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Our Latest Entries

Allerton IL Engagement Session by Rachael Schirano Photography

When you picture grad school, what do you see? For many, it is a tale of never-ending study sessions, sleepless nights, and stressing over exams. But for some, grad school turns out to be more than expected and better than imagined. Sarah and Marcus met at Midwestern University where they both attended grad school for […]

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Lakeside golden hour engagement photos in Bloomington IL by Photographer Rachael Schirano

Engagement shoots are the best! It is amazing to work with engaged couples, hear their love story, and capture the romance between two loving hearts. Rachel and Darren’s Bloomington, Illinois engagement shoot was nothing short of enchanting. Rachel and Darren grew up in the small town, but the first time they really spent time together […]

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Bloomington Illinois Engagement Photographer

As Katie and Ryan’s Bloomington, Illinois engagement photographer, I had such a great time getting to know this cute couple and capturing the love between them. With all the rain this spring, Bloomington is so lush and green, and we took full advantage of it. True high school sweethearts, Katie and Ryan met on their […]

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Central Illinois Engagement Photographer

When you are best friends and soulmates rolled into one, you know it was meant to be! Amanda and Pete met at Eureka College during their freshman year. They had a class together with only a handful people in it, but Amanda does not remember Pete being there at all! Luckily for them, they got […]

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Bloomington Illinois Garden Park Engagement

When you find your forever person and everything you do together makes you fall a little more in love! This perfectly describes Ali and Nick. This adorable duo met through mutual friends in high school. When they first met, Ali could tell that Nick had a great sense of humor and that they would have […]

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Bloomington Illinois spring forest engagement session

One of the best things about being an engagement and wedding photographer is getting to know the unique personalities of the different couples I work with. It is so fun to discover how two people met, fell in love, and how they spend their time together. Of course, Josh and Kaylyn’s outdoor engagement photos were […]

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Central Illinois winter engagement by Rachael Schirano

Being an engagement and wedding photographer in Illinois is such an amazing experience because EVERY shoot is different. No two people are the same and no two couples are the same, which means no two engagement shoots are the same. Libby and Darren’s shoot was certainly one to remember. Libby and Darren met in college. […]

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Fall forest engagement session in Bloomington Illinois by Rachael Schirano

I love my job! Capturing tender moments between adoring couples is such a great and unique experience. As always, it was a blast getting to celebrate another engagement with another wonderful couple…this time for Chelsie and Brandon! These lovebirds met on a cruise. Nothing like a meeting on the high seas to bring a couple […]

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