Meet Madison Vancil, Class of 2018 Senior from Metamora High School!  I’ve been taking her photograph since she was a little girl and it bleeeeewww me away to see her several years later; I just can’t believe she’s a senior now and wow, she’s just gorgeous!! My camera loved her as you can see from […]

We didn’t know we were making memories, we just thought we were having fun! This year’s Shelby Summer Senior Experience was held at Allerton Park in Monticello, IL.   If you’ve never been there or even heard about it, it’s totally worth the short drive to visit… it’s absolutely incredible!  I first experienced Allerton Park […]

Meet Kaylee O’Donnell, Class of 2018 senior from Limestone Community High School! Her senior session was extra special for me because I have known her since she was a teeny tiny baby because I had worked with her mom many years ago.  I hadn’t seen her for several years and to see her walk into […]

Hannah & Jeremy Clark     Wedding & Reception Venue: Kickapoo Creek Winery Wedding & Wedding Reception,  Edwards, IL Caterer: Kickapoo Creek Winery Florals, Reception Decor, Linens: Create A Scene, Washington, IL DJ and Lighting: Sound and Light Creations Dessert Cater: Cracked Pepper, Peoria, IL Makeup artist: Tierney Smithers-Cheney   Congratulations to Jeremy and Hannah […]

  Meet Sydney Cavanaugh, Class of 2018 senior from Washington Community High School!  I had an incredible time capturing this incredibly sweet, G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S, happy-go-lucky senior!  Her senior session extra was fun because I had the freedom to be extra creative…. Sydney was confident and laid back with ideas, poses, and movement.  It’s clients like her […]

Marley had me at hello…. I tell her that story every chance I get because it’s sooooooo true!  She is one of the bubbliest, quirkiest, goofiest, sweetest, funniest, more beautiful, amazing seniors ever.  And the more I hang out with her, the more I adore her. #truestory  Check out her bio below and you’ll understand […]

  I first met Delanie after taking her high school senior pictures several years ago. I loved her (and her family) from the moment I met them and secretly thought to myself, even back then, that she would be a gorgeous bride!   I met Jace for the first time at their engagement session. Obviously, […]

IL high school senior photographer   When I think  of Lindy,  I just have to smile because I picture her on the bus singing her heart out to the latest country music… I think of her  bright, contagious smile….. and I think of her sweet, fun personality!  She is a little ball of energy who […]

IL high school senior photographer Where do I even begin to start with this guy?  When Tate walked into the parent/model meeting, every head turned, everyone smiled and in unison, everyone screamed, “TATE!”   He is fun loving, outgoing, kind, and very postive! He would describe his personality as a person who “always tries to […]

Congratulations to Quintin & Kortney on the birth of their baby boy, Everett William (baby Rhett)  I visited their home for a newborn lifestyle session when Rhett was four weeks old. Check out some of the precious moments captured between this sweet family of three! Boots, the cat had to be in the middle of […]