Grooms can sometimes get confused by the duties and responsibilities that befall on them before their wedding. Why? Because traditionally, the majority of wedding planning has hardly fallen into the domain of the groom. So it’s easy to get lost in a sea of wedding colors and themes, or even decide on simpler things like […]

Central Illinois may not be the first place you think of when dreaming of your perfect wedding day. We don’t have a mountain range… or an ocean… or an expansive skyline.  But you know what? That’s okay. Because we have elegant hotels, lush gardens, historic homes, shady forests, revamped warehouses, rolling fields, and art galleries… […]

“It’s not going to be easy. It’s going to be really hard. And we’re going to have to work on this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me.” The Notebook Remember that sexy rain scene from The Notebook? I mean, how […]

‘Cause baby there ain’t no mountain high enoughAin’t no valley low enoughAin’t no river wide enoughTo keep me from getting to you babe This song is sorta cheesy but it was stuck in our head after our starved rock engagement session with Hannah and Calvin. These two are a GORGEOUS couple from the inside out! […]

For the party pooper who hates getting their picture taken… GET OVER IT! Okay, that’s a little harsh. But we had to get your attention some how! 😉 Listen, if you hate being in front of the camera and taking professional photos has you feelin’ like… You are not alone! We even feel awkward when […]

The average person spends 100,000 hours of their life picking out what to wear. JK! We made that ridiculous stat up. But it certainly feels like it takes that much time. (Can we get an amen!) Especially when it’s for your engagement photos. Don’t fear! We have some killer inspiration coming you way, along with […]

Getting your engagement photos done should be fun and exciting! But it’s easy to be nervous about something when you don’t fully know what to expect. So we’re here to give you a taste of our process and what your session will look like. During your session with us, we want you to LIVE IN […]

You know when you meet someone and you just click? Like you were really good friends in an alternate reality or something? Well that’s how we felt when we met Claire and Nick. The four of us pregamed for their engagement session. 😂 Which was the best decision we could have made when shooting during […]

Sometimes our friends know just what we need. Jake and Alex’s friend, Josh, knew they needed each other, long before they did. So much so that he tricked Alex into going to a party to meet Jake. At this point, Alex had turned down Josh’s repeat attempts of setting her up on a blind date with […]

You got the ring (way to go!), so now what? Well now, the real fun begins… let the wedding planning commence. First, you start calling around to see what venues are available. Once you secure your date and venue, you work on booking a photographer. But holy cow!!! Why in the world are photographers so […]