THE PARKER FAMILY || OUR FAVORITE THINGS!

The Parker family is full of personality and you can bet that we captured it during their family photo shoot.  The light that night was BEAUTIFUL and I love the colors they chose, it made their photos so light and airy with that soft glowing light. This is one of my secrets when planning and […]

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Children, Couples, Families

There are some people who you know are meant to be a part of your life, who are placed in it at just at the right moment and who make such a huge impact on your world.  As Christmas is only a week away, and I find myself once again missing my family in Utah, […]

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Children, Couples, Families

THE GOODWIN-KAIRIES FAMILY || CHICAGO FAMILY!!

THE JOHNSON FAMILY || EXTENDED FAMILY FUN!!

To the Johnson family, I loved meeting you and your extended family, it reminded me so much of my family and spending time with all of my siblings. For me, the hardest part of doing extended family sessions is trying to remember all of your names. I’ll share a little secret with you, –  I […]

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Children, Couples, Families, Headshots

From the very beginning, before I even tried to make this little dream into a business, Amy has always been one of my biggest fans. I’ve taken their family pictures for SO many years, and they always come back, even when I didn’t really know what I was doing and was just starting out – […]

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Children, Couples, Families

ANDERSON FAMILY || ONE OF MY BIGGEST FANS!!

NATALIE & JESSE || ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT SESSION!!!

MaryRuth and I have been friends since 8th grade. We’ve been through everything together, PCOS, Infertility, job loss, cancer, the death of our moms, and many, many other struggles along the way. We talk to each other about EVERYTHING and we’ve been there for each other through some of the worst days of our lives. […]

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Couples, Families, Wedding

I’m getting a NEW sister-in-law!!!!!! (and if you can’t tell, I’m SUPER EXCITED!!!) Skylar and Avery came to visit me in Chicago and while they were here we decided to take some engagement pictures. They weren’t “officially” engaged, but they were talking about wedding plans and picking dates {close enough, right?}. The only day we […]

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Couples, Families, Special Events, Wedding

AVERY & SKYLAR || SHE SAID YES!!!!!!!

JEFF & CHRISTIE || ANOTHER BROTHER AT TIBBLE FORK

Lucky for me, I have lots of brothers, 5 to be exact, and I got to take Jeff and Christie’s photos while we were in Utah as well. We basically just went up to Tibble Fork every day I was there. {and it was totally worth it, because the view is AMAZING!!} The kids were […]

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Children, Couples, Families

I’m so lucky that I get to call all these AWESOME people my family. This is my brother Brett and his family. I’m so glad that it worked out that I could do their pictures while I was in Utah. I love being able to capture all of my cute nieces and nephews each year […]

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Children, Couples, Families

BRETT & HEATHER || MY BROTHER AT TIBBLE FORK