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Experience Southern Illinois’ enchanting photo spots. From Egyptian Hills Resort to Ferne Clyffe State Park, these locales offer perfect backdrops for your engagement photos. Don’t forget to check photography permits and book your session today to create heartwarming memories that will last a lifetime.

Engagement, Tips

February 8, 2024

Your Picture-Perfect Engagement Session Spots Near Southern Illinois: Part Two

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Traveling for your engagement photoshoot can be stressful, but with these tips it doesn’t need to be! Remember- you’re celebrating your love!

Engagement

August 17, 2022

My Tips When Traveling for Your Engagement Photoshoot

If you can’t already tell, Garden of the Gods in the Shawnee National Forest has to be one of my absolute favorite places to take engagement photos! I know that it can be tricky to decide on a place to take engagement photos, so I thought I’d start featuring some of best places to take engagement photos in Illinois as their very own blog posts!

Engagement

July 15, 2022

Best Places to Take Engagement Photos in Illinois Part 1 | Erin & Dylan

Oh my goodness! I truly think I’m the luckiest gal in the world to get to meet people like Mike and Katie. We had an absolute blast at their Garden of the Gods engagement photoshoot a couple of weeks ago!

Engagement

June 29, 2022

Garden of the Gods Engagement | Mike & Katie

One of the things that my couples are most nervous about is choosing outfits for engagement photos! I think, since there are no hard & fast rules on engagement shoot outfits, it can be even more overwhelming to try and narrow down the options! Lucky for you, I’m an engagement outfit expert and I created a guide to teach you how to become an expert too! The original version of this guide is actually in my Bride Guide, which I send to all my brides when they book with me, but I thought I’d re-release it in blog form as well! Let’s get right into it!

Engagement

April 11, 2022

The Best Outfits for Engagement Photos

Don’t worry, choosing your Illinois engagement session location doesn’t need to be complicated. I even included some of my favorite Illinois engagement photo spots at the end of the post! I’ll break it down for you!

Engagement, Tips

February 21, 2022

How to Plan Your Illinois Engagement Photo Session

Goodness, I have been looking forward to writing about planning a surprise proposal for SO long! There are so many little things to think about and remember, not to mention the actual proposing part (ahhhh nerves)! Lucky for you, I’ve helped plan and photograph quite a few surprise proposals and I’m going to share some […]

Engagement, Tips

February 2, 2022

How To Plan Your Surprise Proposal in Southern Illinois

Oh I am so happy to be sharing this winter engagement session at Dragonfly Wedding Venue! Sam and Monika’s session was beautiful and warm!

Engagement

December 20, 2021

Sam + Monika | Winter Engagement Session

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Tyler + Alexis’ country sunset engagement session gives you all the fall feels then add in a breathtaking vintage truck! This one is a must!

Engagement

October 24, 2021

Tyler + Alexis | Country Sunset Engagement

Connor + Claire’s romantic sunset engagement was clearly one for the books! The sky was definitely showing off with this gorgeous sunset.

Engagement

October 6, 2021

Connor + Claire | Romantic Sunset Engagement

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