Sycamore, IL & Faranda's, Dekalb, IL Wedding Photography | Logan & Brianna

Sycamore, IL & Faranda's, Dekalb, IL Wedding Photography

I can’t believe it’s almost been 8 months since Logan and Bri were married! It feels like it was just yesterday that we were dodging thunderstorms and sweating out in that August heat together. Two things really stood out to me that I loved about Bri & Logan’s wedding day: the Flower Grandmas and stopping at Keg & Kernel for photos and drinks. I hope these photos convey how much love and fun was shared by all because their day was filled to the brim with both.

You can read more about their day as told by Bri & Logan scattered throughout their photos!

Engagement Photos

Hair: Melisa Werner (bride) & Dolce Vita (wedding party)
Florist: Kar-Fre Flowers
Wedding Dress: Savy Chic Bridal Boutique
Bridesmaid's Dresses: Azazie
Suits: Jos A Banks
Getting Ready & Ceremony: St. Mary’s, Sycamore, IL
Bar Location: Keg and Kernel, Dekalb, IL
Transportation: Midwest Coach Limousine
Reception: Faranda’s
Cake: Karen Keicher
Videographer: Hunter Thomas
Second Photographer: Dan Voss

How They Met & Got Engaged:
We are high school sweet hearts. Logan surprised me with our proposal for our engagement. I didn’t see it coming. It was perfect because it was during pumpkin fest and he used a pumpkin to ask me. He hid a ring inside of the pumpkin. He brought two over and I thought one of them wasn’t carved but it was carved at the bottom so he could pop it open and ask the question.

The Dress:
I went to a small boutique. It was perfect because I was surrounded by loved ones. I wanted something with lace and antique looks. I loved the back especially of my dress. (The buttons and the more see through lace). I loved my veil with pearls on it, I loved having my moms veil wrapped around my flowers. I really liked my small little purse from my “third” grandma.

The Suit:
I like the contrast of the dark gray suit and the light gray. I liked my fun starry night socks because looking at the stars is something special to me and Bri.

The Ceremony Venue:
We both had many special sacraments at Saint Mary’s. We knew we would get married there.

The Ceremony:
We planned a catholic ceremony because we grew up catholic. We wanted to do the flowers to Mary and have my sister sing. We loved having our aunt and uncle read our readings. The priest was from Bri’s school which was nice. We felt more comfortable. Something surprising was Bri thinking her veil got stuck on something while walking and then not knowing when to have flowers. Not much surprising things happened! Yay!!

The Photographer:
Bri reached out to Andrea Doring who took her senior photos. Andrea recommended Chrissy. I really liked Chrissy’s website and learning about who she was as a person. I felt like she would make Logan and I feel comfortable.

The Reception Venue:
We heard farandas food was good and then it ended up being open. We really liked the cute bar area there and the front area with small tables.

The Decor:
We went with a vintage theme. For a while Bri has always thought of the idea of different vintage glass bottles with flowers and doilies. We used doilies from friends and family. Bri also used some of her students work which described what they thought love meant. Our guestbook was a tree where guests put their fingerprint on it.

The Party:
The party was good. I think this was the one area where we should have communicated more with the dj. That’s okay though. We loved dancing with our family and friends. It was so much fun to see so many people!

The Honeymoon:
We went to door county. We decided to push our big honeymoon to our one year anniversary trip. We hope to go to St Lucia! We loved door county. Logan has never been up there so it was fun to show him around.

What they’d have done differently:
I asked Logan this question and we both said no. We would maybe communicate with the dj more. Oops on our fault.

Advice for couples currently wedding planning:
Live it up in the moment. It goes so fast. One day you are girlfriend/boyfriend, then fiancés, then wife/ husband. We can’t get over it. Don’t stress over the small things either.