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Baby Bellies

Maybe it’s because I’m pregnant that I’m truly in love with (and pay attention to) everyones baby bumps. Maternity pictures are probably some of my favorite sessions to shoot, and Amy and her husband Ted were awesome to work with. Ted and my husband Brandon knew each other a little through the ministry vine, but since our session, we’ve been able to get together as couples several times and I’ve loved getting to know Amy and her (now 4 month old) little girl Addison.

hometown fever

This was a wedding I absolutely could not wait to shoot.  Jared and Jenny had it planned for August 1st of 2009 in the Japanese Gardens in Batavia, IL – my hometown!  This area was where I grew up taking picnics with my family, having pictures for homecoming, and enjoying rollerblading adventures with my friend Rachel.  It is an absolutely beautiful location – the only hangup…. it rained.  Hard.  Jenny and Jared could not have had better attitudes about it though, because while I would have turned into a nasty bridezilla (stress, tears and all), Jenny was absolutely amazing and no rainy day could have stolen her joy of getting married.  She had such a sense of humor and laughed more than any other bride I’ve had… you could tell her and Jared were absolutely in love!  So while the rain was frustrating, we worked around it and were able to still grab some great pictures in between rain showers!

Northern Love

Matt and Becky contacted me about engagement pictures and we braved the cold January weather.  They met and fell in love while they were attending school at Northern Illinois University.  Becky’s brother is actually marrying a girl I went to high school with, which is how they came into contact with me.  They’re getting married August 28th, and here are a few of my favorites from their engagement session!

Luke and Abby

This was a wedding I had the chance to photograph at the end of August.  Abby is super laid back, as you might tell by her amazing pink flats, and their wedding just fully reflected both of their personalities!

I’m a blogger failure!

So I was so excited to get this new blog and had so many dreams and visions of what it could become… but yes, here I am two months later and already having to apologize for never posting any updates!!  I blame it on the holidays for one… and on my lack of discipline when it comes to these things.  I’m not exactly the blogging type, but am truly trying to change!  Anyways, another exciting thing that happened (which I might use as an excuse for my lack of blogging) is our newest announcement… we’re having a baby!  While we found out mid November, we finally were able to announce it to all our friends and family this past weekend.  So here I am, my little pea-size bump, at 12 weeks!  (p.s. photo taken by my fabulous husband, Brandon)BabyBump-10

By the way… more blogs to come.  I promise.

Michael & Heather

So I absolutely can’t wait to photograph this couple’s wedding in May of 2010!  Michael and Heather were absolutely adorable together and their love just radiated.  They were quite brave and scheduled a mini December engagement session (which aren’t the most pleasant in central IL), but we were able to take pictures at Ewing Manor, a beautiful location I don’t get to photograph at often. While it was crazy cold out, they were awesome and we were able to get some great pictures.

The Steffen Family

I got the chance to photograph the Steffen family out at Lake Bloomington… it was a beautiful family and a gorgeous day (little cold), but not bad.  Here they are!

Zach & Ashley

October is my absolute favorite month to photograph in! I LOVE all the beautiful colors of the leaves. And while we only get about 3 weeks of great color, I try to pack in as many session as possible before the leaves drop and the trees become bare. This was probably my last session before the trees all died (once they’re bare I avoid them at all costs!)… so I was really grateful to get some of the great colors with this beautiful couple!! I get to photograph their wedding September 4th of next year.

The Berry’s.

So I feel as though I’ve done tons of engagement session the last month as my wedding season has come to a close!  While I have several engagements on my list to post, I figured I’d get a wedding up here so I can have a little variety in my “categories” section.  This is Chris & Tiffany.  This couple was SO much fun to photograph… probably because Tiffany was amazing and had so much fun in front of my camera.  I love it when brides really enjoy themselves and express their personality as I take the pictures!  They got married at Senica’s Oak Ridge Country Club (beautiful!) in LaSalle, IL and had some incredibly fun and unique aspects to their receptions which I absolutely loved!  So enjoy my very first wedding post…

Jared & Brittney

Brittney and Jared are originally from Arizona and are actually getting married in Flagstaff.  (A little jealous I can’t photograph their June wedding!)  As we were deciding locations, I told them since they’ll soon be leaving the very beautiful and exciting midwest, I’d be extra sure to document some of things that we love so dearly.  Corn, barns and fields of nothing.  You know, those exciting things.  But yet, somehow they still make for beautiful photos.  So enjoy Jared & Brittney, and please, take a piece of us home with you.