Livi’s sweet momma reached out to me and asked if I offer portrait sessions for individuals, specifically for her daughters birthday. She had mentioned that her daughter and her friends always take pictures at parks together and thought it would be special to book a photographer to do a small portrait session for her. AND…. she was going to surprise Livi with a CAR for her birthday so they wanted to work it into the shoot. W H A T! How fun is that!! I was SO on board! We planned out the location and […]
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 moreLauren & Boston | Woodsy Pine Tree Adventure Engagement Session in Deer Park, Illinois
Ohhhh these two! I am trying to put into words just how much I loved Lauren and Boston’s engagement session. They came all the way from beautiful Colorado and are getting married in Chicago in the spring of 2021 and I had some big shoes to fill when it came to the location we would go to! They live in the middle of MOUNTAINS and views that look like it’s straight out of a post card or magazine! How am I supposed to “wow” them in Illinois? (haha!) I came across this […]
Read moreTuckerman Family | Evergreen Park Family Session in Lowell, Indiana
Babies in bow ties? I can’t get enough of smiley little Hudson and the whole Tuckerman family! If I would describe this session with one word, it would be GIGGLES! Seriously, every time I look at these images I can still hear their adorable laughs! Ugh, warms my heart! It was just an absolute JOY to have these sweet people in front of my camera and just being in the presence of them filled my love tank! If you spend even […]
Read moreOberg/Goggins Family | Sunset Forest Family Session in Rockford, Illinois
So many things I love about this family session! The tones and colors (ughhh that GLOW!!!)! The way that little miss Riley had to have her “little doll” by her side during the whole shoot. The dreamy pine tree/forest location! The genuine emotion that they all gave me in front of the camera! <— that actually might be my favorite part because before we even started, they needed to let […]
Read moreLoving Lately | March 2021
Looking back at March (and still kind of in shock that we are almost in the middle of April already!) gives me all the good feels because we have officially welcomed Spring! The sun is out a little longer, the temps are starting to warm up, there are flower buds sprouting everywhere you look and it all makes me so happy! I have been loving finding small things that bring joy to my everyday and one of them actually was for Zoey! When I think of […]
Read moreFroehlich Family | Evergreen Park Family Session in Lowell, Indiana
It was such a gift and honor to have met and photographed the sweet Froehlich family! They are new to the area and moved from a different state so I was incredibly thankful that out of the sea of photographers, they chose me to document this special time while their littles are still “little”! From the very start of the session, I knew that this was going to be […]
Read moreCarrots & Tulips Easter Celebration Decor
Easter 2021 is in the books and it was so strange how somewhat normal?? it felt! Last year we did not gather for many months and holidays, with this being one of them so it was nice to be surrounded by our family for a celebration again! When I knew that we were actually going to gather this year, I went straight to Pinterest and started brainstorming the […]
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