The Unbreakable Vow...

For Kate and Taylor's family and friends it was a super fast engagment. For Taylor and Kate, when you know you have found the one, what is the sense of waiting around? After a carefully planned and crafted Harry Potter puppet proposal, Kate and Taylor set a July 2016 wedding date. One thing after another made the couple change their minds to a November outdoor wedding. They would exchange vows at the Gardens on SIUE's campus, have a backyard reception, and convert their house into a banquet hall. No problem! Kate is quite handy and she had this completely undercontrol.

Everything was perfect...except maybe weather. Old Man Winter tried with fury to shut this wedding down, rain, snow flurries, wind... He threw everything at them. Did I mention the wind?? Cold--you can suck it up and deal with. Rain is good luck, right? Snow--awe now that's just pretty. Wind?? Wind is a mess. The wind was determined to make us rearrange our entire day. 

Part of the tent collapsed and as the polls inside shook, it looked more and more like they would have to move the wedding to a different location. After some quick calls, quick stop by the tent company, and a weather forecast that predicted the wind dying down, everyone was set back on course for backyard wedding fun!

Thankfully the sun came out and the wind died down which allowed the rest of the day to be nothing short of magical. 

While the ceremony location was moved to inside the tent, Kate and Taylor were still able to have their first look in the garden's at Edwardsville.  We muscled through the cold and took all of the outdoor portraits and headed back to their house for the wedding. 

Back at the house, guests arrived and were seated. The mom's were able to finish getting dressed for the big moment, and beautiful setting sunlight filled the tent. Kate and Taylor's friend officiated the ceremony.

Laughter and love filled the air. The couple wrote their own vows and before Kate could even speak, her eyes welled and she finally broke. Of course, there may have been an explicative, but when your in your own backyard, one can pretty much say whatever the heck they want! Everyone cried and laughed. 

Taylor and Kate's intimate ceremony, surrounded by people they love in their own backyard filled my heart with joy, and I was honored to be a part of their day. 

Enjoy your sneak peek!!

XOXO