I had to keep this secret but now that it is OUT look at this gorgeous family & their BIG NEWS!! The amazing Prince Family will welcome baby Prince #2 soon! Erin shared, “My Mama heart is on the verge of exploding!” It has been a joy to see this family grow from their maternity […]

big news from the Prince Family

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Photographing your family each year is a special gift. Addie and Ellie have changed so much in just one year and it is so much fun to have a dance party with these ladies and photograph their beautiful family together. Gina describes them as “loving, silly, & messy” and I would add FUN! The weather […]

“loving, silly, & messy”

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How special is it that I have been invited to photograph this family through so many life stages? I was there with my camera when Ashley and Donald got married, for the birth of their first child, when their daughter was a newborn, and each year since then. I’m not crying you are crying. The […]

Keme Family

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Shannon and I have lots of time to chat watching our kids play football on the same flag foot ball team and I was so excited when she invited me to photograph their family. She had not had a Family Lifestyle Session since her youngest Colton was born and with the boys getting bigger everyday […]

Shannon & her boys

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Being invited to photograph this family again was a gift. Matt & Christina are so warm, full of joy, and fun and up for anything silly I ask them to do and the result is some gorgeous family moments in images with their daughter Hannah. She has grown so much since last year’s session. Hannah […]

“our love for each other”

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Kindra reached out to update their family photos and the location we choose was so perfect. Chinatown in Chicago is an amazing beautiful place and we walked around a local park with amazing views of the city to photograph their beautiful family. Kindra wanted to remember that the last couple years have been tough but […]

“God sustained us & helped us through”

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We had our Family Session at a park near this beautiful family’s home. Kelly describes their family as “silly. loud, and loving” and the kids were so sweet and humored my silliness in getting those real smiles. I shall not reveal my secrets 🙂 but I am here to photograph Izzey & Roman anytime. Thank […]

“silly, loving, & loud”

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Lola just turned 3 and one of my favorite things is seeing your children and families change and grow. We photographed the Allegretti family last year when Lola was 2 and this year we changed up our location and had fun exploring and documenting Lola’s new found independence. She is learning to put more and […]

“Small Family with a Big Love for Each Other”

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10 years, 3 kids, a family business, and lots of adventures later Charis & Kevin wanted to mark their 10 year anniversary with a session to celebrate all that is their right now. Their 10th wedding anniversary in in September so this was the perfect time to photograph them at a park near their home […]

Celebrating 10 Years!

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