Capital City Wedding

Springfield offers a wide range of venues for your wedding ceremony – from beautiful churches to lovely outdoor parks, from museums and historic sites to banquet halls and clubs, from formal to casual, large to small, and intimate to expansive. A popular place for outdoor weddings is Washington Park, with its colorful formal and informal […]

SPRINGFIELDBallrooms, banquet halls, country clubs and bed-and-breakfasts Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and MuseumThe Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum’s magnificent Plaza, the center rotunda of the museum, offers a spectacular backdrop for elegant receptions. Catering is available or couples may bring in outside catering for an additional charge. The library and museum are is ideal […]

Location, cost, size, ambiance and amenities are all factors in selecting a venue for the ceremony and reception. In addition, it’s important to understand how much you will need to do versus what the venue will handle for you. Most people are planning a wedding for the first time and don’t fully appreciate the many […]

One of the most important decisions a couple must make in planning the wedding is determining who will conduct your ceremony and where it will be held. Will it be in a church, conducted by a member of the clergy? Will it be in another location but officiated by a clergy member? Or, will it […]

Weddings in Illinois must be “licensed, solemnized and registered.” Couples often choose to have their wedding “solemnized” by someone with whom they have a personal relationship. For many, this is their pastor, priest, rabbi or other clergy member. Others may not be affiliated with a church or may not currently have a personal relationship with […]

About Capital City Wedding 2017 Thanks to Karen Ackerman Witter of Springfield, who assembled and edited this year’s wedding guide, while writing many of the articles. Karen helped plan her daughter’s wedding, which took place on July 9, 2016, at the Washington Park Rose Garden with a reception afterwards at Illini Country Club. She saw firsthand the […]

When you have hundreds of wedding gowns to choose from, how can you find “the one”? By using your body type as a starting point but keeping an open mind. “Girls who think they can’t wear something that’s fitted, often can,” says Lisa Fuhrman, a bridal consultant and stylist at Kleinfeld Bridal in New York, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]