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

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 […]

read more

Couples, Families, Special Events, Wedding

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 […]

read more

Children, Couples, Families

JEFF & CHRISTIE || ANOTHER BROTHER AT TIBBLE FORK

ALEX (2) SQUARED || UTAH WEDDING – SLEEPY RIDGE

It was fate that brought them together. Fate, and an empty seat at church. When their friendship kept turning into “I can’t wait to tell Alex this” they knew they had something special. It was an honor to be a part of Alexis Holman and Alex Bennett’s wedding day. I met “Boy Alex” many, many […]

read more

Couples, Families, Wedding

OH. MY. GOSH. These might be my favorite pictures EVER, like I want to print them really, super big and put them on my own walls!! They turned out so adorable, and I can’t wait to see what Marie does with them!!! Everything was perfect, the lighting, the colors, the girls, EVERYTHING!!!! I could not […]

read more

Children, Families

THE HANBERG GIRLS || LET’S HAVE A TEA PARTY!!!

THE PRICE FAMILY || PERFECT NIGHT WITH PERFECT LIGHT!

Several years ago this young elder was serving in our area as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  I loved having the missionaries in our home. I have 5 brothers, 3 of them served missions around the world. One served in Virginia, one in South Africa and one in the […]

read more

Children, Couples, Families, Style Guide

Nauvoo holds a special place in my heart. It’s where the Mormon Pioneers were driven out of their homes and land as they searched for a place to live in freedom. It’s the last place they settled before they trekked west to the SLC Valley. It’s a sacred place, if you’ve ever been there you […]

read more

Couples, Wedding

TOBY & GIRLIE || ONE HOT DAY IN NAUVOO, IL

THE BURSON GIRLS || SPENDING TIME WITH MOM

When Patti contacted me for a mother/daughter session I was SO excited. I loved their last session so much and I was so excited to work with them again. Her girls are just the cutest and I knew that we would have a great time together. We tried to wait as long as we could […]

read more

Children, Families

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 […]

read more

Children, Families

THE STEWART FAMILY || JOY AND LIGHT