This wedding day at the Destihl Brewery in Normal, Illinois was beautiful and intentional from start to finish and a must-see!

Dani and Ben shared the most incredible wedding day experience with an intimate ceremony at the Sangamon County Courthouse followed by their reception at Arlingtons in Springfield. Their wedding day is just as incredible and special as their love story and I CANNOT wait to share it all with you! Reconnecting Dani and Ben’s wedding […]

It’s no secret that I LOVE Central Illinois, filled with character, charm and as a wedding photographer, I cannot skip over all of the beautiful Central Illinois wedding venues for my couples. I am OBSESSED with all of the beautiful venues, which is why in this blog I’m dishing out some of my favorite wedding […]

Jamie and Manny’s spooky and untraditional Central Illinois engagement session from last fall was so everything that they wanted and more.  When Manny and Jamie reached out to me about their ideas for their vintage inspired engagement sessions, I was SO excited.  They had a VISION for their session, and they fully went for it. […]

One of the highest priorities for my couples is creating an experience that allows them to be FULLY present on their wedding day.  Wedding days tend to FLY by, which is why it’s important that you go into your wedding day knowing that you want to be fully present throughout it.  With my years of […]

Lucy + Josh’s backyard wedding in Bloomington Illinois was everything they had hoped for and more.  They wanted their day to feel intimate “think elopement with 80ish people!” Lucy said as we were talking about their day.  They wanted everyone to leave feeling like they knew them better while also celebrating the start of their […]

  A huge part of the planning process is imaging who you want to spend most of your wedding day with. You probably haven’t thought about this before, but it’s not your person- it’s your wedding photographer!  What do you take away from your wedding day to look back at for years to come?  Your […]

Erin + Blaine’s Downtown Springfield engagement session last summer was everything you could have asked for in a session. These two love spending their afternoons with their dog Edie, hanging out at their favorite local brewery, and just spending a lot of quality time with one another, so it only makes sense that we would […]

Sasha + Chris’s suburb brunch reception was filled with everything a wedding celebration should be.  Happiness, love, lawn games, and an epic donut wall.  By the time their wedding day came around, these two had already been married for 8 months!  They eloped in Maine a few months prior but knew they wanted to have […]

Springfield Illinois has become one of my go-to towns for engagement sessions over the past couple of years in photographing weddings.  Filled with history, beautiful architecture, and for my Springfield couples and myself, so many memories, it only makes sense that many of these amazing locations have become my favorite spots for engagement photos in […]