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Fall Wedding at The Dairy, Kyle & Shelby, Metropolis IL Kyle and Shelby. Anyone who knows them knows they are absolutely perfect for each other. Their wedding day was a complete testament to that.  Whenever these two were near each other, it was like there was no one else in the room. I know it […]

Pear Tree Estate Wedding, Cory & Teresa, Champaign IL One of my favorite things to ask every bride in the morning is, “are you nervous?”.  When I asked Teresa while she was getting ready in The Concorde House at Pear Tree Estate, she answered, “Not really.. I think it’s just because it just feels so […]

The Outing Club Wedding, Royce & Sarah, Davenport IA “They say that a successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. With Sarah and Royce, I see this kind of love. They’ve been together for 10 years. They’re different people now than they were when they met at 13 and […]

Esplanade Lakes Wedding, Bryan & Mary, Downers Grove IL As I sat near the altar minutes before their ceremony, I heard the priest lean over to Bryan and ask a question. “How are you?”, he asked.  Bryan replied with a smile and said, “I feel like I could throw up at any moment but I’m […]

Sunflower Summer Wedding, James & Melissa, Berlin WI As I stood watching James and Melissa exchange vows, I heard sniffles. The sniffles were coming from a groomsmen. That groomsmen was Logan, Melissa’s son. On that day, Logan’s mother and now his father were officially saying ‘I Do’. His emotions were a release of happiness as […]

Love much but laugh more.  Be each other’s best friend. Find joy in something together every single day. Remember that the little moments sometimes mean the most. The bride’s father closed his speech out with those words. After spending the day with Matthew and Kelly, it is clear to me that they already ‘love much […]