| Melanie + Chuck | Married 6.21.19 | Decatur IL Wedding Photographer |

Today I get to share such a beautiful wedding with you all! I’ve worked with Melanie for years and have had the honor to photograph her family since her girls were like half as tall as they are now. It’s always one of my favorite sessions each year and I look forward to hanging out with these sweet and spunky ladies each time. And now, we’ve added two equally amazing dudes to the mix, which I have to say make it even more fun (me and Ethan are buds, ya’ll).

It was a bit of an adventure as when we first pulled up to the house it was monsooning like crazy but we didn’t let a little (TON of) rain stop us! We busted out the umbrellas and headed to the gazebo at Scovill and embraced the rain. And it cleared enough for us to grab some family portraits outside after the ceremony too (YAY). I’m so happy to have gotten to share this special day with these two (five) amazing people and I cannot wait to watch their littles keep growing.

| Britnie + Brandon | June 1 Oak Terrace, Pana IL Wedding |

Today I get to show off Britnie & Brandon’s absolutely GORGEOUS wedding day! The couple got married and had their reception all at the stunning Oak Terrace resort in Pana. This is a gem of a venue with perfect accommodations for everything you need right on site. A whole spa for the ladies to get ready in, pool house for the guys, beautiful wooded grounds with fields, forests and the lake/dock. I could seriously go on and on but let’s get to the real reason you’re here… Britnie & Brandon!

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A big thanks to the vendors helped make this wedding everything Britnie & Brandon wished it to be:

Dress: David’s Bridal

Hair: Oak Terrace Spa (Sydney Epley)

Tux: Brass Horn 

Venue: Oak Terrace

Cake: Heavenly Delights

Flowers: Secret Garden **previously featured on the SJP blog HERE

DJ: Complete Wedding and Events

If you missed their engagement portraits you can see them HERE!

| Marie + Ernie | Decatur IL Wedding Photographer |

Guys, I get to share with you a simply GORGEOUS wedding today! I hadn’t photographed at the beautiful Holy Family Church since Marie’s cousins wedding so it was a treat to be back. Every wedding I’ve done there has been so elegant.

Though Marie & Ernie selected a mostly digital collection, I decided the style of their wedding was perfect to showcase a brand new album style we’ve created that is a throwback to more classic albums. Fully customizable, of course, with beautiful cover materials these albums combine 2-3 images per page to tell the story of the most important moments of your wedding day.

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For this sample album we selected a combo of a wood grain as a nod to the floral and natural vibe but in contrasting light/dark tones on the album/box to pull in the modern and elegant edge.

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| Kaylee + Jake | Decatur IL Wedding Photography |

Today I get to show off Kaylee & Jakes full wedding album. This beauty is off being handcrafted in Italy and will be headed our direction so soon. I can’t even tell you how FUN it was to be a part of this day. Kaylee and her momma worked hard to design an absolutely beautiful day and a little rain couldn’t do anything to spoil it.

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And as they say, rain on your wedding day is supposed to be GOOD luck. So while I’m thrilled that these two got all that good luck showered upon their day, I’m equally as excited that the storm raged through BEFORE we were doing outdoor portraits and you’d never know it even rained by looking at the gorgeous sunshine we finished the day with.

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Details of the reception put together creatively by Makin’ Memories Rentals & Moore. 

Hosted at the Macon County Community Center.

| Chelsea + Trey | Hickory Point Golf Course Wedding | Decatur IL |

Chelsea and Trey have been nothing short of amazing to work with. Not only is Chelsea just the sweetest human being but her now husband Trey is hysterical and always kept me on my toes with his sarcasm. Plus….. a little tiny detail of their wedding who stole the show was their little yorkie Squirt. I mean what’s not to love about a wedding day with a dog ring bearer in a tux?!!?!

Even a bit of a rainy windy day could not spoil the fun and joy of their day and I am so so so excited and pleased to share with you all a look inside their wedding album which is now being hand-crafted in Italy to be on it’s way to us very soon.

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Note to 2019 brides… our 2019 wedding schedule will be very limited so that I can ensure plenty of time to give my very best to each couple and we have some exciting new collection options with wedding coverage starting at just $1400 and fully customizable collections ranging from $1900-5000. Give us a call today to schedule your consultation and reserve your wedding date.