I am an artist of wedding, headshot,and portrait photography serving Peoria, IL and surrounding communities. We also specialize in personal branding for small businesses. My mission is to create art while providing you with an exceptional experience during the process. Our studio is known for our professional and personable approach, top quality work, the very best products, attention to detail, and exceptional service. Our clients love the care and attention that they receive and are always surprised and happy at just how fun a portrait session can be! We are gifted with the art of posing instruction and offer masterful retouching to help you look your very best!
We are now going on 16 years of business and have a passion for making you look and feel great!!
Cindy
hi! I am
and I'm so glad you're here!
things i love
My husband, Dave (most supportive person in my business• My crazy family • My dog, Ozzie • Traveling to any beach, but especially Ocean Isle Beach in NC • Predictable movies with kissing at the end • Anything with peanut butter • Snow skiing especially in Colorado • Seafood (Crab and Lobster are faves) Hot, Sunny days • My Jeep Wrangler who I named Pearl. Coffee and Jesus.
Top Favorite shows
Outlander, The Last Kingdom, Outer Banks, Project Runway, Top Chef, Chopped, The Bachelor, This is Us, Chicago PD and Chicago Fire, Steel Magnolias, Any Nicolas Sparks Movie, Handmade's Tail, Any inspiration sports movies based on real-life.
personality and beliefs
•I am an awkward extrovert, ha! I've learned to embrace my weirdness. •I'm super proud to be a self-employed, female, small business owner •Being kind to all humans is very important to me. You never know what someone is going through and I want to leave people better than where I found them • I strongly believe in supporting small businesses and the little guy is down on their luck
favorite artists/music
Ed Sheeran •Taylor Swift • Chris Stapleton • Blake Shelton • Dolly Parton • The Chicks • Montgomery Gentry •Johnny Cash • Any 80's music • Tyler Childers • Carrie Underwood • Toby Keith • Darius Rucker • Lauren Daigle
WASHINGTON, IL
I grew up in Morton, but Washington has been my hometown for over 22 years. My original studio was located on the beautiful
historical Washington Square but now we reside at 25298 Spring Creek Road in a custom, modern studio that we absolutely love!!
ADVENTURE
“Fill your life with adventures, not things. Have stories to tell, not stuff to show.”
Making memories with my family, traveling with friends and family, embarking on new adventures, and trying new things is very important to me.
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