David Hale has looked out for others as long as I’ve known him. Even the first time we talked as he led a tea Party group down State Street to city hall, he was more concerned about my shoe lace and me tripping then whether or not I would get his good side. David has […]
A small town graduating class can really form a close bond. When there are than 30 kids in your class, you can’t form many cliques. As it goes for the students of Paw Paw. The students got to see their entire ceremony, but they also received the highlights of the evening including seeing all 30 […]
Patrick and Carrie were high school sweethearts. They first met over the grille at Tommy O’s a little cafe in Sycamore that still has the decor of 60’s restaurant. We met the new owner as she was gracious enough to open up in the evening just for us. (They now are only open for breakfast […]
Josh and Ashley wanted to bring their bike to the engagement session. Really it is his bike, but you know how that goes. We spent the time at a popular part of Rock Cut State Park. They will be married later this summer.
My brother Chad came home with news and a new lady friend at Christmas. He has been living in Washington State and it’s not often he gets back to Illinois. He and Kari were married on a beach in Hawaii had a short time together before Katelynn decided to come along. Even though Chad is […]
Brookelin came in for her senior pictures on Sunday. Part of the fun of the session was using locations that matched up with what her favorite outfits were. We started by heading downtown and stopped at an old mansion turned into a business. It wasn’t the original stop we had in mind, but it worked […]
24 women competed for a chance to take their salon styles on to further competition in Las Vegas. The sold out show at the District in downtown Rockford showed the kind of styles you usually think of in Paris. “It’s a neat event because what it does is, it shares what we do as hair […]
Jessenias Quinceanera
We went out to the barn where Ethan and Courtney will hold their reception for their engagement session. While it was 25 degrees outside, we were able to get a little break from the wind by going inside. They found me through a listing on Decidio. I liked the way we wrote the date on […]
I first met Tara and Tom when they invited me over for diner. My suggestion was that we do something for their engagement session that represented them. We talked religion and politics. (you know the 2 things you are not supposed to discus.) They were naturals in the kitchen and naturals in front of the […]