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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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December 10, 2019

I’ve known Callie for awhile now. She is a sweet, caring person with a huge heart and Ryan is her absolute perfect match. He kept her calm and smiling  all day long and he put up with the hundreds of photos we needed to take without on single complaint. Callie and Ryan were surrounded by […]

December 5, 2019

Roxy and Landon’s wedding was by far one of the most laid back weddings I have been apart of this year! Roxy’s relaxed attitude and excitement to marry her best friend made it my job so easy. Landon was extremely excited to see his bride for the first time and their friends and family watch […]

November 19, 2019

Becky has been a friend of mine for many years. She is such a kind and generous person and I was super excited to be apart of her special day! Richie is her perfect match. It is so obvious being around these two how incredibly happy they make each other. They also have two adorable […]

October 31, 2019

I have been anxiously waiting for just the right day to share the images from Cassandra Dattoli and I’s beautiful Halloween styled shoot. How about right on Halloween? Cassandra had such a gorgeous vision for this shoot and I absolutely have to give her all of the credit for such a beautiful design. I am […]

October 24, 2019

Kayla and Austin are just one of those couples who you just can’t help but love to pieces. Kayla is such a swee, bubbly and compassionate person and Austin is her fun, goofy and charming half. These high school sweethearts are so perfect for each other and I just loved being apart of their big […]

September 30, 2019

Emma and Seth are the kind of people you meet once and instantly click with. They are fun, energetic, extremely kind and just plain good people. I love the way they look at each other and laugh together and their wedding day was no exception.  These two got married on a gorgeous Labor Day weekend. […]

September 24, 2019

I was so excited to photograph the wedding of Edie and Luke because these two were just made for each other; they even share the same birthday and were born just hours apart!  Edie grew up in Springfield and we shared some mutual friends, I was ecstatic when she reach out to me about her […]

July 26, 2019

Ali and Luke are such a sweet couple. I have really enjoyed working with them over the last year. Ali has worked so hard planning her big day and I have been so excited to see it all come together! From the moment I arrived at her bridal suite, I felt right at home with […]

July 4, 2019

Grace and Dane both grew up just miles apart and their families knew each other for years, but the two of them had never met. Dane’s father introduced them one night at The Anchor, a local bar in Carlinville, after Grace moved back to the area from Chicago. Dane proposed to Grace on Christmas Day […]

July 3, 2019

To date, this was one of my favorite dates every in my career. Besides genuinely telling the story of love, one of my favorite things about this business are the details and the collaboration of vendors to achieve them. I was honored to have gotten the opportunity to put together a styled shoot with Cassandra […]

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