Alton IL Wedding Photographer

In what may have been the last wedding for this year, we had a great time again with another bride and groom. The churh was gorgeous. Amazing lighting. We had unusually good weather for the middle of November. Larissa got some great sunset shots again this wedding. It seems like the timing has worked out just right the past few weddings for us to get sunset backgrounds. Here are a few of my shots from the wedding.

Quick note: I'm hoping to switch over to more sports for the next few months, so my blog will probably have some sports photos instead of the usual wedding posts.

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Collinsville IL Wedding Photographer

We've had a good run of weekends with weddings. Even doing so many weddings, each wedding is still unique. The bride and groom at yesterday's wedding were easy-going, and we got some great pictures. We did all kinds of craziness including a trip to the mall - which we got kicked out of for having a camera...in the main part of the mall. Stores seem to have gone crazy with the whole don't take pictures at my store stuff. Either way, we managed to get some great stuff. Here are a few that I took.

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St Peters Wedding Photography

Last weekend's wedding was in St Peters, MO. The ceremony took place at sunset - perfect timing. We got some fun shots even after the sun wasn't up any more with only the sunset. The reception hall was packed with people, and the bride and groom didn't dissapoint. Instead of a single first dance, there were actually 2 first dances with the bride and groom. The first one was traditional, and the second dance was where the bride busted out the moves. Here are some of the images I got from the wedding.

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Forest Park Wedding Video

For last week's wedding, I was doing both photo and video. You just had to smile watching the bride and groom together. It was easy to tell that they were both thrilled to be getting married. It was a beautiful day to take pictures and to make new friends.

The video clip here was taken when the bride and groom first saw each other on their wedding day in Forest Park. I'll be putting together a full "fusion" video with photos and video later from the entire day. This is just a sneak peak.



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Waterloo IL Wedding Pictures

Beautiful blue skies, swarms of ladybugs, and a mini-photographer. But the fun from last weekend's wedding doesn't stop there. You might think that out in the middle of cornfields we'd have trouble finding variety, but finding good backgrounds was easier than you might think. The bride and groom did a good job planning, and had a good variety of locations. Here's a sneak peak for some of what we got last weekend.

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Chicago IL Wedding Photographer

At a Bridal show a couple of weeks ago, we met a bride from Chicago who was seriously considering St Louis area vendors to see if the St Louis vendor would be cheaper than Chicago's vendors. With Chicago's wedding vendor prices being so high, and especially considering Chicago IL Wedding Photographers pricing, the bride may have been right on track. Even including travel costs, it may end up coming out cheaper for her to bring up a wedding photographer from St Louis.

We told her that we'd love to visit the windy city, and she was going to be doing pictures down by Navy Pier, so that furthered our hope that she'd have us do her wedding pictures.

Then it occured to me that Chicago may not be the only market that is so expensive in a day's drive. We may even encourage brides from other cities to consider us because we may still be cheaper than their home town photographers. Plus, who doesn't love road trips? We'll see how this ends up playing out.


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Germantown Wedding Photos

So we've had this whole German theme going lately. A few weeks ago, it was a German wedding. Last week's wedding was in Germantown, IL. What are the odds?

Last week's wedding was unique in a number of ways. The guys and girls had some of the most interesting accessories I've ever seen at a wedding. The guys wore striped ties, the girls had some crazy colored scarf things. The bride has an eye for that kind of thing - it turned out great.

Not only did the bride coordinate the accessories, she also decorated the American Legion where the reception was held. I've NEVER seen an American Legion look like this. Amazing transformation.

I usually don't post 5 pictures, but I feel like even 5 isn't enough for this wedding. Either way - here's a sampling from the wedding.

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