About this vendor
Hi I am Christine. I am a a wedding and portrait photographer in Rockford area. I married to Leif in a snowy winter day at Kilbuck Creek Monroe Center,IL in 2013. We now have 2 beautiful boys in Winnebago, IL, they make our life fulfill giggles and happiness.
I started interested in photography back to 2009, I had my first DSLR, one day Leif and I had a date and he showed me how to take light trail photo in JiuFen in Taiwan, one of his favorite places, and I fell in love with the photos turned out and impressed camera magic. I began my photography career from 2014, I took photos of my niece, then I started photograph wedding and portraits. My first newborn photos was my first son in February 2015, and I have a small studio at my house for newborn and family photos. I’ve grown so much from there. In my photography journey, Leif has been both physically and mentally supporting me, not only encourages with my business but also helps with techniques, I couldn’t start this dream job without him. All of these brought me great enthusiasm toward photography. I love using lens to recording the moments of life.
A few other things that I enjoy when I’m not shooting…
1. I’m most likely spending time with my husband Leif and my two sons—Rollie and Gus. Friday nights are our movie nights, my boys love their daddy’s homemade buttery and salty popcorns. We go camping with our 1985 VW Vanagon at the parks, ride bikes to the park and library and get a scoop of ice cream. I love exploring the world with them.
2. I am passionate about yoga. I am a Yoga Alliance certified yoga instructor. I do yoga poses, breathing techniques, and meditation, a way of promoting physical and mental well-being.
3. I like decorating and organizing. I love reading decorating magazines, and shopping at Hobby Lobby, Home Goods and even Estate Sales hunting. I always stand middle of somewhere at home sip a cup of coffee or wine and think how to rearrange or add something to make the house feel inviting and cozy. I especially like the mix of texture, colors, and natural materials.
4. I love doing arts and crafts myself and with my boys. I like exploring my boys’ little minds, by watching their drawings and wimssikle ideas,
5. I am a gastronome. I enjoy cook at home and I love to visit excellent restaurants, food trucks and events. And yes, I alway take pictures of food!
6. I love traveling, I went Hong Kung, Singapore,Japan, Korea, Bali, Paris, London, and road trips to all over United States. Of course, more places for my bucket list!
I love my family and I have learned to appreciate my life as it is *right now,* I captured the moments that we can look back on the photos years from now and remember what life was like in that stage, and that’s what really matters!
It’s your turn! I would love to know you and capture the essence of your beautiful moments, please Contact me…let me help you tell your story.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
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Christine took my 3 inspiration pics from social media and made them realized! She used great sunset effects and our guests had access to all images from Facebook linked album!!
Christine is a wonderful photographer!
She responded immediately when we initially contacted her, and she continued to respond quickly through all of our conversations leading up ...
to our wedding.
She is both friendly and professional in person, and her photographs of our wedding were creative and well done.
I would highly recommend Christine!
Christine is an unbelievably talented photographer, and better yet, an amazing person! It’s obvious that Christine pours her heart and soul into her work, and the stunning results ...
speak for themselves. Her artistry and professionalism are unmatched. She made this middle-aged, photo-averse bride look like a damn goddess! My “beauty team” consisted of a tube of mascara and lip balm; this chonky lass did not don one stitch of shapewear - hell, I didn’t even wear an underwired bra. Just imagine how gorgeous she’ll make YOU look!
Christine’s calm yet authoritative demeanor and professionalism are exactly what you hope a photographer should embody. She even managed to wrangle our large group of rambunctious youngsters into perfect poses, and made this Herculean task seem effortless - that alone would be worth the recommendation! Through her impeccable eye and photographic magic, Christine made us OLDIEweds look and feel more beautiful than we ever thought possible. Thank you for everything, Christine - we’ll cherish your work forever. ALL THE STARS!!
You're going to be so happy you choose Leif & Christine Photography!! Wonderful to work with, pricing is great, and most importantly...the pictures are STUNNING!! I'm an Event Di...
rector at a wedding venue in the Rockford area, and I just love when Christine sends me over the latest wedding she has done!!! I can always count on her having some breathtaking shots on her roll!!
Christine was my wedding photographer for my winter wedding at Kilbuck Creek and I cannot recommend her enough!!! From early communication, to the engagement shoot, to the wedding ...
she was an absolute dream to work with. She made my husband and I comfortable after we told her how we didn’t know how to take photos and walked us through everything to make sure we got flawless results. She even sent us a canvas set with some of our wedding photos! She made sure every inspiration photo was taken and had the tough job of wrangling together us and our rambunctious bridal party to get the job done! If you are getting married and looking for a photographer or need some family portraits look no further, Christine is your girl!!
