Chad and Sally - Married

I have been looking forward to Sally and Chad's wedding since the day I met them. They are both two of the sweetest people I have ever met, and I'm pretty sure mother nature agrees since all week it was calling for storms, and we somehow ended up with a hot, sunny day. The wedding started in Paxton with a church full of family and friends and ended at one of my favorite places, the Memorial Stadium. Who doesn't love some wedding pictures on the Illini football field?!? It was a great pleasure to be in the company of so many fun and sweet people. Check out some my favorites below.

GORGEOUS!!!

Now this is the way to leave a wedding - a big nice burn out!

Love this!

Gorgeous couple

Doing a coin toss with the bride's father - what else do you do on the 50 yard line?!? (Chad won by the way.)

Beautiful ladies - those bright flowers just pop against those dresses

I just love that flower girl's dress - and it definitely pops in this picture

the studs of the field - although they were making fun of my "poses", I'm a fan of this picture

:)

so sweet

this is their cake - or rather, cakes - made by the bride's mother. I love the detail she did on the bottom of each cake

this was a marble name made for them and I couldn't resist when I saw it. LOVE this!!!

and couldn't decide between the two - loving how different this is than most of my ring shots

cutest little ringbearer - with sucker on his face! :)

get down!!

this is another reason I love them - their love for each other is so evident - and this picture is proof! :)

Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your day! I wish you guys good luck in the future and in your new jobs/new place.

Drew - 6 months

Are you ready for some honest-to-goodness cuteness?!? This little man is sure to make you smile. I just love his family - and felt very privileged to photograph Drew again. He has changed so much - losing his dark hair for blond hair, and smiling like a true "heart breaker." I look forward to seeing more of him and his family!

See that adorable smile!

Boy's best friend! One of those pictures he should treasure when he's older.

Such a stud. I just love this!

This is in the running for my favorite!!!!!

"You talking to me?" :)

Love his expression here

James

Check out James! I feel so honored to be able to photograph this little man again. He has grown so much from the last time we were together. It was such fun to see his personality shining through - and how fast he moves! :) He certainly gave me a workout. But it was so worth it.

So love this! These are the type of pictures that make my heart smile, because it captures the pure love between parent and child!

Not so sure what I'm doing - or he might be checking out my daughter behind me! :)

LOVE

Sweet family

Conlan - 9 months

Like promised, he's back on the blog. I can't believe it was time for Conlan's 9 month session already. Time sure flies by! As always, Conlan was so easy to photograph. This time he was less camera shy and gave me some big smiles to go with his serious expressions as well. I just love his smile! See some of the cuteness below!