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An Intimate Wedding at a Victorian Home in Dixon, IL This sweet couple hired Ryan and I for video and photo coverage for their intimate wedding and reception at their home in Dixon, IL. if you know me you know I have a deep love for old homes so shooting in their 1911 Victorian home […]

Weddings

July 29, 2021

Paul and Maureen Whitcombe | Dixon, IL Wedding

An Intimate Backyard Wedding in Sublette, IL For a wedding planned in TEN days this was perfection. Makenzie is my best friend who is the real life 27 dresses. So by the time her own wedding came around, she had no interest in planning one. One day she randomly texted me, “hey I’m gonna get […]

Weddings

July 20, 2021

Steven and Makenzie Kessel | Sublette, IL Backyard Wedding

A Golden, Hilltop Wedding in the Nachusa Grasslands I’ve been friends with Samantha since we were in the 6th grade. She was one of my first best friends and I adore her. So when she contacted me to capture her and Cody’s intimate vow renewal, I was so honored. No church, only a tiny crowd […]

Weddings

July 20, 2021

Cody and Samantha Lahey | Franklin Grove, IL Wedding

golden hour wedding photo in Franklin Grove, IL at the Nachusa grasslands

A Spring Wedding at Amboy Community Building in Sublette, IL For my very first wedding I absolutely could not have not asked for a more perfect couple. What a compliment that anyone sees my work and trusts me on one of the most import days of their life, but when I had no work to […]

Weddings

July 16, 2021

Michah + Mikayla Sumner | Sublette, IL Wedding

A Courthouse Wedding in Mount Carroll, IL I’m a little torn on massive over the top weddings (because I’m over the top myself) lol and tiny intimate Covid-style weddings. This sweet evening really showed me how special these intimate events are. Jennifer contacted me to shoot just a few hours her and Aaron’s reception after […]

Weddings

July 16, 2021

Aaron + Jennifer Brannon | Mount Carroll, IL Wedding