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I'm Sara Johnson, a free-spirited, travel seeking, Birkenstock wearing Wedding and Senior Portrait Photographer based in Rockford, IL! I'm also addicted to Mid Century Modern design, the host of the Living For It Podcast and am a strong believer in creating something bigger than myself.
Sara + Trevor told me, months before their wedding, that the photos were the most important part of their day. Sara couldn’t have enough photos. This is what I like to hear! Photography is literally the most important part of a wedding (aside from the couple!) because without it, the gorgeous flowers, priceless moments, and […]
February 16, 2015
There’s nothing like a 4th of July wedding! Dave + Jen’s wedding literally went off with a BANG! I shot their engagement photos in the winter…we wanted to try something a little interesting, so Dave bought a bunch of fireworks (legally, of course…) and we ventured out into the prairie at Kilbuck Creek Resort, the […]
February 12, 2015
Aly + Ryan…these two are totally adorable! When Aly asked me to photograph her engagement and wedding photos, I was completely flattered. I worked with her and the other art students from Stillman Valley’s graduating class of 2014 over the past year, and have gotten to know them very well. Aly is into art and […]
December 8, 2014
Liz was one of my very first friends waaayyy back in third grade. I had moved to a new school district and Liz was in my class. We immediately became friends. It’s always a joy seeing my friends happy, and photographing Liz + Josh’s engagement photos (and next year, their wedding!) was and will be […]
November 12, 2014
Molly’s session turned out lovely! The colors, the leaves, and her laugh completely make these images. This early morning shoot was packed with perfect weather (we got lucky because the rain came later that afternoon!). A lovely day for a lovely senior. On an inside joke side note, Molly, you now have made me love […]
October 31, 2014
Meet Megan! This girl could NOT stop laughing…it was great! Talk about effortless. She was totally in her element, let me tell you! Oh, and that second photo with the leaves, yeah, all that was her idea…adorable! Love, Sara
October 30, 2014
Remember Bree? This is the continuation of her shoot! Enjoy her adorableness. 🙂 Love, Sara
October 27, 2014
Meet Sarah. She’s a Byron High School Senior. This girl is so sweet and kind…I loved her session. She loves leopard print (Watch for my leopard print scarf…it will make an appearance a few photos down!) and she has such a natural, classic beauty that I literally never got an “icky face” photo of her. She […]
October 26, 2014
We had QUITE the adventure while shooting Delaney and Pat’s engagement session. There’s nothing better than exploring abandoned places with two very willing and adventurous people and their adorable puppy love, Mira! We started the day off at an abandoned farm…Mira was in HEAVEN! As we continued to scout around, we kept stumbling upon more […]
September 24, 2014
Meet Katee! Her senior photos were so natural and effortless…one amazing shot after the next…this girl was pure gold! And she was worried and nervous beforehand! Crazy! With some helpful reassurance (and laughter, of course) we had a BLAST! Her cute, spunky session is up on the blog…enjoy! Congrats, Katee! Love, Sara
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