When it comes to making your wedding day feel like you, no couple exemplifies that more than Amber and Brett’s backyard wedding near Springfield Illinois. These two created a wedding day that was simple and wholly true to them, exactly how they imagined it! It took a little bit to get to this point though […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Emily + Jared’s courthouse elopement at the Sangamon County Clerks Office in central Illinois was everything they wanted out of their wedding day. Simple, intimate, and so full of love. Speaking of love I am in total love with their review! “If you are looking for a professional photographer who takes beautiful photos, is super easy […]
**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 […]
Whether you have 10 or 100 folks witnessing your vows, are planning the big shebang or a small backyard party, or just want to celebrate getting through life with your best friend—I'd be thrilled to document it for you.
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