Emerson Creek Pottery and Tea Room Wedding - A.J. and Allison - Elite Photo - Illinois Wedding Photographer

Every wedding is unique in it’s own way and A.J. and Allison’s was no exception. To start with, they had two weddings in one week. They called me about a month before the wedding and said they needed to have a real church ceremony in addition to their beautiful outdoor ceremony they had planned for June 21st. So, on Thursday before their wedding, they were married at St. Barnabas Church in Chicago, IL. There were about 20 in attendance. Two days later, they had another wedding with closer to 250 guests at the fabulous Emerson Creek Events in Oswego, IL.

Even though there was the threat of rain all day, they were able to have their ceremony outside overlooking the pond. They timed it perfectly because about 15 minutes after the ceremony, it rained the hardest and heaviest I’d seen all summer. Luckily it only lasted about a half hour, but the guests enjoyed cocktails and munchies in the beautiful barn and watched the storm pass. AJ and Allison stuck it out for a few photos on the lawn while Monica and I snapped away for fear of getting drenched (which we did, anyhow). Later, we captured some more cool clouds and even got some sunset (after the storm) photos overlooking the beautiful corn fields.

emersoncreekwedding015 Thursday they were married at St. Barnabas church in Chicago. emersoncreekwedding001 emersoncreekwedding002 emersoncreekwedding003 emersoncreekwedding004 emersoncreekwedding005 emersoncreekwedding006 emersoncreekwedding007 emersoncreekwedding008 emersoncreekwedding009 emersoncreekwedding011 Saturday they were married at Emerson Creek Pottery and Tea Room in Oswego, Illinois. emersoncreekwedding012 emersoncreekwedding053 emersoncreekwedding061 emersoncreekwedding013 emersoncreekwedding062 emersoncreekwedding063 emersoncreekwedding066 emersoncreekwedding067 emersoncreekwedding019 emersoncreekwedding065 emersoncreekwedding056 emersoncreekwedding014 emersoncreekwedding023 emersoncreekwedding025 emersoncreekwedding024 emersoncreekwedding026 emersoncreekwedding020 emersoncreekwedding021 emersoncreekwedding022 emersoncreekwedding030 emersoncreekwedding040 emersoncreekwedding017 emersoncreekwedding050 emersoncreekwedding055 emersoncreekwedding064 emersoncreekwedding054 emersoncreekwedding033 emersoncreekwedding032 emersoncreekwedding031 emersoncreekwedding058 emersoncreekwedding057 emersoncreekwedding039 emersoncreekwedding016 emersoncreekwedding037 emersoncreekwedding060 emersoncreekwedding068 emersoncreekwedding069 emersoncreekwedding027 emersoncreekwedding028 emersoncreekwedding059 emersoncreekwedding045 emersoncreekwedding029 emersoncreekwedding035 emersoncreekwedding042 emersoncreekwedding036 emersoncreekwedding043 emersoncreekwedding049 Oh, yes, and you can’t have a farm wedding without a John Deere. They had this brought in just for the wedding. Allison sang a country music song to A.J. while they were getting some photos done and I just couldn’t help but think what an awesome job I have. emersoncreekwedding044 emersoncreekwedding052 emersoncreekwedding051 emersoncreekwedding034 emersoncreekwedding047 emersoncreekwedding048 Photographer: Elite Photo – Missy and Monica