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July 25, 2024

Olivia and Blake were stunning for their summer engagement session! These two first met when they were both on the track team for UIS and what started as a friendship, blossomed into a love story! We met at Lincoln Memorial Gardens for their engagement photos, and despite the humidity, Olivia and Blake had smiles on […]

July 23, 2024

I absolutely adored meeting up with Hannah and Antonio for their engagement session! They originally met through Hannah’s roommate, who was also a close friend of Antonio’s and it’s been history ever since.  Hannah & Antonio currently live on the east coast, but planned for their wedding day to be back in Illinois. For their engagement session, […]

February 8, 2024

I absolutely loved meeting Sonja & Matt this summer for their engagement session! This adorable couple first met at their local gym. Fast forward exactly 3 years later after they started dating, Matt proposed and Sonja of course said yes! We decided Centennial Park would be the perfect location for their engagement photos. It was […]

September 20, 2023

I am so glad to have met such a sweet couple like Kelli and Kyle. They are so perfect together and I loved travel to their home to capture their engagement session! This summer we met at a park near their home and I got them in front of my lens being so cute and […]

June 20, 2023

I got to meet Morgan & Blake for the first time during their engagement session and I couldn’t be more obsessed with this sweet couple! Morgan and Blake met through their close friends. Blake moved to Morgan’s hometown while she was away for school and he became good friends with all of Morgan’s friends. Their […]

April 26, 2023

I have known Nicole and Jon both for a while now, even before they started dating and I can honestly say they are absolutely perfect for each other. Even though they have known each other forever, growing up in the same small town, it took some time for them to find each other. I have […]

April 6, 2023

I absolutely loved meeting Caitlin and Nick for their engagement session! These two are enjoying a long engagement to give Caitlin plenty of time to plan their dream wedding while she finishes up graduate school, so we took advantage of her spring break to capture her and Nick in such a fun season of their lives! […]

April 4, 2023

I had the best time meeting up with Abby and Joel for their engagement session! I have known Joel for a while now and love that he found someone he is so happy with. Abby is the sweetest and so easy to get along with and Joel does a great job making her laugh! Abby […]

January 11, 2023

I had the best time meeting Catie and Jack for their engagement session! Catie and Jack used to work with each other and started dating shortly after. Jack proposed to Catie when they were on vacation in Florida. Jack took Catie down to the beach at sunset where he asked her to spend forever with […]

December 13, 2022

I absolutely loved meeting up with Ashly and Nino for their engagement session! I’ve known Ashly for years because she is my virtual assistant, Alyssa’s, childhood best friend. I was so excited when I found out Nino proposed and they asked me to be their wedding photographer! Ashly and Nino met on a night out […]

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