Laura & Greg’s Pretty Salt Creek Golf Club Wedding

Nov 21

Laura and Greg first met at a mutual friend’s baby shower – there were some behind-the-scenes schemes to get the two of them to sit together, and sure enough they started talking and realized that their had a lot in common. A few months went by and they finally went on their first date where they spent much of the night talking about high school marching band. It became clear pretty quickly that Laura and Greg really enjoyed talking, laughing, and spending time together – they just had to overcome the distance between Arlington Heights and Effingham.

The long talks that Laura and Greg had on our first couple of dates transferred over to long talks on FaceTime as they navigated the challenges of a long-distance relationship. They got to know each other “face to face” although there were many times they wished their screens and 200+ miles were not separating them! Laura and Greg used the time to plan their in-person adventures and dates – from hiking forest preserves to carving a pumpkin together and cooking dinner, they made the most of our time together and grew closer as they got to know each other better. As the scope of their adventures grew they found a deep love for each other and started envisioning their future together. Greg proposed to Laura this past February and they started planning the wedding of their dreams!

Laura teaches near the Studio and had heard about us, it was sweet to meet her and Greg (he joined the meeting over FaceTime!) and talk with them about their wedding plans. We got to know each other better exploring on a warm hike through the forest preserve during their engagement session. When their late-September wedding rolled around Christy and I were so excited to celebrate Laura and Greg’s love for one another!

We arrived at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Mt. Prospect and met with Laura and her bridesmaids before she got dressed into her beautiful lace gown. Just before the ceremony began Laura and Greg shared a sweet first look outside, it was special to watch them quietly connect before she walked down the aisle. After their traditional ceremony Laura and Greg embraced each of their guests in a receiving line before we took some photographs inside the sanctuary. We love how those dramatic veil pictures turned out!

Once we finished at St. Mark’s we made our way to Salt Creek Golf Club for pictures with their supportive wedding party. The weather was just perfect and the leaves had started to change color, we had such a great time taking pictures out on the beautiful course! We then settled into the reception space for the celebration and were treated to delicious food, meaningful toasts and a night of fun dancing – it was a wonderful day and we were so happy to be a part of it!