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“I met the girl.” That was the text message that Jason’s best man received a week after Jason and Kaitlin met.  It didn’t say, I met a girl… it said I met the girl. Jason and Kaitlin met at a wedding almost exactly two years before their own wedding day.  They both happened to be […]

While prepping for the day, the girls sipped on mimosas in Rachel’s childhood home.  Family members scurried around making sure everything was ready for the day.  Music played in the background as the flower girl anxiously waited to put on her twirly dress.  Kevin made sure his beloved antique chevy truck was placed where they’d […]

From the beginning to the end, Cody and Laura’s wedding day sparkled.  It began with little details like her sparkly high heels and their wedding invitations. It continued with the bridesmaids beautiful gold dresses that paired perfectly with their beautiful flowers.  As guests walked into Cody and Laura’s wedding reception, they were seated at tables […]

Everyone knows the rhyme, “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”.  However, many aren’t familiar with the original saying that also included “and a sixpence in her shoe”.  To honor that original rhyme, Amy started her wedding day with a special moment between her and her dad.  Her father walked in shortly after she […]

Weddings are about tradition.  Traditions like the father of the bride walking his daughter down the aisle or the bride and groom cutting the cake.  Scott and Meredith’s wedding incorporated many typical wedding traditions but also so many more. Meredith comes from a family of seven.  She’s the middle child, two older sisters and two […]

One of my second shooter and I’s favorite wedding day traditions is going to a nice breakfast before the wedding day begins.  For Matt & Savanna’s wedding, we began our day at the Country Cupboard in Streator, IL.  It was clear from the moment we walked in that this was definitely a local favorite.  The […]