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Dani and Ben shared the most incredible wedding day experience with an intimate ceremony at the Sangamon County Courthouse followed by their reception at Arlingtons in Springfield. Their wedding day is just as incredible and special as their love story and I CANNOT wait to share it all with you! Reconnecting Dani and Ben’s wedding […]

Elopements, Weddings

Intimate Wedding at Sangamon County Courthouse and Arlingtons | Dani + Ben

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Sasha + Chris’s suburb brunch reception was filled with everything a wedding celebration should be.  Happiness, love, lawn games, and an epic donut wall.  By the time their wedding day came around, these two had already been married for 8 months!  They eloped in Maine a few months prior but knew they wanted to have […]

Elopements, Weddings

Suburb Brunch Wedding Reception | Sasha + Chris

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Springfield, Illinois is such a unique city, filled with amazing communities, small businesses, and SO much history. With that history comes so many amazing and beautiful buildings throughout the city. Over the years there are a number of wedding vendors that have made their home in many of these buildings. This has resulted in so […]

Elopements, Venues, wedding planning tips

Top 5 Intimate Wedding Venues in Springfield, IL

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**Updated March 2026 You’re here!! You’ve found your person, you’re planning a stress-free wedding day, and decided you want to do the simplest thing possible. Queue- a courthouse wedding in Sangamon County. There is SO much to love about courthouse weddings. The intimacy, the simplicity, and the small details, all come together and create such […]

Elopements, wedding planning tips

How to Plan a Courthouse Wedding in Sangamon County

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