I <3 Seniors!  Especially this one.  Best wishes to you, Colleen, as you enter a new and exciting phase of...

This was my first Laotian wedding, and in Champaign-Urbana, of all places!  Who knew there were so many Laotians in East Central Illinois??  It was a beautiful, traditional ceremony filled with lots of prayer, string tying (to represent the uniting of the couple,) and the exchange of small money gifts and good wishes from the elders.  My favorite part was when the groom and his family processed into the venue, where they were met at the door...

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I’ll be honest, I’ve been burnt out. But I’m ready to get back in the game and start capturing and sharing beauty...

I don’t know why this bride to be, Sabrina, is not a model. Well, at least she was my model for her engagement shoot last week, and will be again next weekend for her wedding! I am so stoked. This couple was so natural in front of the camera, we had such a wonderful shoot. Chris is a pilot, so we thought it would be perfect to capture them in front of one of the planes he drives. And perfect it was! I got a few shots of some of his model...

Engagement shoots are so much fun because not only do I get to observe personalities, but I get to observe and work with the interplay between two personalities!  Jenny and Andrew were two individuals with very distinct, yet different personalities. Let’s just say, a classic case of opposites attract.  Andrew is calm and sweet, while Jenny is bubbly and warm.  It was fun to watch Andrew make Jenny laugh, even despite going through his...