You may recall that my brother, Joel, and his wife, Stacey, added twins to our family earlier this year. Well this past week, we got to spend a lot of time with these little four-month-old men while their mommy and daddy went on a little trip. August and Shepherd spent the week with their Nonni …
Stephen Decatur Rose Society Presentation
On Monday this week, I was incredibly honored to be asked to speak at the Stephen Decatur Rose Society meeting. Actually, they wanted to be sure I was free so they asked me if I would be free to speak way back in January. I’ve given presentations to 8th graders, high school students, and other …
Dan & Erin Anniversary Photography | Springfield, IL
Words cannot begin to express how special this session is today and how incredibly ecstatic I am to finally get to share this with all of you! Those of you who’ve followed my journal for any length of time have undoubtedly seen Dan and Erin many times. I’ve been blessed to photograph these two gorgeous …
My Thoughts on Hair & Make up in Senior Portraits
I’m doing something a little different today and just sitting in front of the camera and sharing some thoughts with you all over on my YouTube channel. Forgive me if I’m not fantastic at this – I’m an introvert by nature and talking isn’t my strong suit. Writing has always been a far easier way …
The Miller Family Photography | Decatur, IL
I am so over the moon to get to share this sweet family of four with all of you! We’ve gotten to know Lindsey and Will a little bit over the past two years we’ve been attending Renaissance. Lindsey runs the nursery for Ren and Will is in charge of the ushers. They are two …
National Foodwork Services Product Shoot
When my former boss, Mike Carr of Hendricks & Carr Marketing, calls – I’m always thrilled to grab my gear and head out to help. Mike called me in because he had got some new photography gear and things weren’t syncing up properly. Since he was working on a deadline and the part he needed …
Baby Journey: Waiting for Baby…
I know I haven’t really shared any updates here on our baby journey. And honestly, it’s because we don’t really have any news to share. I wish when people asked me about it that I had something interesting to tell you or some positive thing to say, but really we’re just back to waiting… and …
July THRIVE | Tandem Bikes and Pedal Boats
I’m so excited to share another THRIVE shoot with you all! You guys know how much I love working with THRIVE. I so enjoy our monthly meetings – spending time chatting, planning and getting to know all these amazing people is such a pleasure! For the July issue, I was lucky enough to get to …
4th of July 2016
I have many a thought as I sit here pondering what to write with regards to this holiday this year. Here in the United States, many people will gather together over this weekend. They’ll have cookouts and barbecues. They’ll spend time with friends and families. And then they ooh and aah as we launch fireworks …
Gwen Elizabeth Newborn Photography | Decatur, IL
I’m so excited to get to share this sweet little lady with all of you today! Oh! I cannot tell you how happy I was when Sarah and Sean shared their exciting news – they were pregnant with little one number three! And then when they shared that this little one was going to be …