Something that always inspires me and gets my creative juices FLOWING is when I’m able to photograph a session at a “new to me” location. When Jessica and I were going over different options for where her maternity photos would take place, she had a request for a forest look. With this being my favorite type of “background”, I have a handful of foresty places that I love and go to frequently! For a while I’ve had Herrick Lake on my “bucket list” to do a session at after […]
Read moreTori & Alex | Pine Tree Forest Maternity Session in Deer Park, Illinois
If I had to choose one place that ALL of my sessions for the rest of my photography career would be held at, this would be the place. My GOSH it’s so dreamy! I’ve actually been here quite a few times, once for an engagement session and also for a family session , and I just CAN’T GET ENOUGH! I just love how this place looks nothing like most locations that I go to and you would never guess that this is a short drive out from Chicago!! It definitely gives me Colorado vibes, which I LOVE! Especially being a Midwestern girl who CRAVES views like these. This session took place in […]
Read moreJessica & Brandon | Forest Maternity Session at Evergreen Park in Lowell, Indiana
Sweet, sweet Jessica and Brandon! It feels like just yesterday that I was invited to your home to document you two celebrating that you just got your new pup Marshall and HE was the baby in your eyes. Nowww… fast forward and he is no longer going to be the one and only! I am SO incredibly happy for you both on becoming parents-to-be! Jessica, you are literally beaming and your smile never faded through out the session! I’m so happy that little Marshall got to be a part of your maternity session, too! He’s going to be the best big brother protector!! These three brought me to one of my favorite locations, Evergreen Park in Lowell, Indiana and […]
Read moreCourtney & Reagan | Summer Maternity Session at Perry Farm Park in Bourbonnais, Illinois
How on EARTH am I supposed to keep my composure during this maternity session! MY BESTIE IS HAVING A BABY!! (by the time this blog post goes up, baby girl has already been born! YAY!!!) As long as I can remember, for as long as we’ve been friends since basically the 7th grade- Courtney’s biggest dream in life was to be a momma one day. She has been an incredible Auntie the last several years to her nieces and nephew, but now it’s her time to bring a beautiful little one […]
Read moreFelecia & Tony | Sunset Forest Maternity Session at the Kankakee River State Park in Bourbonnais, Illinois
It is such an incredible feeling having familiar faces in front of my camera as their family grows! I photographed Felecia and Tony’s very first maternity session back in October of 2018 when they were expecting their first baby and it was a DREAM! She had a florist create a flower crown for her, she had the most stunning emerald green dress and it was right at sunset so you better believe it was full of glowy magic! (check out that session HERE ) Felecia reached out to me last year and told me the happy news that baby #2 was on the way and that they wanted another maternity session documented […]
Read moreStaci & Mark | Dreamy Pine Tree Forest Maternity Session at Evergreen Park in Lowell, Indiana
When this session happened, they did not know if their sweet baby was going to be a boy or a girl…. BUUUUT… I was definitely getting some boy vibes from these colors! (Once I blog their newborn session you will see what the gender is because I already got to meet them!! :) EEKKKK) Staci and Mark, you made my job SO EASY this day and you are so much fun to photograph! I’m so glad we were able to […]
Read moreFelecia & Tony | Sunset Open Field Maternity Session at Goodenow Grove in Beecher, Illinois
There is just something so sweet and magical about celebrating new life that is on it’s way! Felecia and Tony were expecting their first baby and she reached out to me to capture their maternity session! #HONORED ! When she told me her vision for the shoot and that it included a fresh flower crown, I was exploding with excitement! She told me she has a gorgeous floor length dress in an emerald green color and it […]
Read more2020 Recap | Best of Lifestyle
For the past few years, I have considered myself only an engagement and wedding photographer and would only take clients that fit into those categories and because of how fast my business grew (SO thankful and blessed!) , I was so busy with those that I actually didn’t even have time to take on anything else!! Thennnn 2020 hit. The year that basically stripped away everything for everyone. I was at a […]
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