When  I first met with Nic & Katie to discuss their wedding, I immediately knew it was a good fit and they were ideal clients.  Nic was wearing a t-shirt with prints of date stamps such as from a library card and that led the conversation to his studies in library science and thus a theme of the wedding.  As a quirky scrapbooker, I of course had the perfect supplies and couldn't resist making some  apt save-the-date photos for them. 

I was also thrilled to learn they were incorporating decor from the Up, one of the best movies ever!

They wedding venue was The Silver Fox in Streator, Illinois which perfectly matched their eclectic personalities and fit the vintage feel of the wedding.  The venue used to be a masonic temple and still had several of the original features and decor.

The groom felt strongly about not taking the day or the photos too seriously.  He wanted to enjoy the day and remember it as light-hearted and fun.  As you can see, they made that happen!  The venue had the most interesting decor - you could spend hours just soaking it all in.  The couple knew they wanted a photo with these great animal pictures and decided to go for an "American Gothic" pose.  This was one of their favorite images of the day and it quickly became Nic's Facebook profile picture.

The couple's parents added the surprise of a carriage ride to take the couple around town for some portraits.  The horse was so sweet, the town is so cute, and these images are some of the results.  (And note Katie's library card socks!)  As you can see, Streator has many cool and historic sights and has recently also added urban art and murals.  The downtown has a vintage feel that was the perfect backdrop for this wedding day.