"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” 
Sue Monk Kidd

Stories that matter

When Alex reached out she shared that Carter was born in the first few weeks in March and then, as we all know, the world shut down. No newborn photos. We just had to remedy that and can I just say Carter is the sweetest and cutest smiley little guy. Our session was ON their […]

Our 1st Family Images

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This family is dear to our family. We walk together in the adoption journey and so many aspects of life so it was a blessing to get to capture them. They are real, love people so well, & serve our community in so many ways. Leesa is a lover of theater so we knew we […]

Lance Family

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Capturing Miss Lola again was such a joy! Melissa & Ricky adore her and her smile is absolutely contagious. Rain threatened our session but we made it work and the light was gorgeous. Getting to capture you all year after year and see your families grow and change is such a gift. Whispy top pony? […]

Sweet Lola

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When we planned the Cooper’s Family Lifestyle Session I knew we just had to include their bikes. Ryan and his boys love being outdoors and adventuring together. The boys lit up showing off their bike skills (even in their nice clothes :). Caden & Henry were so much fun and game for exploring the forest […]

Cooper Family

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Tim & Emily are celebrating 5 years of marriage this year and capturing them was a joy. The last time we had a Family Lifestyle Session in Chicago they only had Hannah and now Hope has joined the party. The girls have such different personalities and it was fun to see that come out in […]

“We are more settled as a family & it feels good.”

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I have had the privilege of capturing the Feuser Family for the last few years and this year when Aimee reached out we decide a laid back session at their home was a good fit because she didn’t want to miss a year f capturing their family. JoJo and Madeline, who now prefers to be […]

“I don’t want to miss a year”

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It was a joy to be invited to capture the Sullivan family again & we also did some creative updated head shots for Tate Enterprises of Jim & Lisa. We also extended our session to include Connor’s Senior Creative Portraits- check them out. Want to do something a little different? Just ask. I love partnering […]

Sullivan Family

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“The title of this photo should be beautiful mess. I love the messiness of the background with the paint splattered and yet it is such a beautiful photo! It is actually really symbolic of our lives right now.” I texted Ashley an image preview and she responded with this- perfect. THIS is why I do […]

“A Beautiful Mess”

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It was a gorgeous prefect end of summer/beginning of fall night for our session and these sweet girls are just adorable. Their princess dancing to Rapunzel songs was a blast and I got a workout from the girls chasing me (I will employ all kinds of tricks to get real smiles.) I always love a […]

Rapunzel dance parties

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