Beautiful fall Southern Illinois Wedding November is beginning to be one of my favorite months to shoot weddings in. When I was growing up, I remember the colors of fall starting in early October but it seems as if the colors are showing up later in October and early November. When Jessica contacted me about […]

Intimate Wedding in Fults, Illinois Oh the pandemic and how it’s changed things. I kind of feel like a broken record telling you all how much my brides had to change their wedding plans. But it’s so true. Everyone had to make adjustments. Just like Tiffany and Doug. Tiffany and Doug decided to split their […]

A fall wedding at Loveland Estates – Pocahontas, Illinois This past October, I traveled my way north to Pocahontas, Illinois to a wedding venue called the Loveland Estates. It’s a hidden gem nestled on 10 acres with a beautiful waterfront view. It’s a new venue and has only been open for a year and it’s […]

Burgundy Wedding with Sunflowers – Chester, Illinois October is probably my favorite month of the year to photograph in. It’s just so beautiful. If you love this time of year as much as I do then you understand. Every year my calendar is booked up with weddings in October and 2020 was no different. I […]

Wedding at De Vino’s Winery, Red Bud, Illinois I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. When you think of a pandemic, your first thoughts are not positive. It’s life changing, stressful and scary. It’s especially scary for brides and grooms planning their weddings. It takes a lot to plan a wedding and […]

Burgundy and Navy Backyard Wedding There is a Hindu tradition where it’s good luck when it rains on your wedding day. When a knot is tied and then it gets wet, it makes it way harder to come untied, which in turn make it good luck to have rain on a wedding day. Courtney and […]