Leah and Kyle, Southern Illinois Wedding

It was a beautiful fall day for Leah and Kyle’s wedding, and despite the tight schedule this bride made sure I had time to do some fun photos with them….more on this later.

I was in LOVE with Leah’s dress.

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Their home was warm and inviting.

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IMHO  this should be in a magazine.

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Some fun with the shoes 🙂

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Looking good ladies!!

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Kyle and the boys get ready.

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They were all cute, but I had a favorite…I liked him for his back talking and attitude, we got along great!

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Although they didn’t understand why I was sooo exited when I saw the side if this barn, they humored me anyway when I asked them to go stand there.  It’s because I’m a City girl, and I think barns (especially red ones) are cool!!!

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The ceremony…aren’t they just the cutest?

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I was so touched by the minister’s words of wisdom during the ceremony – it was so personal (he was the bride’s uncle) . . . and the fact that he also married the bride’s parents was pretty awesome 🙂

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Loved this Church!

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The newlyweds 🙂

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We had very limited time between the Church and the reception, but Leah had a plan. I usually like to know what’s going on when it comes to locations for photo shoots, but I wasn’t familiar with the area and the sun was setting quickly. My assistant Carol and I jumped in the car and followed them to this location. I was soooooooo freaking happy when they pulled over at this farm!!! OMG it was red AND abandoned, and oh did I mention the sun was setting? I. Was. In. HEAVEN!!!!!!!

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I thought my head was going to explode from joy…old rusty Ford trucks… Yippee!!!  🙂

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Best sunset ever!

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This was the perfect ending to a most beautiful day.

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Hilda Burke, Chicago IL Wedding Photographer

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