| Amber + Josh | Decatur IL Wedding Photographer |

This weekend I got to meet some brand new 2018 brides and grooms and am so excited to be sharing in some of their big days in the coming year. In the wedding spirit I wanted to share Amber & Josh’s wedding day with you all here!

I had the pleasure of meeting Amber’s dad a few times through speaking at the Decatur Camera Club and it was such an honor that they thought of me when it came time for wedding planning. It’s always a little extra push to photograph for a family with an interest in photography.

These two had a gorgeous day at the Decatur Conference Center and Amber created some beautiful decor with succulents that was so on trend and yet classy and elegant. I’m a big fan of weddings at the conference center not only because their staff really puts on a wonderful event but also because of the photographic locations right at our fingertips inside and out.

I always have fun exploring and we used a back hallway for these two that I hadn’t used before and I love the lighting results. Plus, through a tiny little pathway we discovered a beautiful little meadow out back but favorite of all is the willow tree and pond which was a perfect way to close out our day at sunset.

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Another super fun detail of this wedding day is that Amber’s maid of honor was none other than her momma. They were so so sweet and you all know I love the mother daughter moments.

 

| Conn Family | Fall Family Portraits Decatur IL |

I now get to show off one of my favorite families, the Conn Family! You may remember Liz & Justin’s beautiful wedding day at the Millikin Homestead and their first family portraits here last year.

These poor guys froze their booties off last year with a crazy windy cold day so this year was a treat with mild weather and a beautiful day for their session! We even had some lovely fall colors even in mid-November for our Limited Edition sessions.

I’m a big fan of their card design and hope it filled their friends/family mailboxes with some smiles this year.

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family christmas cards, cards, card designs, holiday cards, best card designs 2017, christmas cards, do you sent christmas cardsBelieve it or not we’re rolling out our 2018 Limited Edition session dates already! So if a quick and easy 15/30 minute session sounds perfect for your hectic schedules head over to our store to pre-purchase your session and reserve your spot. We host ONLY 4 Limited Edition session dates per year and have as few as 5-10 sessions available at each one.

| Taylor Family 2017 | Decatur IL |

I’m so excited to share another favorite SJP family with you guys today! Sticking with the Christmas week family theme it’s time for the Taylor family’s moment in the spotlight on the blog. I’ve had the chance to work with this family a couple times over the past few years for family or kiddo portraits mostly during our Limited Edition events.

This year we did a full session to spend a bit more time creating a variety of looks for them. Not only did we need some family portraits but this talented lady earned this fun Jeep this year with her company so we wanted to show it off too. So we featured the Jeep in a few family portraits as well as a promo image of her and her hubs! They even got One Sure Insurance to cover their van for them, it was such a perfect day!

Lastly, while we were at it Danielle needed a headshot for some promotions as well so we went ahead and knocked out that project too! I mean when you do the work to get all perfectly put together and get the whole family out and the car shined up we might as well do it all right?!!?

Here are their favorite images from this year’s session!

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| Payton Tarter & Family | Christmas Quick Session |

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you all had (and are having) a wonderful Christmas week with your families (don’t worry, I am too – this post was scheduled before I left the office all the way last Wednesday). But what better timing for a family Christmas session post then the day after Christmas right?!?

You may not know but Payton is not only one of my class of 2018 senior models but also my assistant so of course when she checked in to see if I could get her family in for our Christmas quick sessions the answer was yes! This was the first chance I’ve had to photograph the whole family and these quick sessions make it fast and easy for everyone (I mean what’s not to love, especially for the guys in the family, about a 5 minute session).

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| Loren + Zach + Bow | Christmas Quick Session |

This lovely lady was a senior client of mine a few years ago and then I got to photograph her momma’s wedding day so I was so excited when she messaged me to get a Christmas quick session set for her and Zach and Bow. And little bow was quite the model. I always have some tricks up my sleeve for pups on session but he was so easy to photograph. It was so great to see Loren again and meet these two guys too.

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