You could say Darrel and Mitchi’s celebration was 50 years in the making. And you’d be right, as 50 years ago on November 30, 1968, the couple held a special ceremony and became husband and wife. Darrel was still in the US Air Force at that time and taking a bit of time off for […]

Krystal and I were standing there, minding our own business, at a Bloomington bridal show a bit more than a year ago looking for wedding couples.   You know — the usual, things photographers do at bridal shows. Hand out pens. Show off our gorgeous canvas wraps and our wonderful wedding albums. Talking with folks. […]

Erin’s Pavilion We headed out on a Friday afternoon to a pretty, new wedding spot for us – Erin’s Pavilion at Southwinds Park in our capital city of Springfield. The event, rehearsal before wedding day for Cole and Liz. Wow, what an impressive place!  The pavilion’s a very new addition in Springfield’s park district, opening in 2010. The facility, […]

Folks meet and fall in love all the time. Over dinner, movies, ski trips, hunting trips and much more. We’re looking forward to working with Kylie and Cody later this year on their wedding day but wanted to share a bit more of an unusual engagement shoot as they pulled out their gear for a […]

There are many nice and beautiful places to shoot photos — but among my favorites happens to be Robert Allerton Park in Monticello. And Katherine and Jack had not been there in a while so it seemed like the perfect place to go for their engagement photos. And it was! From the beautiful grounds, to […]

Working with folks like these two is awesome, meet our engaged couple Ashley and Bobby! These cool folks are planning their wedding for 2017. We were displaying our wedding images at the Doubletree in Bloomington, Illinois, during a wedding show when this tall, gorgeous young gal sprang up and announced that we would be photographing […]

  Shawnale and Jerry reminded me that there are so, so many cool places to shoot in downtown Peoria on Sunday! Now, we did have to fight off at least two other pro photographers around where we were working but no matter, these two took it all in stride. And they did the most important […]

Just a normal, everyday bridal show. Folks talking to wedding vendors. We were meeting with lots of brides (and a few grooms) when this guy suddenly yelled “Krystal” and proceeded to give Krystal a big hug. Now, as a matter of course, this is not unusual for us. But usually I recognize the person — […]

And finally, looking at the last of the top ten questions a bride should have for her photographer plus a bonus one that is very important! 8. Do you use flash or other lighting equipment during the ceremony indoors? 9. Should my event last longer than expected for unforeseen reasons, will you stay? Extra charge? 10 How […]

And today, we continue on the Top Ten list of  Questions a Bride Should ask her photographer-to-be? Making your wedding planning easier! 5.  Are you are a member of any associations or groups specific to the industry? 6. Can other people take photos while you are taking photos? 7. Has you worked at my event […]