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Things I love: the Illini, the color orange, lobsters, my husband, my son, weddings, my Nikon D700, socks, my dogs, Johnny Cash, American Idol, my iMac, The Sound of Music, Hereford cattle, a pair of good-fitting jeans, the Food Network, & macaroni and cheese (and my Grandma Hazel wants me to add her in here too).

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October 12, 2010

Sarah + Kevin | University of Illinois Arboretum wedding

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Sarah + Kevin were married on October 9 at the University of Illinois Arboretum followed by their reception at Kennedy’s at Stone Creek in Urbana. It was an unseasonably warm day, but we made the most of it and took as many photos as possible outside near the reception site and again outside on the golf course. I kept an eye on the clock so we wouldn’t miss sunset!

You may remember these two from their snowy engagement session last February. It’s been one of my most popular ones to date! This time though, instead of about 25 degrees, it was near 85 degrees!

With a 4pm ceremony and ample portrait time, we had some great light to work with and we weren’t rushed one bit! To any of my current and future clients, contact me if you’re unsure how to schedule your wedding day leaving plenty of time for relaxed portraits.

Hey, Sarah + Kevin? You guys need a huge canvas of this on your wall. I’m just sayin’.

Radiant! There were jokes by one groomsman about how Sarah had painted on her smile that day.

I think this one is one of my favorites from the day!

Sarah wanted a remake of the now infamous bridesmaid shot that is immortalized in a 40×60″ canvas on my studio wall.

I love this one too, though!

Big thanks to the Blossom Basket for the beautiful florals!

Sand ceremony

You can’t really ask for better lighting of a bride during a ceremony!

Finally!

Hellooooo diamonds!

And here are some of those sunset photos I mentioned earlier… so dreamy!