I was in a rush to find a professional photographer for my son's baptism ceremony, two of my…read morefavorites photographer in town were busy for that day and I started calling some studios that I had found on google, I called Staske studio, I spoke with Roberta who told me they were unavailable but she was going to make a couple of calls to help me out with my rush, however, she asked me for my budget I told her $600, what I was willing to pay for professional photo shooting. Then, she called me two days after we first spoke and she asked me if I had found somebody to take the pictures, I said no and she told me that her husband (Paul) a professional photographer with more than 30 years of experience had a cancellation and he was available to take the pictures, I was so happy and thankful for such a great news. Therefore I set the day and time with Paul for the photoshoot. During the ceremony Paul took hundreds of pictures from the same spot, he did not move around to shoot from other angles, he did not have suggestions for posing, he was so shy, it seems to my wife that he did not know what he was doing, my wife told me she had the feeling that the pictures were not going to be great and I told her it will be ok, they are professional, that's what I could see and read on their website. Three days after the ceremony Paul texted me to bring me the pictures and I thought to myself, wait that's so quick, I have had three different photoshoot sessions with two different photographer and they at least have lasted two weeks or more to send by email a link where you can download the pictures, for my surprise Paul had given me a pen drive with 318 images in its original format not even took the time for editing, the pictures were the worst images I have ever seen, poor quality, blurry, dark, the setting of the camera were inadequate, not to mention that they charged me $600 for non professional and poor images. I expressed my concern about the quality of the images and I was told by Paul that they do not go through 300 plus images and photoshop all of them, which I was not expecting that, however he told me to send to an email address the number of 20 images to crop and enhance them, so I wondered why he did not do it then, I follow his suggestion, then I received an email from Roberta asking me what did I want for those images, LOL, I told her about the poor performance of the photo session that I experienced and never heard back from them. I am still waiting for an answer. It's outrageous, unprofessional, dishonest, fraudulent and disrespectful their aptitude on this matter. Do not recommend these people at all. (STASKE PHOTOGRAPHY) BE HONEST STOP DELETING MY POST

I recently did a boudoir session and was incredibly nervous. Paul made me feel so comfortable and…read moremy pictures look amazing :)

We had family photos taken. Have gone there periodically for years. They do an amazing job on every…read morelevel, every time! The experience is great, the photos are always of the highest quality. Highly recommend.

Lisa is a fantastic wedding photographer! She is caring, professional, responsive and most…read moreimportantly takes AMAZING pictures. She really goes above and beyond for her clients. I highly recommend Lisa for anyone looking for a wedding photographer.

I had engagement photos done about 4 months ago & couldnt have been more satisfied. I couldnt…read morebelieve all the different styles of photos Micah came up with. All of the pictures were beautiful & very creative! We loved them!!! We also had alot of fun doing the shoot. We set a date at a location a few hours away. There were flood warnings for that area on the day of the shoot. We didnt cancel & niether did Micah. It was a gloomy day but with the photos he took you would have never known. With his creativity & great ideas the day worked out perfectly!! I'm definitely going back for wedding pictures & hopefully 1 day he will be doing our family pictures.

Micah and Caitlin did the photos for my engagement and wedding. They were great and very…read moreprofessional. They even traveled the night before to the wedding site to make sure they wouldn't get stuck in bad weather for our Feb 15th wedding! I don't have the pictures from the wedding yet, but the engagements pics turned out wonderful and we have had so many compliments! I can't wait for the rest! I would definitely recommend them!

I ordered my box and received it so quickly! It's been so helpful while I plan my daughter-in-laws…read morebaby shower and helped me think outside the box!! Amanda is truly an expert in her field!

I am also an event planner in central Illinois and I purchased Inspire Your's full Knowledge Box -…read moreHead Over Heels. It has been a lifesaver when working with clients and other vendors. It helps to know what I'm talking about and even all the available options. The cards are very easy to use and the graphics/words are clear and easy to read. I will admit, I had a hard time understanding the product until I met with Amanda and she walked me through the cards. As an event planner, I highly recommend the Knowledge Box!

Omg do not hire this guy. We provided an extensive and playlist of music. He then played loud noisy…read moreelectronic music and yelled at us to bring him tequila shots to the dj booth

Oh goodness. Where do I begin?…read more Have you ever needed a DJ who will play absolutely any request just minutes after you ask for it? Are you looking for your own personal TouchTunes experience? Is "Return of the Mack" your favorite song? DJ Belly has you covered, folks.

The IL terminal staff were amazing at communicating with me the entire time. Wendy was absolutely…read moreamazing! The caters communication was good 2 weeks prior to the event, trying to contact them anytime before that was pretty impossible. Not a good thing when planning from out of town. Also the food was amazing at the tasting but when it came to the event it was not the same dishes we sampled. That was was a huge upset for us especially after we talked it up to our guest.

We had originally booked our wedding reception at the CityView at Illinois Terminal. We had worked…read morewith Wendy to do the showing and the booking. Unfortunately do to the COVID 19 pandemic we had to change our date and ultimately cancel not only because of the pandemic but also because my husband is military (living out of state) and couldn't travel during this time. Throughout the entire planning process, pre-covid and during pandemic changes, Wendy was absolutely amazing to work with. She answers all communications super promptly and was extremely understanding and sympathetic when we had to cancel. Without much explanation we were able to cancel and get our money back. I am extremely disappointed that we weren't able to have our reception at the CityView at Illinois Terminal but am just as much grateful for Wendy and her warm spirit and understanding throughout it all! Would definitely recommend based on our experience.