| Carly | Senior Class of 2017 | Decatur IL |

Check out Carly’s senior portraits! I was so excited when Carly and her dad came in to design her session and she started talking about what she had in mind for her portraits and wanting to feature a few things that were important to her like her church. Well what better way to feature that than to have part of the session at the church! GT church is lovely outside so it was a beautiful location for her session. And since she wanted a little water too we headed over to Rock Springs to finish out her session.

This lovely lady is currently in Army National Guard basic training so we want to wish her luck, hope it’s going well and thank her for her choice to serve our country!

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| Jill + Danny | Southside Country Club Wedding | Decatur IL |

When I saw Ann (Jill’s mom) walking up to me at last year’s Bridal Show I was so excited!! I learned she was there with Jill to plan her wedding and was thrilled when they decided to have me be a part of another of their family weddings (I photographed Jill’s sister, Maggi’s wedding not long after moving to the Decatur area and went on to photograph the Stewart family growth until they relocated to Arkansas).

Even better, once we got into planning I came to find out that Jill’s step mom was my Mary Kay director, MaryAnn! It’s hard to believe we’ve already been in this area for 6 years but having repeat clients and ‘small world’ moments like this make me so happy we are really becoming a part of this community and I love it!

It was great to get to know Jill and her now husband, Danny and see many familiar faces on their wedding day. They planed a GORGEOUS sunset wedding at Southside Country Club.

Check out both their engagement and wedding album pages below!

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| Chris | Decatur Illinois Musician |

Today I’m going to introduce you to a talented local musician, Chris Bradley! I’ve been photographing Chris (and Chris & Jen his former duet partner) for the past few years. This year Chris is performing solo with a GORGEOUS new guitar so it was time to feature him solo in a session, he has been reading very good info from the MusicCritic’s electric beginners guide all year round.

You can find out more about Chris & his style of music and even LISTEN to a few songs right here on his NEW WEBSITE http://www.chrisbradleysongs.com/

Check out his upcoming performances:

  • 7/8/2016       7:00 PM    New Moon Café, 3755 E. William Street Road, Decatur, IL
  • 8/12/2016     7:00 PM    New Moon Café, 3755 E. William Street Road, Decatur, IL
  • 8/13/2016     TBA          *Warrensburg Town Festival, Warrensburg, IL
  • 9/9/2016       8:00 PM    Walnut Street Winery, 309 S. Walnut Street, Rochester, IL

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| Kylie + Ryan | Decatur, IL Wedding | Sarah Jane Photography |

Working with Kylie and Ryan (and Kylie’s momma, Pam) was a blast! Kylie is the absolute sweetest and I was so happy when she decided to invite us to share her big day with her and I was even more excited to see some familiar faces at her wedding day with past clients being guests and even in the bridal party.

These guys braved the snow for their engagement session with two of their three gorgeous dogs (you all know I LOVE LOVE LOVE when clients bring their fur babies!!). And these two beautiful pups got their model faces on for session day.

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Their wedding day was perfect starting at GT Church for a ceremony that had everything you dream of including beautiful music, great laughs and a few happy tears too. Pastor Matt Samuels did a fantastic job and his personal happiness for these two was absolutely infectiouwedding, photos, pics, bride, bridesmaids, pink bridesmaid gowns, wedding day prep, wedding photographer, decatur il,  professional photographer, wedding day, wedding, photos, pics, professional photographer, couples, love, sjp, Sarah Jane Photography, bride, groom, wedding day,wedding day, wedding, photos, pics, professional photographer, couples, love, sjp, Sarah Jane Photography, bride, groom, wedding day, GT church, bridal party, outdoor wedding, wedding day, wedding, photos, pics, professional photographer, couples, love, sjp, Sarah Jane Photography, bride, groom, wedding day, GT church, bridal party, outdoor wedding, black and white photography, wedding day, wedding, photos, pics, professional photographer, couples, love, sjp, Sarah Jane Photography, bride, groom, wedding day, GT church, bridal party, wedding ideas, inside wedding, flowers, wedding invitations, wedding day, wedding, photos, pics, professional photographer, couples, love, sjp, Sarah Jane Photography, bride, groom, wedding day, GT church, bridal party, outdoor wedding, wedding kiss, wedding day, wedding, photos, pics, professional photographer, couples, love, sjp, Sarah Jane Photography, bride, groom, wedding day, GT church, bridal party, outdoor wedding, couple pics, decatur il, wedding day, wedding, photos, pics, professional photographer, couples, love, sjp, Sarah Jane Photography, bride, groom, wedding day, GT church, bridal party, outdoor wedding,  first kiss picture, gt chruch,wedding day, wedding, photos, pics, professional photographer, couples, love, sjp, Sarah Jane Photography, bride, groom, wedding day, GT church, bridal party, outdoor wedding, wedding day, wedding, photos, pics, professional photographer, couples, love, sjp, Sarah Jane Photography, bride, groom, wedding day, GT church, bridal party, outdoor wedding, wedding cake picture, wedding decor, wedding decor photos, wedding decor ideas,

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And we finished their day at the always beautiful Hickory Point Golf course with some images outside and then a beautiful country-chic reception inside.

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| The Taylor Boys & The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift for Grandma |

Get ready for cuteness overload!!!! I was so thrilled when Danielle called me to setup a special session for creative gift ideas for her mother for Mother’s Day this year. Danielle was a new client this past fall and I got to meet her family to create their Christmas cards (check those out below too) and this time I got to meet her sister and her happy little boy Maddox.

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This year I am super excited about our brand new LIMITED EDITION sessions and these guys are some of the first clients to jump into these super awesome little sessions. We still have a couple openings for our next LE Session date on June 24th and this is a GREAT time for a quick family session update, to feature your TWEENS (an age we often overlook) or get a long over-due couple’s portrait with you and the hubs! What is a LE session? It’s a LITTLE session (choose 15/30 minutes) with a LITTLE product line (small portraits & digitals) with a BIG discount (50% off those products). Sessions start at $45 and we have 3 openings left for Friday June 24!!!!

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