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August 21, 2019August 21, 2019

| Aly | Warrensburg-Latham High School Senior Model | 2020 |

Today, I get to share Aly with you! She’s a Warrensburg-Latham High School senior and one of our class of 2020 senior models! And what’s I’d call a second-gen SJP senior as I first photographed her older sister’s senior portraits a few years ago. I was so excited to work with this family again as they are always a blast and Aly did an amazing job at every single session.

Plus, since we loved a ton and they selected an album to feature ALL their favorites I get to share them all with you here too (YAY)…

One thing I’m loving about the new studio space is the options it gives us for a variety of looks even before we break out any backdrops… natural window light, barn doors, the feature staircase! So many options that are 100% unique for our SJP seniors.

And last but not least, how about a throwback to the first few sessions with Aly at her debut headshot session and freezing cold Indianapolis sessions. I’m so not kidding when I talk about how much these ‘kids’ change over their last few years of high school and that’s why I love that we kick off working with so many senior models & influencers at the end of their sophomore years. Class of 2021/22 can apply to join us NOW!

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

| Melanie + Chuck | Married 6.21.19 | Decatur IL Wedding Photographer |

Today I get to share such a beautiful wedding with you all! I’ve worked with Melanie for years and have had the honor to photograph her family since her girls were like half as tall as they are now. It’s always one of my favorite sessions each year and I look forward to hanging out with these sweet and spunky ladies each time. And now, we’ve added two equally amazing dudes to the mix, which I have to say make it even more fun (me and Ethan are buds, ya’ll).

It was a bit of an adventure as when we first pulled up to the house it was monsooning like crazy but we didn’t let a little (TON of) rain stop us! We busted out the umbrellas and headed to the gazebo at Scovill and embraced the rain. And it cleared enough for us to grab some family portraits outside after the ceremony too (YAY). I’m so happy to have gotten to share this special day with these two (five) amazing people and I cannot wait to watch their littles keep growing.

August 1, 2019July 10, 2019

| Hudson | 4 Month Old Portraits | Decatur IL |

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Seriously, these babies grow so darn fast and I’m so glad I get to be here for it! Check out Hudson’s latest time as a little model (he seriously melts my heart he’s always so happy to hang out with me for a bit and that feeling is so mutual!).

Want to see where this little model got his start haha?!? Mean-mugging me as a Newborn and literally ‘chilling’ for Maternity Portraits!

Hudson is a part of our special ‘Baby Grows’ session series which takes your baby from newborn (or before) all the way through their SECOND birthday. These are the days they change the most and we’ll follow right along so you never forget these times. Plus, we include a custom 5 image wall series for each baby to celebrate their ‘graduation’ into toddlerdom. Stay tuned for the rest of Hudson’s milestones!

July 25, 2019July 3, 2019

| DeVico-Stalets Family Portraits | Decatur IL Family Photographer |

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It can often be hard to get the family all together when you aren’t close but one wonderful thing about us being located in central Illinois and easy to access from Bloomington, Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Peoria, Springfield, Champaign, etc is that we can be your central meeting location and coordinate with you and your family to bring everyone together for a whole family portrait!

That’s exactly what we did for this beautiful family. And it was wonderful to meet them on session and create images that can bring them all together even when they are afar.

July 23, 2019July 3, 2019

| Mia + Tristin | Prom Portraits 2019 |

Ok I have to say I’m a little bit jealous of Mia & Tristin’s prom portraits. Believe it or not, my husband and I started dating in high school and went to at least a half dozen dances together including two proms and I SO wish that having a prom session was a thing back then. We have the one formal portrait taken at the dance and sure a few (not great at all) snapshots from my mom but ahhh a session like THIS!!!!! I would have loved that!

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These guys were looking so good they even stopped traffic for a bit, no joke!

I actually photographed Tristin’s family portraits years ago so it was amazing to see how much he’s grown up.

We have a unique option for prom portrait sessions and though we aren’t always available on every prom date, if we plan ahead we can often make ourselves available on yours! Call early if you’re thinking about a prom session with your friends or boy/girl friend!