I love outdoor weddings, even more, I love outdoor weddings during the fall! Bridget and Gary were such a blast to work with, capturing the love they have for each other, their fun personalities, it was a fantastic day. And to top it off we had cloud coverage which provided great lighting for pictures outside with all the fall colors. It was a little bit nerve-racking leading up to the wedding since we had rain most of the week. This provided a wet area of ground, but it wasn’t raining the day of, and that’s all that matters. As I said earlier, these two had such fun personalities that it definitely kept the day extremely enjoyable… not that weddings aren’t enjoyable but they took it to a whole new level, wedding party included.
The wedding took place on their property which made for a great setting for pictures with so many trees surrounding them and having all the fall colors present too. After the ceremony we made our way downtown Vandalia where we did pictures at the old depot which burned down some years ago. This provided one of the coolest backdrops for pictures. It’s definitely unfortunate to see places rotting, rusting, or crumbling, but for pictures I absolutely LOVE them! As everyone reminisced memories from the depot we were able to create some pretty amazing pictures inside with the warping wood, the crumbling brick and shatter windows, it was fantastic. We then went to the old state capitol building. In Vandalia, this is a popular location, but we decided to do a slightly different angle because all parts of the building pretty cool. They didn’t want many of the typical pictures that are taken there, so we picked out a random part of the yard and got some pictures there. I think it turned out well.
After that, the reception was held at the moose in Vandalia as well. After the meal the party continue and it was just a blast! The wedding party was out on the dance floor, everyone was having a great time and this all made for some incredible pictures and memories for Bridgett and Gary to remember for a lifetime. We absolutely loved working with these two and can’t wait to show of all their pictures.
