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Matthew + Grace | A Romantic Engagement Session in Brimfield, Illinois

October 24, 2022

Imagine renovating your future home with your boyfriend… the place where you dreamed big dreams of planting roots. And your boyfriend gets down on one knee, mid-renovation, and becomes your future HUSBAND! Dreamy right?! Well that’s exactly how Matthew proposed to Grace. And we’re pretttyyy sure their proposal story should be made into a Hallmark […]

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Jodie + Andrew | A Nature-Immersed Couples Session in Peoria, Illinois

October 24, 2022

Andrew lived across the street from Jodie. If that doesn’t sound like the start of a beautiful love story or a fun rendition of a ‘Friends’ episode, we don’t know what does!! To top it all off, Andrew proposed to Jodie with a ring pop. LOL! Which is sorta awesome. But of course, he pulled […]

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Kyle + Emily | A Romantic Engagement Session at Eureka Lake

October 13, 2022

Oh my goodness, these two are just absolutely beautiful together! Kyle and Emily go together like cheese to macaroni or peanut butter to jelly. It’s a good thing Kyle asked the new girl in school to homecoming 4+ years ago! Because the world would have missed out on the beauty and love these two radiate […]

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Kyle + Andrea | A Beach Waterfront Couples Session in Peoria, Illinois

September 29, 2022

Kyle and Andrea met when they were in high school. But their story goes even deeper than that because fate is a funny thing. They actually took swim lessons together when they were FIVE YEARS OLD… but of course, they don’t quite remember splashing around together this early on in their love story. 😉 Life […]

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Evan + Christina | A Lakefront Engagement Session in Springfield, Illinois

August 11, 2022

When two people just simply love being together, it shows. Christina and Evan have the kind of relationship where they are always having fun. Always laughing. And the joy they radiate bounces off everyone around them… we felt it so strongly in the short time we spent with them. These two are doing life right… […]

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Mike + Courtney | A Romantic Roof Top Engagement Session in Downtown Peoria

July 7, 2022

We’ve made up our minds… we’d like to do roof top for ALL our engagement sessions! 😆 But seriously! Courtney and Mike blew their session out of the water! These two clearly love each other. Their photos just speak for themselves. Not only are their engagement photos edgy and romantic, but so was their proposal… […]

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Zac + Abby | A Lake Front Engagement Session in Hanna City, IL

July 5, 2022

Abby and Zac love something fierce. They don’t just love fiercely… they live fiercely, finding joy in everything. Especially in each other and their sweet family. There are couples who just mesh so beautifully together, and these two do just that. The joy radiates off them when they’re together, and their engagement photos genuinely reflect […]

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Jake + Tori | A Beach Engagement Session in East Peoria, Illinois

June 22, 2022

From romance to laughter, Jake and Tori have it all! These two nailed their engagement session and we loved every minute of capturing their chemistry! Not only do they love something fierce, but they clearly just love doing life together. It’s not often that you see a couple laugh and just find so much joy […]

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Trent + Mona | A Nature Engagement Session in Chillicothe, IL

June 3, 2022

Want to meet the sweetest couple in the entire universe? Keep scrolling! Trent and Mona have dedicated so much of their lives to helping others. They even met while serving at Methodist Hospital. Mona was a housekeeper and Trent was a chaplain. Talk about the sweetest and humblest start to their love story! They both […]

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Kaitlyn + Joe | A Ewing Manor Engagement Session in Bloomington, IL

May 28, 2022

Kaitlyn and Joe pretty much knocked their engagement session out of the park! We had the best time with these two at Ewing Manor in Bloomington, Illinois. After many reschedules due to crazy Illinois weather, we were finally able to snap away at this beautiful couple and their ON FIRE chemistry. Boy, was it worth […]

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