Christine is the sweetest and BEST photographer around. She is easy going, flexible, and creative. I am so thankful to have had her take my engagement and wedding photos.
We absolutely LOVED Christine!! She is AMAZING at her job and just the sweetest person ever!! We were looking for a photographer who would catch all the special moments on our wedd...
ing day and she went above and beyond to do so. Our entire family is just in awe of her talent! If you want beautiful wedding photos, I HIGHLY recommend picking Leif & Christine!!
I booked Leif and Christine long before my wedding for my engagement photos. I am absolutely blown away by them! Quick to get photos back and it felt like my husband and I knew the...
m for years, absolutely amazing experience. Don't wait to book, this amazing husband and wife duo is not one you should pass up on, no matter the life experience is, book them!
Christine and Lief were awesome. Very quick to respond to email. Exceptionally punctual even when we were not. Christine really knew how to push us to get the shots she wanted a...
nd the final product is amazing. We love our photos and we love our album. I would definitely encourage you to just trust her when she makes you get into wacky poses or takes picutures at night with a flash behind you lighting up a building, tiring on the day of but the final product we will have forever. I should also mention Lief. Very personable, we had him with myself and the guys getting ready, he was very relaxed, easy to hang with, and he took awesome pics of us getting ready. I especially enjoy his ability to grab a solid candid shot.
Christine and Leif did an amazing job capturing our wedding day! Since we had limited time for photos, we planned out our schedule, route, and our must-haves beforehand pretty well...
. They did a wonderful job communicating all the details with us and so this helped us feel confident day-of and everything went smooth :)
Christine and Leif did a great job photographing my brothers wedding-vow-renewal ceremony and reception!
Prior to the event, they took time to understand our family structure, the...
church, and the reception locations so they were completely organized and prepared for the moment. Christine not only captured the joy and happiness of my brother and sister-in-law and guests, but also captured them in great architectural scenes and natural settings. After the event, the digital slide show and all photos were made available quickly and at a good price. I highly recommend you hire Christine and Leif to photograph your special event, family photos etc.
Christine and Leif went above and beyond for our wedding pictures. Not only did they perfectly capture our silly, whimsical personalities but they also took beautiful, timeless sho...
ts that I know we will cherish for years to come. They both have great attention to detail and are extremely personable. When it started raining, they were prepared with umbrellas, quickly found a dryer location, and seamlessly continued with our photos. Choosing Leif and Christine was one of the easiest and best decisions we made during wedding planning!
Leif and Christine were phenomenal wedding photographers! They were extremely organized and the communication was wonderful beforehand. They emailed, called, and met with us in adv...
ance of our big day to make sure they were capturing everything we wanted and had some great suggestions as well! Could not be happier with the way our pictures turned out!! Best day ever perfectly captured!
Wow! Hire this couple if you want to have a good time and get AMAZING pictures. We hired Christine and Leif for our engagement photos and also our wedding day. They were so fun and...
easy to work with. I could keep going forever about these two. Hire them for your day!!!
Super amazing & nice couple! Pictures turned out phenomenal!
My wife and I cannot stress enough that these are the people to hire for your photos! They are polite kind hearted people, and will not step down from a challenge when it comes to ...
getting the absolute best picture. We were married 5 days ago and they are still sharing their pictures and every picture they share feels like I’m relieving our wedding all over again! You will not regret them as your photographers!
The photos you will receive from these photographers are not just photos. You will have a collection of perfectly put together memories! They capture the essence of the day in so m...
any little details that add up to the perfect shot! Their artistic masterpieces will leave you speechless!!!! They also created, with their sweet and funny dispositions, many warm memories of this day.
We can not rave about Leif & Christine enough! They are by far the best photographers we have ever worked with. Their artistry and eye for photos are beyond exceptional. We would h...
ighly recommend them for your wedding and any other photos you may need. They will be forever our photographers. People can not stop complimenting how beautiful the photos turned out. We are absolutely obsessed with them ❤ You can not go wrong chosing them as your wedding photographer.
Christine & Leif were amazing to work with 🥰 they were easy going yet professional. They took our picture ideas, and had ideas of their own. I am so excited to see their magic soo...
n! 😃 the sneak peek pics I’ve seen... I’m in love with their work!
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