No amount of rain and chill could keep this wedding day from being anything but beautiful. All of Amanda’s hand-crafted details shined through the drizzle and we even had a break in the rain to run outside for a few pictures of the couple together!

Ceremony and Reception: Ewing Manor – Bloomington IL
Planning: Happily Ever After
Flowers: McKinley Park Events
Cake: Tiers Designer Cakes
DJ: Sound and Light Creations

Metz, France – a truly magical location for a wedding under normal circumstances, but the venues these two chose were simply out of this work gorgeous. The ceremony was held in the Temple Neuf on a little island in the middle of a river and the ceremony was a short walk away at what was originally an Abbey in the 1200′s (or sometime around then..) then was converted by Napoleon to be housing for his army and is still used as such to this day. The day of the wedding dawned a clear and perfect 70 degrees and the entire day from getting dressed to the end went without a hitch. Let me just say, the French KNOW how to party!! Dinner began at 8:30 with chilled melon soup, then came fois gras, scallops and risotto (AMAZING) then the dances happened around 10:30 and at 11pm steak was served…then more dancing….then every kind of cheese known to man….then more dancing…..then dessert at around 1:30am!!! The crazy thing is that yes this is a ton of food but with all the time in between you burn it off and are ready to eat again!

Needless to say, this wedding was a true stunner and we could not have been happier that Becca  asked us to be a part of their day!!

I’m fairly certain that I never stopped smiling during the entirety of this shoot – these two just bring such happiness and joy and laughter wherever they go. I first met Keith and Tiffany at a wedding we were both covering last spring (if you didn’t know already – they are the best of the best in videography! Forward Motion Production) Since then we’ve all become friends and Tiffany has even sniffled through several evenings at our house  – the girl loves cats but is all kinds of allergic It’s always a huge honor when others in the wedding industry ask you to be a part of THEIR wedding – and even more of an honor when those people are as awesome as Keith and Tiffany are.  Their wedding is going to be AMAZING and personal and all about them and fun and things they love – I cannot wait! And as I know Tiffany cannot wait to see her engagement pictures, I’ll wrap up

Thank you both for such a fun evening – and for chasing chickens. That alone just made the whole day that much more special