Michelle and Charles grew up just 30 miles away from each other, but they didn’t meet until college on Michelle first night of her freshman year at the University of Illinois. Charles was a year in already and the perfect gentlemen to show Michelle around campus. They bonded over a love for the outdoors and […]

Remember that adorable couple with the three cute boys who got engaged last year during their photo session? Well I got to go back to see them for their engagement session this time! Brooklyn and Cole are such a cute couple and I was ecstatic to get to work with them again!  We traveled to […]

Wandering around the big city with Jenny and Nick was so much fun! They are both very adventurous souls who met at a rock climbing gym in the city–so it was perfect for their engagement session to include some adventure! It automatically felt like we were longtime friends as Jenny and Nick both have down […]

You ever meet anyone and just automatically think “these are my people!”? Well that is exactly how I felt when I met Lauren and Zach for the first time for their engagement session. I felt like we had so much in common and we’re instant friends! Lauren and Zach are college sweethearts who met through […]

Ever since I met Shea and Ben I knew they were going to be such a sweet couple to photograph. They did not disappoint when I met them again for their engagement session. Shea was very nervous at first for photos, but being in Ben’s arms helped to relax her into the awkwardness of being […]

Michael met Danielle in high school band back in 2012 and they immediately became friends. They went through high school together, studying together, spending weekends with friends and riding to and from school together. It wasn’t until Junior year that Danielle finally gave in to dating Michael after becoming best friends and they have been […]

Spending an evening with Carmen and Shannon downtown Springfield was so much fun! These two are so down to Earth and I loved capturing their adorable love.  Downtown Springfield is special to Carmen and Shannon as it was where they met and where they spend a lot of time together. We started their session exploring […]

These two are such an amazing couple! Lauren and Leonard make such a cute couple and I loved spending time with them for their engagement session at one of my very favorite locations. Lauren and Leonard met one night downtown Springfield, but didn’t go on their first date until after they met again at the […]

Mallory and David’s engagement session was such an adventurous and eventful one! I had so much fun heading out to David’s family farm to capture their adorable love and even though their pups locked us out of the truck and stranded us for a little while it made for a great story and extra time […]

Landon and Roxy have known each other for many years as they grew up in the same church. But it wasn’t until later in life when sparks flew that they realized they were perfect for each other. They were celebrating Roxy’s completion of graduate school and Landon’s new job with all of their family when […]