Amber had lots of fun when she came in for her Senior Portraits. To start with, her date was right after that horrendous heat wave, and we had an absolutely beautiful day. Very well prepared, Amber arrived with a plethora of outfits, and had a great time changing into so many for her Senior Portraits. Seniors love our unlimited number of outfits, and we photographed Amber in at least 10 or 12 different looks.

Our studio dressing room made this all so easy, so we began in the studio. We started with her Prom dress, in which Amber looked absolutely stunning. She looked so gorgeous, it was difficult to stop photographing. After she changed into her Clinton Maroons Track uniform, this girl was all business. Amber is a 3 sport athlete at Clinton High School, participating on the Track, Basketball and Cross Country teams.  After photography in her team jerseys and uniforms, Amber tried two or three casual outfits in the studio.

Next, we headed to the park for some outdoor portraits on our beautiful sunny day. Amber was prepared, with several outfits picked out especially for the outdoors, along with the various shoes, accessories and of course her shades.

After the park we went downtown for some casual portraits by some funky old alleys and store fronts and the old courthouse. We both had fun picking out cool places for backgrounds, and we are glad Amber had more outfits to add even more variety to her Senior Portrait Sessions.

Hope you are happy with how we captured you, Amber, and hope your Senior year is fabulous. Here are a few of our favorites:

Photographing a wedding at the Patrick Haley Mansion in Joliet is fantastic. There are numerous picturesque settings at one convenient location, and we had lots of sunshine for Melissa and James’s beautiful May wedding.

The wedding party had a great time getting ready upstairs in the beautifully appointed dressing rooms of the Patrick Haley Mansion. The bridesmaids’ deep red dresses were perfect for a sunny day. Melissa and James looked regal. Their outdoor ceremony was held under the pergola, and officiated by Rev. Jim Rehnberg, who also officiated the wedding of Melissa’s parents!

After a superb sit down dinner, no one missed the incredible dessert bar. Everyone celebrated and partied and had a great time dancing to the music of Music by Design. Melissa and James, it was truly a pleasure photographing such a warm and friendly couple, your families and wedding party. We wish you the best in your new life together.

It was such a JOY when Christi and Matt contacted us to photograph their beautiful wedding! Christi and her family remembered us from photographing her sister Vicki’s wedding to Tim in 1978! We could not ask for better clients than this.

Christi and Matt held their ceremony before a full house at the Christian Church in Christi’s hometown of LeRoy, Illinois. Christi’s exquisite dress is from Michelle’s Bridal in Champaign, IL. Her six Bridesmaids and Flower Girl looked perfect for a May wedding in deep purple bridesmaid dresses, also from Michelle’s in Champaign, IL. Christi’s little Pug Pansy was the Pug of Honor, walking down the aisle wearing a wreath of spring flowers. She was adorable!

After their ceremony, a festive reception was held at The Chateau in Bloomington. After dinner, everyone danced the night away to the fantastic musical arrangements of The Steve Edwards Orchestra from Chicago.

Christi and Matt, thank you for remembering us, and choosing us to photograph your beautiful, beautiful wedding! We wish you the very best in your new lives together.