Make your ceremony memorable and meaningful
Maurice & Nicole Williams had their ceremony and reception at Piper Glen Golf and Social Club in Chatham. PHOTO BY ALICIA WESSEL PHOTOGRAPHY Web search “how to personalize your wedding” and you’ll find hundreds of ideas, from the genuine to the genuinely goofy. Want to water a love fern together (yes, the infamous “How to…
Catering considerations
Alyssa and Heidi Furling had their ceremony and reception at Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Wildlife Area near Chandlerville. PHOTO BY JILL GUM PHOTOGRAPHY Weddings are always momentous, whether festive celebrations involving hundreds or occasions that are intimately small and personal. Of course every couple wants their own wedding to be perfect. Even so, some…
Find the perfect place for you
Nate Robinson and Leslie Piphus had their ceremony at Abundant Faith Christian Center in Springfield. PHOTO BY LOTT OF LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY Traditional churches, rustic barns, urban warehouses, scenic gardens or ornate ballrooms – just about anywhere has the potential to be your perfect wedding venue. But with so many choices available to the modern bride,…
Great places to wed
PHOTO BY LOTT OF LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY @ Facebook.com/LottOfLovePhotography Nate Robinson and Leslie Piphus had their reception at Wyndham City Centre in Springfield. SPRINGFIELDBallrooms, banquet halls, country clubs and bed-and-breakfasts Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and MuseumThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum’s Magnificient Plaza, the center rotunda of the museum, offers a spectacular backdrop for…
What’s love got to do with it?
PHOTO FROM METROCREATIVECONNECTION.COM Premarital counseling is something that can sometimes fall by the wayside in the excitement of planning a wedding. It certainly can seem like a bummer compared to the thrill of dress shopping and planning the reception of the century. But it doesn’t have to be. Having meaningful conversations about your shared future…
Picking flowers
Jared Rickord and Amy Sturm had their ceremony at Trinity Lutheran Church in Springfield. PHOTO BY MOMENTS WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY You’ve set the date, selected a venue, maybe even booked your band. Now, it’s time to choose flowers that will add the perfect finishing touch to your special day. Not a flower connoisseur? Don’t fret, you’re…
Have a blast shopping for the dress
Leah Petty & Ryan Harris at Reichert’s Barn, Bluff Springs. PHOTO BY TIFFANY & STEVE OF WARMOWSKI PHOTOGRAPHY 1. Give yourself timeStart the dress search early – six to nine months ahead of the wedding day, if you can – so you’re not stressed out with last-minute shipping and alterations. Bridal salon appointments typically…
Pick the perfect wedding photographer
Danielle Sprout & Ryan Caldwell. PHOTO BY MOMENTS WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY You spend months planning in order to get every wedding detail perfect – the dress, flowers, centerpieces – but after the big day all you have are your memories and, of course, the photos and videos. You only get one shot to capture your wedding.…
