Kearstin and Ryan | Wedding @ St. Anthony Church, Effingham IL

What an amazing wedding for Kearstin and Ryan who are rounding out our June wedding season in style. I had a little couple crush with these two when we shot engagement photos last year because they were just so happy and fun, we went off roading in Ryan’s awesome truck and I remember clearly this spectacular love being captured with two super good looking people. We basically had a repeat of that with literal perfect weather this past Saturday when these two wed and we can’t wait to share the blog with you!

We started the morning with bridesmaids, hair, and puppies as Kearstin did her OWN bridal hair (AMAZING) and we got to share memories of how we met on the wedding circuit as Kearstin has done the hair styles of several of my past brides so it was only fitting of course that she created her own look which was full of elegance and grace. We enjoyed the family dogs in the house and working with our friends Taylor and Brittany Miller of Miller Photography who were documenting the big day on film. We absolutely love to partner with these two, they are an incredible talent with amazing personalities and we know they will have some killer footage of the day. We headed to the church in an eventful ride with us passing the groomsmen and groom on our way to the ceremony site. Thankfully we were able to hide our bride in our vehicle behind some interesting items from our trunk and it was an interesting point of laughter in our day. We had an absolutely beautiful day for photos inside and outside the church and thanks to Kearstin’s super long veil I spent the entire day obsessed over documenting every feature. The couple exchanged some beautiful gifts and then vows as the ceremony went off perfectly. The couple was all smiles exiting the church into a sea of bubbles before we resumed family photos again. With a breezy cool summer day, with fluffy clouds, we headed to our outdoor photo site to take photos. It was nice to get different angles and shots as we worked together with the Millers to create some awesome memories for this group. After a quick stop to the Orchard and a hairstyle change, our bride and her new husband headed to their reception where they were announced in grand style. The happy tears flowed and the speeches were fantastic as was the staff at the Carriage House and the great food by Niemergs catering. Kearstin and her step dad had one of the most amazing choreographed dances I’ve ever seen at wedding completing a full melody of several songs in a row nailing every single detail flawlessly. I was so impressed with their commitment. We snuck the couple out for sunset photos because we just couldn’t refuse Mother Nature’s impressive weather gift and we think it was worth the 10 minutes away from the reception ;-). We are so happy for this couple we hope they have a fabulous time on their honeymoon! Congrats to all!

-The Keys