Simple Backyard Wedding Near Springfield Illinois | Amber + Brett

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A brick house surrounded by greenery in Springfield Illinois

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 as Amber had nearly given up on dating apps before meeting Brett on her last attempt. He had to cut their initial date short due to an early bedtime, luckily there was a follow-up date the next week for sushi and the two haven’t looked back since!

2 photos side by side, the left is of a green wall with a piece of paper with details for a wedding on it, the right is of a driveway with mailbox in front of it reading "2500"
2 photos side by side, the left is of a young girl in a dress standing in front of a green door of a brick home, the right is of a father taking a photo of the young girl on his phone as she stands next to a tree
Black and white photo of flowers in vases on a table

Keeping It Simple

Above all else Amber and Brett wanted to keep their wedding day simple. They didn’t want to stress out and worry about the details, they instead wanted to keep things short and sweet which is what we did. They chose to have a backyard wedding in the Springfield area which also had a horse barn on the property. With the weather being on the cooler side we decided to have their entire wedding day festivities take place in the barn. Before their ceremony began Amber and Brett had a bit of time for some portraits around the property including some with Brett’s daughter Amber who is SO cute! I had so much fun taking portraits of the three of them together.

Photo taken inside a house of a window, outside the window a man walks through a metal gate next to a barn
A bride stands in a kitchen with a woman and a young girl, each of them has a glass and they are toasting them
Black and white photo of a woman in a wedding dress having her hand looked at by a young girl
2 photos side by side, the left is a back and white photo of a young girl sitting on a bed as a woman helps put her makeup on, the right is of a bride in her wedding dress standing in a kitchen with a drink in her hand
2 photos side by side, the left is of a bride sitting at a table in a kitchen smiling out the window, the right photo is black and white and is of the same woman but a close up of her torso
A bride sitting in a kitchen laughs as she looks out the window before her backyard wedding in Springfield Illinois
2 photos side by side, the left is a black and white photo of two people in a kitchen laughing, the right is of a bride standing in a horse stable with her bouquet as a horse sticks his head out towards her
w photos side by side of a bride standing with a horse in a barn before her wedding day
2 photos side by side, the left is of a table with 2 flower vases on it in a barn, the right is a black and white photo of a bride cuddling with a small horse

Their Ceremony in The Horse Barn

Once their guests had arrived it was time to head into the barn for their ceremony and “reception.” I say “reception” as it wasn’t a reception in the traditional sense, but more so Amber, Brett, and their guests mingling and chatting after their ceremony. Speaking of which, their ceremony was kept short and sweet, only lasting about 3 minutes! This layout for their backyard wedding day near Springfield allowed Brett and Amber to be in their PJ’s and relaxing by 8pm, exactly how they wanted!

In a barn in Springfield Illinois a groom helps his family set up a table with snacks and drinks before their backyard wedding ceremony
A bride stands in a barn next to three other guests of their backyard wedding in Springfield, one man in a cowboy hat is walking towards the open door of the barn
A bride and groom stand in a barn that is set up as their ceremony space for their backyard wedding in Springfield Illinois, between them is a young girl holding a bouquet
A young girl looks up and smiles at a bride who is standing next to her, both of them are holding bouquets
A father hugs his daughter while standing next to his bride on the day of their backyard wedding in Springfield
A bride and groom hold their daughter between them as they all laugh and smile during portraits in their backyard for their wedding day in Springfield Illinois
A bride and groom look on as their young daughter climbs a tree in front of them in their backyard
A bride and groom walk with their daughter as they all hold hands and smile, they're in their backyard taking portraits before their wedding day in Springfield Illinois
Black and white photo of a young girl smiling in a yard as she holds up 2 bouquets and sticks her face between the two
Black and white photo of a bride and groom and their daughter all showing off their cowboy boots in their backyard before their wedding day in Springfield Illinois
2 side by side photos, the left is of a bride and groom standing in a backyard and holding hands while posing for the photo, the right is a black and white photo of the bride and groom embracing and smiling at one another in their backyard
2 photos next to one another, the left is black and white and is of a bride and groom smiling as they embrace in front of their house, the right is of the same couple but in color smiling in front of their house
2 photos side by side of a bride walking through a path in her backyard that is lined with flowers before her wedding day
3 photos side by side, the left and right of a bride and groom sitting on a sidewalk between blue flowers, the middle is of the groom kissing the bride on her cheek while they stand in the backyard
A bride stands with 3 children at the entrance of a barn as they get ready to head in to celebrate their backyard wedding ceremony in Springfield Illinois
Guests are seated in a barn for a wedding ceremony
A daughter holds her mother and father's hands as they stand in a barn in their backyard before their wedding ceremony in Springfield Illinois
A wedding ceremony taking place in a barn in the bride and groom's backyard in Springfield Illinois
A bride and groom kiss as their daughter smiles beside them during their backyard wedding ceremony in their barn in Springfield Illinois
Guests of a wedding are seated in a barn and clap as the bride and groom are pronounced husband and wife
A bride and groom and their daughter smile and laugh after their ceremony inside their barn in the backyard of their Springfield Home
A child with a bubble gun runs and smiles in a barn as her parents look on, they just had their wedding ceremony in the barn which is in the backyard of their Springfield home
Two kids stand at the entrance of a barn and shoot bubbles out of a bubble gun through the open door
A bride and groom stand alongside and smile with the officiant of their wedding inside their backyard barn in Springfield Illinois
A young boy holds a can of coke and stands around other guests of a wedding ceremony that took place inside a barn
A bride and groom stand with their daughter and family members in their backyard after their wedding ceremony
A young girl makes a funny face to the camera as she stands on a sidewalk in a backyard with blue flowers on either side of it
2 side by side photos, the left is of a bride and groom smiling at the camera in their backyard with their family members, the right is of a man and woman smiling at the camera while holding their daughter
A man kisses his mother on her cheek in his backyard after his wedding ceremony
3 photos side by side, the left is of 4 guests to a backyard wedding smiling at the camera, the middle is of the bride and groom and their daughter posing with some of their guests in their backyard, and the right is of the groom hugging the bride in their backyard as she has a white blanket draped over her

As you can see from Amber and Brett’s backyard wedding in the Springfield area, you don’t have to go the standard route for your wedding day. Your wedding day is a celebration of you and your love for one another after all. Build the day you want and celebrate how you want and you’ll end up with a day that you’ll always love to look back on! Looking to see more of my work? Check out my Instagram, and if you’re looking to book me for your own wedding day head on over to my contact page to send me an inquiry. 

Black and white photo of a bride in a white blanket being hugged by the groom outside their Springfield home after their backyard barn wedding
2 photos side by side, the left is of a bride and groom hugging in their backyard and the photo is taken through a window, the right is of the bride and groom inside their home sitting in their living room looking at something off camera

backyard weddings, Elopements, Weddings

July 25, 2023

Rachael McMillan

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