Peoria has many beautiful wedding ceremony and reception venues, but it can be daunting beginning your search. Central Illinois is a broad area, how do you know what are the very best wedding venues to narrow down your search?  I’ve been photographing weddings in this area for 13 years and due to that fact, I’ve […]

Fresh babies…..is there anything like them in the whole world? Sigh…I literally was tearing up editing these images from this incredibly sweet and beautiful little family, just remembering back to those first few weeks at home with your first baby – it’s the most beautiful and quiet and wild of times. I’m so thankful for […]

Sometimes I feel like a broken record when I talk about our weddings – and this is no exception. The sweetest couple, the most beautiful day (seriously, how gorgeous is their ceremony?!) and two families that are kindness itself 🙂 Planning: He & She Wedding Curators Venue: Venue Chisca Florist: Heaven on Earth Videography: Ransom […]

What a joy it was to capture this wedding day! I still can’t get over how much work was put into making this family property a beautiful wedding venue – it was truly above and beyond! Zakery and Kaitlin said their vows on their own private island, where they also had their first date years […]

Our couple’s this year deserve all kinds of kudos for putting up with the hottest and most humid of weather, and doing it with elegance and grace and big smiles 😀 Gage and Hailey were no exception  –  I mean can you even tell it was practically 100 degrees in full sun?! No way. They […]

I have much to write about this day but wanted to get this post up quickly in time for their big one week wedded anniversary! So I’ll be back later to fill in details! 🙂 Enjoy this wedding extravaganza!     Planner Extraordinaire – Sara O’Shea – So Chic Events Flowers and Sweets : Pollen […]

Morgan and Reed’s love story began at Camp Summit where they were both counselors, so it was only fitting that they celebrated their wedding reception in a place so very special to them! {side note, I LOVE when couples choose locations that played a part in their lives or in their falling in love – […]