Alison and Josh were married at St. Peters Church in Geneva, Illinois and I photographed their reception at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora.
From the Bride, Alison:
Describe details of your wedding were extra special to you?
Josh and I have always said our family is first. When it came to our wedding, I new I wanted to focus some of our decor around family. That’s when we got the idea of putting the “generation” wedding photos on display. We loved showing our grandparents and our parents love on their wedding days. We also thought it would be clever to send our guests home with BBQ sauce. Since our food was in that theme. As we explained to Josh’s aunt our idea, she was quick to pull out the recipe for Josh’s grandma GiGi’s BBQ sauce. Lastly our vintage cake topper was used on my grandparents wedding cake in the 1950’s, then again on my parents cake in 1980. It looked amazing (thanks to The Cakery) and the past pictures of it were on either side! So many things were special on that day and it’s hard to pick!
What pieces of advice you can share with couples that are still in the planning process?
First, start early! Start keeping lots of lists, thoughts, and questions all on paper or your phone. Lists were my BFF. Also, get your family and friends to help. You’d be surprised who would love to help, just be sure to thank them. Lastly, ask for advice! I had many patients that gave me the greatest advise. I also was constantly calling my mom, sister-in-law or Mother-in-law. 2 pieces of advice that stuck out the most were… 1) be sure that you and your fiancé take a couple minutes to go away from everyone so it’s just the two of you and just soak it all in! 2) The day is only going to be fun if YOU make it fun. So relax, have fun, don’t sweat the small stuff, and remember it’s about getting married to the one you love!
Do you have a story you would like to share about your wedding day?
We were going nonstop the whole day! I’m going to be honest and say, my absolute most favorite part was our “first dance”. Our song since High school is Jack Johnson’s “Better Together”. This song is a glorious 4 minute song! That was 4 minutes of just the two of us dancing like we do in the living room. We were dancing, hugging, singing, and crying. I never thought that would be “my favorite moment” but it was. It was just me and the man of my dreams, my high school sweetheart, my best friend!
Thank you to this couple for choosing Elite Photo to photograph this amazing Two Brothers Roundhouse wedding day and their beautiful engagement session. Enjoy!
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