RYAN & JAMIE || PARTY OF NINE

Many of you know that my sister-in-law Jennifer passed away in May of 2017. As you can imagine, being a single dad to 4 little kids has been REALLY, REALLY hard for my brother Ryan. In July of 2017, he met an amazing woman, Jamie, and they started dating. In October, I went home for Skylar’s […]

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Couples, Families

There is something so precious and special about an 8 year old child who is ready to make covenants, choose the right and be baptized. There is something special about being able to have your very own photo shoot, especially if you’re like me and you grew up in a big family and you rarely […]

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Children

CALLEIGH’S BAPTISM || 8 IS REALLY GREAT

LULAROE || SMALL BUSINESS & NEW FRIENDS

If you haven’t heard of LuLaRoe, I’m not sure where you’ve been living for the last two years. 🙂  I found them a little over 2 years ago and have made SO many friends through LuLaRoe and their community. Also, BONUS, I love their clothes. I had so much fun with Lindsay capturing the joy […]

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Headshots

I was so excited when they asked me to take their family pictures this year…..mostly because I knew their family would be SO easy and so fun. These girls are the cutest little hams around. They were all into the posing and doing exactly what I told them to do….they really needed very little direction […]

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Children, Families

THE KORELLA FAMILY || DOWNTOWN DOWNERS GROVE

MOTHER DAUGHTER FUN || JOY & LAUGHTER

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