THE PHILLIPS FAMILY || BOLINGBROOK

This family won a free mini session from my Facebook Page. {Follow me HERE to find out about more giveaways and specials). Dad and Son weren’t real excited about having photos done, but we were quick and had a great time laughing together AND we got some great photos for mom too!! Mom said, “My […]

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Families

I had the opportunity to go to Nauvoo this past weekend and I took a LOT of really fun pictures. Nauvoo is a historical town on the banks of the Mississippi River where the early pioneers settled. I have pioneer ancestors who came through Nauvoo in the early years and it was so fun to […]

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Families

NAUVOO || CITY BEAUTIFUL

THE THORELL FAMILY || FABYAN FOREST PRESERVE

I’ve known this family since our boys were two. We’ve moved away from each other, but thanks to social media we’ve remained friends and stayed in contact for all these years. Mom contacted me and told me it’s been YEARS since they had family pictures taken and they didn’t really like having them done, but […]

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Families

We had such a great night together at the Swinging Bridge in Riverside. I had never been to this location, but when K & M wanted go there, I was excited to try a new location. They had their wedding pictures take here two years ago and they hope to return one day for maternity […]

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Couples

KRISTA & MIKE WITH JOY || SWINGING BRIDGE

THE ISREALSEN FAMILY & JET || THEIR AMAZING BACKYARD

I was so excited when this family contacted me to take their family pictures. Their oldest son left for his LDS Mission this morning and I was so happy that I got to capture their family before he left. We decided to meet at their house and I was so happy we had planned to […]

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Families

We had such a great time last weekend at this mother-daughter shoot. They were so nervous that they looked good and that they matched and that we were losing the light….I kept assuring them that everything looked beautiful and as you can see….they turned out great!!! I loved watching their relationship together, I could tell […]

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Families

MOTHER DAUGHTER FUN || JOY & LAUGHTER

THE BRUCK FAMILY || BOLINGBROOK PARK

I had so much fun at this session. We went to a new location, which I LOVED!! The weather was perfect, we had originally scheduled them for Wednesday, but it was raining on Wednesday, so we re-scheduled them for Saturday and it was PERFECT!! It was the perfect temperature, there was no wind and the […]

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Children, Families

I had so much fun with this family taking their pictures. I told them multiple times that they were so much easier to work with then a running toddler, it’s really nice when they can all listen to instructions and understand what I am asking them to do….and it’s even better when they do it!! […]

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Families

THE ZIELINSKI FAMILY || KEEPING IT REAL