THE BIRTHDAY BOY || FIRE CHIEF IN TRAINING

When I arrived at Mason’s party, he wasn’t sure about me. He would barely make eye contact with me and he definitely wasn’t going to give me a smile. 😉 He turned and ran away from me more times than I could count and he wasn’t interested AT ALL in me getting pictures of him […]

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Families, Special Events

Yes, I’m behind, yes, this was back in February and yes, I should have blogged it a long time ago, but that’s what happens when your brother gets married during tax season and you only get to be in Utah for enough time for the wedding – and a few extra hours to hang out […]

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Families, Wedding

RYAN & JAMIE || WEDDING DAY FEBRUARY 2018

THE STEWART FAMILY || JOY AND LIGHT

It was pretty clear from the moment they stepped out of the car that this little girl brings this family so much light, and has them all wrapped around her little finger. She was the sweetest, most adorable girl the whole time, and she was very cooperative while we were doing this photo shoot. Most […]

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Children, Families

I was so excited when Anne contacted me and told me her whole family was going to be in town for Thanksgiving weekend and wanted to know if we could work out a time to take an extended family picture! YES!!! I love extended family pictures. I have a big family and I LOVE when […]

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Families

THE KRUPCZYNSKI FAMILY || EXTENDED FAMILY

THE LASKY FAMILY || FAMILY SESSION

I love working with families and I love watching kids grow up and have kids of their own. This is the daughter of a family we have known since we first moved to Illinois almost 17 years ago. {WOW, that’s a long time!} I’ve known her for many years and I got to take their […]

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Children, Families

I don’t know if it’s because she’s my sister, and because I know her and the girls so well, but man they were all SO SILLY during their photo session. I could barely get them set up and get one good shot when they were laughing and giggling and being so silly….so we got lost […]

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Children, Families

MY SISTER AND HER GIRLS!! || OH, THE OUTTAKES!

THE ARRIAGA FAMILY || EXTENDED FAMILY SESSION

AWE! I loved working with this family. I could tell right away that they weren’t extremely comfortable getting their photos taken, who is?, but I wanted them to have a good experience and to have photos they would love. I worked really hard to try to get them more comfortable in front of the camera, […]

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Couples, Families

This is the second time I’ve had the privilege of photographing the whole Zajac Family, and let me tell you baby Jack has everyone wrapped around his little finger. It’s pretty safe to say that he is everyone’s favorite and that he loves all the attention they give him. It’s also safe to say these […]

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Children, Couples, Families

THE ZAJAC FAMILY || BABY JACK