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I am Kate. A dog momma, daughter, sister, aunt and loving girlfriend. I am a chaser of light, a moment protector and an imagery artist. I love Harry Potter, country drives and a tall glass of sangria - red please! Read More...

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August 6, 2020

Ali and Jake are a couple I have loved working with over the years. I have known Ali forever, but I met them as a couple when their sweet Kinsley was born. I have loved watching them grow as a family and when they got engaged I was ecstatic! They have been planning their wedding […]

August 4, 2020

I have known Alison since high school. She has always been the sweetest and such a fun person to be around. When I first met her fiance Sam I knew immediately that he was perfect for her! He was a jokester right off that bat and spent their entire engagement session making Alison laugh! We […]

July 30, 2020

Brooklyn and Cole experienced a ton of challenges leading up to their marriage. From covid shutting the world down, closing their venue and restricting gathering sizes, there were a ton of uncertainties surrounding their day. But Brooklyn and Cole did an amazing job adjusting and opted for a more simple wedding day with their closest […]

July 27, 2020

I absolutely loved spending an evening with Hannah and Erik getting to know them! These college sweethearts met at Western Illinois University and fell in love. After college they both got jobs in their fields and eventually bought their first house together! Erik surprised Hannah with a nice dinner out one evening and when they […]

July 13, 2020

Lauren and Leonard were forced to reschedule their March wedding after Covid took over and we all went on lockdown. They were devastated and I truly felt for them. There had been so much uncertainty surrounding their nuptials that I was over the moon excited when Lauren reached out to me about photographing their official […]

May 11, 2020

Jessica and Troy had a very special wedding day planned for 250 guests at a beautiful local winery. But then COVID-19 happened and shelter-in-place orders began. They quickly had to decide how to proceed with their wedding day and there seemed to be no question that they were ready to get married now. They opted […]

April 13, 2020

Meeting Rachel and Craig for the first time was just like meeting up with old friends! These two were so welcoming of me to Rachel’s family farm down in Nashville, IL and I just loved that we got a semi-warm, Spring day to capture them! Rachel and Craig went to the same high school but […]

April 8, 2020

I loved photographing Kristi and Nick’s engagement session! Nick has been a friend of Dustin’s for a long time and when I finally got to meet his girlfriend Kristi, I just knew they were going to be perfect together. I was ecstatic for them when they got engaged and so honored to be asked to […]

April 2, 2020

We are a group of local photographer friends who have set out to document a slice of our lives during this time in our world. Our project is called “THE FAMILY WAS HERE,” and is taken from the original project by KETTI PHOTOGRAPHY called “THE KIDS WERE HERE.” The idea is simple but gives such […]

March 26, 2020

We are a group of local photographer friends who have set out to document a slice of our lives during this time in our world. Our project is called “THE FAMILY WAS HERE,” and is taken from the original project by KETTI PHOTOGRAPHY called “THE KIDS WERE HERE.” The idea is simple but gives such […]

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