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Nov

BLACK FRIDAY

Happy Black Friday to you! Today is a great day to try us out for the first time and save big. It's my yearly pay it forward, as a way of thanking you for another great year. Many of these packages are discounted 30%-65% off. There are limited ...

Aug

Victoria + Isaac

This wedding was so filled with love & family. I don't think I ever cried more at a wedding in my entire career. From the first look with her father, to the siblings who sang their sister a moving song and then the bride surprised everyone as ...

Jun

June 15, 2019

June 15, 2019 It was a beautiful wedding. The rain came and stayed with us, blessing this gorgeous couple with a lifetime of good luck. Colleen & Tom didn't let it get them down. We were outside taking photos every chance we ...

Oct

Cortney + Bryant

I knew that Cortney + Bryants wedding was going to be a delight from the very beginning. Once they told me they booked Emerson Creek Pottery + Tea Room in Oswego, Il as their venue and that Cortney & her mom own this amazing ...

Oct

Kimber + Jeff

This was a picturesque wedding weekend at Eagle Ridge Resort in Galena, IL. Talk about a dream client. Photography and enjoying their day was important to them. They gave me and my team the entire day to create portraits. No hurried ...

Oct

Stephanie + Erick

Stephanie & Erick. I was fortunate to be the wedding photographer to these two amazing people. A connection brought to me by one of my favorite places in the world. The Grooms grandparents were close friends with my parents and I grew up with ...

Oct

A Northwoods Wedding

We traveled back to the Northwoods for a really pretty fall wedding with Larkin + Dustin. One of the things that strike me the most when I was creating their portraits was seeing how they look at one another. The joy, the love. Gets me in all the ...

Jul

A Northwoods Engagement

Larkin & Dustin - Thank you for choosing me as your engagement & wedding photographer. I absolutely loved spending time with you both at your property in the Northwoods. It was so beautiful out there, I didn't want to come home. From ...

Oct

Mlaney & John Friday the 13th

A magnificent wedding took place on October, Friday the 13th 2017 in Loveland, Colorado at the McCreery House Bed & Breakfast and I was the lucky one to photograph it. I'd like to start off by saying that Julie of The McCreery ...

Oct

Mattie E - Senior Portraits

Meet Mattie. Another brilliant young lady that I got to know while my daughter was playing rugby in high school. I was thrilled when her mom asked me about Senior Pictures. They had moved north and I wasn't sure I would get to see this family ...

Oct

Claire

Meet Claire. Senior.Swimmer.Rugby girl.Sweetheart. We had a blast between spending time at her pool and our photo locations in downtown Joliet. She was a natural! That smile will just melt your heart. I met Claire and her family a ...

Oct

Surprise! It's a wedding.

I remember getting the phone call inquiring about my services about this wedding while I was on vacation in the Northwoods around the fourth of July. I made my sweetheart pull the car over to the side of the road because I needed to concentrate on ...

Oct

Sherry & Tedd

September 30, 2017 Ruth 1:16 A wedding ceremony that brought two different congregations together. This day was filled with joy, laughter, and happiness. It was all around us. One of my favorite parts of the ceremony was when the ...

Sep

Hay-O'Connor Wedding

They couldn't have asked for a more perfect day to get hitched! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek! September 09, 2017 Everyone had a blast getting ready in the stunning bridal suite of the Hilton Garden Inn. This bride made sure ...

Apr

#becauseofrugby

Almost two weeks ago I came across this amazing campaign while I was scrolling along on Facebook. It was called #becauseofrugby. It was the women from the Notre Dame rugby team and it was AWESOME. It was an incredible post for women & ...