Meet these two high school sweethearts! Erika & Brian…there session was beyond fun and full of laughs! Just like I love them to be! I was really excited when she asked if I would go to Lewistown for their engagement session. Not going to lie, I had to look on a map and see where […]

Lindsey and Ty unfortunately scheduled their engagement session on one of the hottest days of the summer…but it sure doesn’t look like it! We met in Springfield at the Horace Mann Building which is a gorgeous spot for pictures! Not only do they have the all white overhang area with big white columns, they also […]

This engagement session has been in the works since March! We initially planned to go to Japan House while the Cherry Blossom trees were blooming, but if you were here this spring, you know that our weather was crazy so they didn’t bloom this year! Kristina actually told me about Helms Park when we met […]

The moment Samantha and I had a Skype meeting to talk about her wedding day, I knew we were going to get along great! She was fun and bubbly and so excited about her wedding day! We met for their engagement session in the downtown area of Peoria. I absolutely love Peoria! I always say […]

Want to hear a funny story?  When Hannah initially contacted me about shooting her wedding, it didn’t click for either of us that not only were our kids in the same class at school, but that her mom was also one of my kids’ teachers!  I knew her as Noah’s mom, not Hannah…and I’m sure […]

Your dog is basically your baby…they sleep with you, they are your phone screen background, so it’s natural to want to include them in your engagement pictures.  Sometimes having a dog can be tricky to get them to do what you want them do to, so here are some tips to help your session with […]

Getting in front of the camera can be intimidating…I get it!  Add in someone who you don’t know that well, in your face, telling you to do this and that!  In the blog post, I will help you go into your engagement session with confidence.   5 Best Posing Tips for your Engagement Session 1. […]

Meet Amy & Derek….also known as Courtney & John.  They both got new names as the session went along.  I honestly have no idea where I got Courtney from…but I got John from when Derek was telling me they had a John boat.  I am not great with names…even though I fully knew there names […]

Meet Allison and Lucas…. These two met on match.com (which I love because I also met my husband through an online dating website).  They went to The Rock Restaurant in Normal and closed the place down because they just talked all night.  They moved into an apartment in downtown Bloomington (Allison says it was the […]

I have fallen behind on my blogging, but I have been so busy (with life and engagement sessions)…it seems like I haven’t sat down in weeks! So up tonight is a much anticipated blog post for Brian and Richelle.  This sweet couple is from Peoria and we met in Bloomington for their session.  He is […]