Mager Image

Photography Illinois based award winning wedding photographer with a passion for travel! Also specializes in senior portraits.
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05/20/2026

Photographer or puppet master?? 😆

Just kidding - but when I see a bride standing inches away from her love & she’s holding her flowers rather than his hands… ima do something about it. 🤪

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raw and real, vulnerable, intimate, romantic souls, old soul couple, artistic couple, creative couple, free spirits, wedding planning, wanderlust couple, wanderers, moh duties, minimalist mindset, simple living, intentional living, best friends, maid of honor, McDonough oak tree

05/14/2026

Happy anniversary, Allison & Tyler 🤍

Five years ago, these two ditched the traditional and said “I do” tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Just them, their closest friends, and the most epic sunset I may ever witnessed. Elopements like this remind me why I love what I do. Wishing you two the happiest of days 🏔️

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micro wedding, intimate wedding, small wedding, adventure wedding, outdoor wedding, forest wedding, boho elopement, romantic elopement, we eloped, mountain elopement, elopement planning, just the two of us, skip the wedding, anti bride, minimalist wedding, intentional wedding, stress free wedding, 2026 elopement, 2027 elopement adventure wedding

05/07/2026

For the Love of Cake and Sanity,
Please Don’t Do That During the Reception:
A PSA from your exhausted, wine-deprived
photographers.

🚫 Blasting Your Phone Flash Like You’re Helping
📱💡
You’re not. It wrecks the moment and the photos.
Just… stop.

🚫 Blocking the View During Formal Dances 💃🕺
Whether it’s the first, father-daughter, or a last-minute
uncle shuffle—step aside. Let them have their moment.

🚫 Pulling the Couple Away From Dinner for “One
Quick Pic” 🍽️
They’ve been “on” all day. Let them sit, eat, and
breathe without a selfie ambush.

🚫 Interrupting the Couple’s Dance to Chat 🥹
We love that you’re excited. But save the sentimental
speech for later. Let them dance, uninterrupted, just
once.

🚫 Talking Through the Speeches 🎤
No one came here to hear your hot take on the mashed
potatoes. It’s distracting, it’s rude, and yes—we can
hear you on camera.

🚫 Eating Dessert Before the Couple Cuts the Cake 🍰
You had all night to hover near the cookies. Hold off
until the couple has their moment. It’s not snack time
until it’s officially snack time.

🚫 Leave a Mess
Take a note from this guest: clean up after yourself.
You have a dance floor mishap? Don’t leave it to the
staff, jump in and help keep the party going!

Let the couple enjoy their night. Let the moments
breathe.
And for the love of all that’s holy—just be chill.

What’s the worst reception guest behavior you’ve
witnessed? Drop it like it’s hot 👇👇👇

dontbethatguest

05/04/2026

Just so stunning 💙

04/29/2026

Gallery delivery is coming up REAL quick for these two… and honestly I’ve been gatekeeping these photos long enough 😂

Gracelyn & Calvin’s New Orleans elopement? Absolutely epic.

It really had a little bit of everything. A slow, emotional morning, an intimate ceremony under the 850-year-old oak trees in New Orleans City Park, beignets at Café Du Monde, and a full-on Second Line parade through the streets.

We wrapped it all up with dinner at Kingfish, sunset portraits by the courthouse, and a night out on Bourbon Street.

The kind of day that sticks with you.

Full blog is live if you want the whole story but buckle up… there are a lot of photos. 😅
www.magerimage.com/blog

04/24/2026

It's time for a facebook cover re-vamp. 🤘🏻

If we took your wedding photos, drop the most badass shot in the comments! 📸

If I choose yours, you'll get a $20 gift card to your local coffee shop! 🫶🏻

04/22/2026

A little before and after edits for your feed today... 👀

was such a cool venue to shoot at!

04/15/2026

Married under an oak tree over 800 years old… and couldn’t be happier 😍

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