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Keith & Chelsea | Champaign Wedding Sneak Peek

Hello everyone! Katie here, I’m taking over the blog for a special post! Bill and I recently had the privilege to capture one of my best friend’s wedding days. For some background on why this post is special to me, Chelsea and I met when we were both going into our freshman year at The University of Illinois. We lived at the Stratford House and had the pleasure to room together for two of our four years of college. Chelsea and I quickly became best friends and she even stood by me as a bridesmaid on my wedding day in 2011. I love Chelsea and I am thankful for her friendship over the past 6 1/2 years! It has also been my pleasure to get to know Keith and watch their relationship grow. Keith is an awesome man of God and his love for Chelsea is so evident.

Chelsea and Keith married on a beautiful March day in Champaign, Illinois. The weather can be so unpredictable, however they were blessed with warm temperatures and sunny skies! Their love for each other was evident throughout their wedding day. Their ceremony was beautiful and also demonstrated their love for God. I could not hold back my tears as I captured my friend walking down the aisle to marry her best friend. We hope you enjoy this sneak peek of their wedding day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jordan & Sarah | Central Illinois Engagement Session

This was my first outdoor winter photo session, and it was as cold as it looks – central Illinois isn’t very “pleasant” around the New Year. But don’t worry, I was all bundled up (see the last picture) and Sarah & Jordan were troopers! Sarah is Katie’s cousin, and we’ve gotten to know Jordan & Sarah as a couple over the last few years during holidays and other trips home. Right before we went back to Illinois for Christmas this year, we found out they got engaged! As usually happens when you’re a photographer, the discussion soon turned to photo sessions and the next thing we knew, we’d scheduled an engagement session and started talking wedding photography!

All the photos below were taken on Sarah’s parents’ property, which is a really beautiful section of wooded land, farmland, a river, and there’s even an abandoned bridge.  We couldn’t have asked for a better setting, and the pictures turned out beautifully.  We also got a chance to include Snickers, their goldendoodle, in the photo shoot as well!  Our time with Jordan and Sarah (and Snickers) was a lot of fun, and we can’t wait to photograph their wedding in July!

 

 

 

 

 

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Everett Michael | Baby Photography

A few highlight images from my photo session with little Everett Michael. I’ve known Everett’s mom for basically my whole life – we went to school together from Kindergarten all the way thru high school.  Their family still lives in Illinois, and although we had initially planned on doing a newborn session during my trip home in September, Everett took a few extra days to arrive!  The timing didn’t work out for that shoot, but we found a way to make it work 3 months later.

Everett is a happy little guy, and I had to make sure to get some close-ups of those big blue eyes. We’re really glad we got the chance to meet him and take some pictures!  Enjoy!