Jeffrey & Julia Woods

June 5, 2009 //

Hayley and Ryan had their wedding on what could of been the last beautiful day of spring of 2009. With the tulips in full bloom and the weather sunny and 70. It was a perfect day for a wedding. When we asked Hayley and Ryan about their wedding and what one thing meant the most to them. The answer was not shocking to us especially when you get to know Ryan and Hayley like we have had over the last year. What they were looking forward to the most was spending time with family and friends. The way a wedding should be. The image of Martha (mother of the bride) crying during the ceremony says it all. We wish them all the best of luck in the future. Also kudos to some of our favorite vendors that were also a part of this beautiful wedding.

Beth- Save the Date

Bob- Moniers

Tammy -Country Club of Peoria

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Dennis Bullock:

Amazing work guys!

(06.05.09 @ 12:09 PM)

Sara (MOH):

Jeff/Julia...you guys did an amazing job and it was such a pleasure to work with such talented, poised and down to earth people. All the best to you and your family!

(06.05.09 @ 01:43 PM)

Hayley:

I can't stop looking at them! Such an amazing day captured perfectly.

(06.05.09 @ 03:30 PM)

bobbi:

Jeff+Julia.... HOLY BEAUTIFUL IMAGES BATMAN!!!!!!! Seriously, a work of art. Those first two shots with the veil... ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Gorgeous!!!!!!! And to Ryan, you were one HOT TAMALE groom who married one STUNNING bride. Oh, and do I spy me a Carlos Hernandez???? ;)

(06.06.09 @ 12:47 AM)

Zach & Jody Gray:

Great set guys! These are really classy! Congrats on being chosen as one of Westcott's top endorsed pro's as well!! It is cool to be able share that list with you two. :)

(06.09.09 @ 01:58 PM)

Danielle Neverve:

Ryan and Hayley-you two are so perfect for each other and in every single picture you can see the love between you two! I love you both so much and these pictures are absolutely amazing!

(06.09.09 @ 02:08 PM)

Jonathan Brown:

Great images as always. I love your college of images. I especially love the top two images!!

(06.26.09 @ 07:53 AM)

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Ryan + Anna

May 14, 2009 //

Ryan and Anna celebrated their wedding at Hidden Lake Winery in Southern Illinois. Its always a honor when a fellow photographer asked you to photograph something as special as their wedding. It was a day filled with so much emotion with families and friends. To see the bride crying on her dads shoulder says it all to me. Julia and I are blessed to be the parents of 4 children three of which are little girls. I know my day will come when I will have to walk them down that aisle ( I am not looking forward to that day). This is what weddings are all about to capture that emotion in the relationships.

I think Anna is in good hands with Ryan. Ryan and Anna have been high school sweethearts since their sophomore year of high school. We wish them all the best in their life together. If you have a chance check out the guys from Switzer Films they put together a pretty slick same day edit video of the day. It was a pleasure to work with them. We all really worked well together and it was so much fun. If you would like to see some more images of Ryan and Anna check out their Showcase. Click below.

love • inspired

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Sarah Kreider:

AHHHHH They look AMAZING!!!!

(05.14.09 @ 04:05 PM)

Anna :

OMG! OMG! OMG!
thanks for everything jeff and julia!
i love you!

(05.14.09 @ 04:17 PM)

Erin Walsh:

All I have to say is AMAZING!!!

(05.14.09 @ 04:36 PM)

Jennifer Budde:

I LOVE these pictues!! I can't even pick a favorite because they are all so good!!!!! Great work!

(05.14.09 @ 05:07 PM)

Allison :

Amazing! SO freaking beautiful, and the picture of madeline is so cute!

(05.14.09 @ 05:27 PM)

Andrea Murphy:

Wow! These images are fantastic! You guys always do such exception work but these images really take the cake!!

(05.14.09 @ 05:58 PM)

monica venhaus:

AMAZING!! I thought I was emotional that day...It's unbelievable the emotion that you captured!

(05.14.09 @ 06:05 PM)

Diane Biffar:

Very beautiful! You did a wonderful job!

(05.14.09 @ 06:53 PM)

Garrett Nudd:

These are stunning, absolutely stunning!

(05.14.09 @ 09:12 PM)

Erin Carlyle:

WOW! These images are beautiful! You two are amazingly talented!

(05.14.09 @ 09:20 PM)

Aften:

Beautiful!

(05.14.09 @ 10:00 PM)

Jacqueline:

Wow! How beautiful...from Maddie to Anna and Dale, the tears are just flowing. Amazing job and amazing bride and groom:)

(05.15.09 @ 08:08 AM)

Lindsay:

Your pictures are amazing! The wedding looked beautiful!

