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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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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 […]

December 5, 2022

I loved getting to meet up with Ashton and Travis for their engagement session! Ashton was a bridesmaid in a wedding I photographed this spring (shout out Jillian & Todd!) and I loved getting to know her. I was super excited when she reached out a few months later to ask me to photograph her […]

November 16, 2022

Lauren has been a very dear friend of mine with high school. Her and I have always had an easy friendship of love and support. Lauren was one of my very first models for me when I was pursuing my career in photography! Over the years we have always stayed in touch and more recently […]

November 7, 2022

I absolutely loved getting to meet up with Ashleigh and Jacob for their engagement session! I have photographed many of Ashleigh’s close friends’ weddings and I was so excited when her and Jacob got engaged and asked me to be their photographer! Ashleigh and Jacob went to high school together, but didn’t start dating until […]

November 2, 2022

I had the best time meeting Taylor and Will for their engagement session! They are both so kind and I already can’t wait to see them again for their wedding day! Taylor and Will met through a mutual friend they played softball with and immediately hit it off. Will proposed to Taylor in their living […]

November 1, 2022

I have photographed Mallory’s family for years and I was ecstatic to hear that her and Zach got engaged! I was even more excited when she reached out to ask me to photograph her big day AND that she was also asking Lydia to be her videographer. Mallory and Zach were friends for years before […]

October 21, 2022

I loved getting to meet Josh and Lexi for their engagement session! They are both so kind and make such an adorable couple. Josh and Lexi met when they both attended Illinois State and worked together as RA’s. After working together a few times and getting to know each other, the rest was history! Josh proposed to Lexi […]

September 26, 2022

Brandi & Bryce have been clients/friends of mine for a couple of years and I got to capture their proposal last year! What Brandi thought was just a family session, was actually her surprise proposal! It was so much fun to capture that special moment for them and I was so excited when they asked […]

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