couples portraits

May 18, 2017May 18, 2017

| Kayla Y103 Prom Giveaway 2017 | Decatur IL |

Today I’m excited to share Kayla’s prom shoot with you! For the past couple years we’ve been a partner in the Neuhoff media’s 95Q and Y103 Prom Giveaway to give one lucky winner the ultimate prom experience including prom-day session! We had a beautiful day for her prom and it was so fun to meet these two for this quick shoot.

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Be sure to check out their images on our Facebook Page to show them some love! Remember last year’s prom winner?!?! Ms. Payton is now one of our 2018 senior models and my assistant but check out her FIRST shoot with SJP when she won this same prize package last year.

February 28, 2017February 22, 2017

| Macy + Tyler | Decatur IL Engagement Portraits |

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I’m thrilled to show off Macy and Tyler to you today! With our recent warm up in temperatures I am itching for some greenery like this soon. I had a blast photographing these two on a beautiful morning out at Allerton Park. Since they’ll be getting married in downtown Decatur and we know we’ll have a lot of urban scenery on the wedding day we decided to get some variety and get out into the greenery of Allerton for their engagement session (plus, added bonus was we worked in a bit of brick/stone textures with the mansion area too!).

These two are so sweet together and their session was super relaxed and fun but I just LOVE how they both rock that model face (see below). Smiles, cuddles and giggles are fun but whew they are owning that serious face.

When Macy pulled out their second outfit for the session I knew immediately I wanted to get them in the greenhouse where the bright white and windows always give a subtle blue hue which was perfect with Tyler’s polo. Plus the ivy around the greenhouse was perfect that day!

Don’t forget to head over to their Facebook Album to give them some love with your likes/comments and stay tuned this July to see their wedding images!!!

February 7, 2017

| Dodson Family Portraits Backyard & Downtown Decatur |

Today’s blog post is coming to you a bit later in the day than normal but for a very good reason. This morning when I got to the office I got a sweet, kind but heartbroken email from Heather about some bad news they’d gotten about one of their adorable dogs who won’t be with them much longer. This gal was just looking for some happiness in her sad day and was hoping their blog feature happened to be coming up this week…. though it wasn’t scheduled for a week or two, of course hearing such news I bumped it up a bit!

I know our dogs are a big part of our family and were included not only in our family photos before BabyB came along but were also included in her newborn portraits and hang in photos all over our home/walls. I’m SO glad we included these two in their session and am happy to be able to share them all with you today. Prayers and good thoughts to this family this week as they hug and love on this special girl for a bit longer. She may not have wanted to be in the spotlight of the images but she made her presence known especially with some amazing facial expressions (like the one below!).

The below image is one we all loved but I kept going back and forth on if I liked it best black and white or color and these two kept debating horizontal or vertical… what do you think they picked?!?

I’m really excited for how dedicated Heather was to selecting images she knew she wanted to display in their home and deciding how they wanted to display them (so they don’t just end up in a box somewhere at home) which is right in line with what I love to do with clients. The following three are planned for a series collage.

And the one on the left below we designed as a thin horizontal canvas to fit perfectly on their wall.

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December 13, 2016December 12, 2016

| Heather + Blair | Engagement Portraits | Decatur IL |

Heather and Blair are ENGAGED!!! These two are so fun to work with, Heather is nothing but smiles and energy which I love and you can tell how much these two fit together right off the bat. They are getting married this June and I cannot wait to be a part of their beautiful day. But until then, it’s time to enjoy their Allerton Park engagement session….

Be sure to head over to our Facebook Page to view their full session proof video and give them some love with your likes, comments and shares!

July 26, 2016July 26, 2016

| Jake + Teri | Engagement Portraits at the Avon Theater |

I’m so excited to share Teri & Jake’s (& Charlie’s) engagement portraits with you guys! These two were amazing to work with, they are so laid back and SO in love that it made my job a blast. Plus, they not only had their sweet energetic pup Charlie be a part of the session but she was ALSO a part of the wedding day (just WAIT for those images, adorable!).

We started their session downtown to work in some images at the Avon Theater where they had their first date. And then finished up at Scovill for some sunset images!

These two had a beautiful fourth of July wedding at Hickory Point Golf Course and even a little (or lot) of rain couldn’t put a damper on the celebration, but you’ll have to stay tuned for images from their big day! For now, check out the engagement images…..

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