(05.15.09 @ 08:23 AM)

leah emig:

They couldn't be better! :)

(05.15.09 @ 10:00 AM)

Tina Tackett:

Great stuff, guys! You really captured the essence of the day. So glad to have finally met you at Texas School. You are truly gifted and special people. :-)

(05.15.09 @ 12:15 PM)

Anna's Mom and Steve:

Thank you for capturing this special day

(05.16.09 @ 06:44 PM)

Sherry Reichert:

I have to say they are all incredible but Madison's pic says it all do they sell 40x60's?

(05.21.09 @ 03:55 PM)

kristi kienholz:

great job you two! I especially love the shoe image! You captured their emotions beautifully.

(06.07.09 @ 11:48 PM)

Robbie Augspurger:

I'm liking the warm tones Jeff! That baby has an awesome squint.

(06.20.09 @ 03:10 AM)

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Matt & Emily

May 12, 2009 //

Matt and Emily had a beautiful wedding in Morton and reception down on the Riverfront. The rain stayed away and we caught that golden light that every photographer loves at the end of the day. We wish you two all the best in your new life together.

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Dennis Bullock:

Amazing work guys! You inspire me to grow every time I see your images.

(05.12.09 @ 12:37 PM)

GrayPhotography:

Oooh, love the shots! - JG

(05.12.09 @ 12:48 PM)

Emily Dabbs:

Love what I've seen so far! I can't wait to see the album!!!!!! Thanks so much for getting these put up, I've gotten a lot of compliments from friends.

(05.15.09 @ 09:43 AM)

Aunt Sandy:

WOW

(05.16.09 @ 07:27 PM)

Mom Baner:

The pictures are beautiful.. Thanks so much for putting them online so all of our family around the state, country, and abroad can see them.

(05.17.09 @ 03:29 PM)

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Little Black Book

April 4, 2009 //

Julia and I are honored to be a part of the Little Black Book of Style Me Pretty {Ultimate Wedding Blog}.

This Little Black Book is made up of the best wedding vendors in the industry and to be on that list is by invite only. So when we got the call last year we were very excited! Abby Larson the creator of SMP gets hundreds of submissions a week. So we are truly honored that she along with her staff of editors chose on of our beautiful bride and grooms for this weeks feature wedding.

Congrats to Kathleen and Tyson. She not only did one post about the wedding, but four. She got Kathleen and Tyson to talk a little bit about the wedding and the details of this beautiful wedding. Thank you Abby, Michelle (editor), and Eddye (editor) for your continued support and passion for weddings. Your contribution to this industry is very much appreciated and I am sure the millions of brides that have graced your website feel the same. Here is all the details about the wedding.

Julia and I will be a guest blogger in a couple weeks on what we mean by {love inspired} and the joys of working together as a husband and wife team of photographers. So stay tuned.

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Jonathan:

Congrats, that is a major honor. I loved seeing both of you speak at WPPI this year by the way.

(04.11.09 @ 07:18 PM)

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Passing Through Light Project

March 31, 2009 //

Light.

Gifts of illumination.

Above, around, and throughout all life.

Over the last year and a half, Julia and I have made a strong commitment to take the time to shoot for our personal worth. We feel that shooting for ourselves refreshes and rejuvenates our style and it feeds our soul. Our purpose was to see how light envelops the landscape around us. How it plays, how it acts, and how we need to practice patience, waiting for what we call "God's Light". Light does not care about digital technology or social networking or even a stimulus package to help the economy. Light has purpose and gives you gifts everyday that you either see or you don't.

"Passing Through Light Project" is all about that. Please join us for an evening of hospitality, music, renewal and illuminating inspiration.

On exhibit now at Venue

March 16th - May 4th

artist reception

Friday, April 24th 7:00 -10:00 pm

Proceeds from this event will be going to a charity called Art REACH which helps expose underprivileged children to the arts by means of hands-on mentoring and teaching.

To see more check us out on FACEBOOK.

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Kristen:

Absolutely beautiful images! Congratulations on the exhibit and event!

(03.31.09 @ 05:48 PM)

corey:

J&J Im lovin the images are any of these for sale? I dig these so much I regret not dropping by I was recently at "selling the experience with Vicki and Jed and thought of you all! I would like to view all of these is there a site where these all will be posted?

(04.03.09 @ 09:10 AM)

Christina Sandberg:

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING IMAGES! I love these! I recently starting watching some of your work through PhotoVision... thank you both for being so open and willing to share with the rest of us!

(04.15.09 @ 06:15 PM)

Becky Dailey:

Jeff and Julia, your Passing Through the Light images and wedding images on this blog are absolutely beautiful!!

(04.22.09 @ 02:25 PM)

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