Matt DeBackere Photography

I will continue to leave this page up for sometime for former clients but wanted to update that as of Dec 31, 2023 I decided to retire from my photography business and no longer schedule any photo sessions. Thank you again everyone for a wonderful 16 years!

One of my last 2 weddings of my career and glad Katie and Brian's is one of them! Such a fun couple and I was jealous of the honeymoon they had planned to Greece, I'm sure they'll see some awesome views. Congrats!

IMPORTANT: Some of you might have noticed I haven’t been posting as much as I used to. For the last 12 years I’ve been investing in real estate on the side and slowly increasing the time and resources poured into that. Well the day has finally come after 16 years of doing photography full time that I will be retiring from the business except for the few companies I still do headshots for.

I have to say THANK YOU so much to all my wonderful clients who have also become like friends and supported me over the last 16 years. It’s been such a great career and I’m so blessed to have such a great time helping make chersished memories for so many.

So effective immediately I will no longer be scheduling engagements, weddings or any family or portrait sessions. This was not an easy decision as I know there are clients that look to me each year for photos and I so appreciate that but it’s time I step back to more appropriately focus my time while still making sure my family stays a priority.

Don’t worry if you have something that is already previously scheduled with me over the next few months that will not change but as I said earlier I will not be booking any future sessions other than servicing a few clients I have for company headshots.

Again this has been a very difficult decision and thank you so much for all of those who have supported me over the years, I’ll miss seeing you all in front of the camera!

Congrats to Wynn and Chris who finally got their big day! This was supposed to be in 2020 but of course we know how that went. Very happy these two finally had a special day for them!

New Year's Eve weddings have become a popular thing in recent years and Jade and Lane's wedding was a big smash. Happy for these two as they start a new life on a new year! Happy New Year!

Congrats to these two getting married in 2023! Ali + Tyler

Logan's 4 years old now and going to be a big brother very soon! Such a sweet family!

Just some lovely fall engagement photos for you guys, congrats Ali and Tyler!

I had the pleasure of photographing my dad's old neighbor in southern IL and it was beautiful with the bluffs in the background!

Congrats to Rosie and Levi! Wonderful couple who had their wedding at Hamilton's in Jacksonville this last Saturday. We enjoyed the perfect weather and I just love the bridesmaid's dresses that Rosie picked. They looked stunning in photos!

What a gorgeous day for this happy couple and the intimate wedding they had at Venue 1929. They were such fun and had a great group of friends to join them!