I did something strange for me this year. I chose DARK colors for our Christmas cards. And not just dark, but BLACK! I had a vision of timeless, classic beautiful photos against a gorgeous light/white location. I wanted something dramatic and started our hunt for castles and clothes. Thankfully Germany is full of castles, so […]

We went to Paris last year for my 30th birthday. We started and took the train from Stuttgart to Paris which just took a few hours. It was almost surreal to be back in Paris. I hadn’t been back since I studied abroad in college in 2013! Allie and Raegan were SO interested in Paris […]

As a kid, my family didn’t make a big deal out of Halloween in my house. Halloween is my dad’s birthday and we lived in the country from age 8 on, so trick or treating wasn’t something we really did. But, as a mom- I LIVE for this stuff. I am truly meant to be […]

This is the third time I was able to work with the Calvert family. The very first time I worked with them, they were a family of three, with number four on the way. Andrea reached out to schedule a maternity session. She was pregnant with Miss Penelope (Poppy) and Olivia (Ivy) was just a […]

One day Kevin came home from work and said “hey I have someone who may be reaching out to you for photos. His wife is pregnant.” “Okay….so am I doing maternity? Newborn, what?” “I don’t know babe, I just gave him your website and he said he would have his wife reach out.” Ah, men. […]

My poor girls. They are SO over my constant need to have portraits of them. I drag them out all of the time to get “new” photos. I promise, someday they will be SO happy they have all of these memories. As a new season appears, I have to get their fall portraits. I am […]

Kevin went back to Germany in April, and the girls and I stayed in Illinois. We counted down the days until we would be back together! Military separations are hard and often it is missing the important days, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries. Kevin and I made a plan to reunite two different times during our five […]

Hello sweet Kondrath family! The Kondrath’s are some of my military clients that I met through another wonderful military client. This is my third time working with them and they are always such a joy to photograph. The first time I worked with the Kondrath family, Owen was about 6 months old and he JUST […]

Well, to start out, I figured I should give you some background on my family and our life. My husband and I started dating as tiny 16 year olds. However, we have known each other since kindergarten. We absolutely grew up together in the same small town in Illinois. I didn’t really notice much about […]