get to share a super special couple with you guys today! Long before I owned Green Tree Media, I was an intern at a local advertising agency – Jones + Thomas. Some of my fondest memories are from my days working there. At the time, J+T was quite big and I got to work …
Marlee’s Eight Month Session | Sullivan, IL
Well here we are and our little sweet pea is already 8 months old. Seriously where did the time go? It feels like just yesterday we were up in Michigan meeting her for the first time. But here we are with a little 8 month old girl who continually brightens our days! From the very …
My Favorite Way to Print Our Daily Memories
I’ve said it many a time before but you guys know how much importance I place on photos and not just taking them but printing them. You’ve seen our walls where we have photos displayed and you’ve probably seen in the past that I always make a photo album of Ryan and my’s annual photo …
Everett E One Year Photography | Springfield, IL
If you’ve been here for a while you are sure to recognize today’s family! I feel so infinitely blessed for that first message from Erin when she scheduled an anniversary session for her and Dan. That first session lead to the blossoming of one of the most important and valuable frienships I have! I’ve had …
Finding “Normal”
Now that the rush of busy season is mostly behind us, I feel like we’re finally getting back into a more “normal” routine, which is always good and bad. It’s great for us as family, for balance in my home, work, and personal life. It’s good for me to recharge and find that balance again. …
Holiday Heartache for the Childless
I know my blogging regularity has slipped as of late and I promise there are a couple of good reasons for it. I also feel bad that I’ve not had time to really just sit and write for you guys lately either. So today I wanted to talk about a topic that I know is …
Thanksgiving 2017
Well it’s been over a week, but I finally had a minute to sit down and share a little peek into our Thanksgiving festivities this year. This was Marlee’s first Thanksgiving, which meant we made some changes to our usual crazy busy day. For the past 13 years that Ryan and I have been together, …
Codee B Senior Photography | LSA Decatur
It’s Wednesday and I’ve got another awesome LSA senior to share with you! Today I get to share the ever awesome Miss Codee! I had the immense pleasure of meeting Codee at Daniel’s pre-session consultation and she tagged along at Daniel’s session too where she was exceptional “light lady” (if you’ve had a session with …
Floyd Family Photography | Decatur, IL
I feel like the journal is just full of beautiful people and family’s right now with the crazy busy fall schedule we had! Today I get to share another long time family I’ve had the immense joy of working with! I’ve been photographing this beautiful bunch since these kiddos were little itty bitty. I mean …