"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

Roxanne Engstrom

Styles 4 Kidz Gala was held at The Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park, Illinois again this year (check out last year’s gala day here). Styles 4 Kidz knows how to show up fabulous and celebrate all the great work the organization does in serving their clients, impacting families, and creating an amazing community in […]

“What’s Your Dream?” Styles 4 Kidz Gala 2023

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This is 44.Celebrating my birthday this year hits different.This last year was a year full of blessing, hard, joy, healing, & comeback. I am claiming Comeback: learning to take up space and know I can live more authentically as I pursue growth, impact, and abundance.May I choose to heal & live fully present in the […]

Comeback

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Monat Gratitude Foundation’s mission is “helping people find purpose through gratitude, giving, and kindness.” I have had the honor of being a brand rep and a Gratitude Ambassador and Team Leader this year and on a recent brand trip to Bahamas we had an opportunity to volunteer one morning in a local school and I […]

Gratitude in Action in the Bahamas

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I have had the privilege of photographing Becca’s family before and this year she invited me to photograph her extended family and we had a beautiful October day after a few days of rain so it was fabulous. Including her parents Linda and Pepper plus her sister’s family- including their fur babies was so much […]

Extended Family Session with the Sayad Family

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Take me back to the Bahamas for early morning session on the beach. Hayley and Chris are recently engaged and it was a blast celebrating their love and photograph them our last morning on a recent trip to the Bahamas. Congrats and blessings Hayley & Chris!

Hayley + Chris Beach Session

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Baby girl Sloane arrived in the most perfect fall weather so we decided to include the fall colors in our newborn and family session. I also photographed Joey as a newborn so it was such a blast to see him interact with his fresh baby sister. Nick and Kathryn are so much fun and her […]

Welcome baby Sloane

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Melinda reached out to photograph their annual family images and it was a beautiful fall day. Melinda and Ryan’s kids Elena and Ethan are the kindest kids and we ended our session with a little dance party! Such a fun session with beautiful people and beautiful fall colors. Thank you Horn Family!

Horn Family…with a little dance party

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Melissa, Ricky, and Lola are THE BEST! I have been invited to photograph them year after year and we wanted a different vibes from last year’s more natural vibe so we met in a downtown near us and it was perfect! Lola has so much personality and is a joy to photograph. This family is […]

Allegretti Family

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It is always a joy to photograph this beautiful family again. I first met Taryn and her beautiful family because their photographer had cancelled and they were already dressed and ready to go for their session and as a mama of 4 I know how much work that can be so I made space for […]

Battistoni Family

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