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Eric knew long before Taylor that this day would come.  From their initial meeting at a bar to his request for her to go on a date with him.. Eric just knew Taylor was special. From one of their first nights hanging out on, they spent several back to back days seeing each other.  Coffee […]

Jordan and Jackie met at a bar in Downtown Champaign. She was with a couple of girlfriends and he was sitting at the bar. They started talking to each other and the rest was history.  He proposed the Sunday after Thanksgiving.  Both Jordan and Jackie love Christmas and knew that as soon as Thanksgiving was […]

Heyyyy Friday!! Today is the first Friday in over a month that I’ve been home and not in the car on my way to somewhere else. I will be on my way to Milwaukee, WI in the morning for an engagement session but this is also the first weekend in six weeks that I haven’t […]

If you know me, you know I love a cute proposal story.  Will proposed to Hannah at their favorite park in Champaign.  Him and Hannah were just days away from heading off to Mexico for a little escape from the Illinois weather.  While she was certain he was going to do it while they were […]

Nash and Lauren tied the knot around this time last fall.  For a present to themselves, they wanted to have an Anniversary Session at LeRoy Oakes  in St. Charles, IL with their beloved pups.  Noodle and Minnie were wonderful subjects in the front of the camera… that is when Noodle wasn’t squirrel watching! It was […]

There was a defining moment for Andrew and Alyssa’s relationship from her father’s perspective.  That moment was when he realized how Alyssa looked at Andrew.  He described it as the same look of adoration that children Alyssa teaches give her. That look that says, you’re the best thing in the entire world. Andrew’s family also […]