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There’s nothing we want more than a successful, upbeat wedding reception, so we put together a wedding planning checklist in . This reception starter checklist will help you get things rolling with planning the party of the year! Start here to create a list of goals so you can pace yourself and have a perfectly […]

Samantha and Calen had an amazing September 2020 wedding at Spruce Street Studios. We always have a great time working with Spruce Street Studios, and this couple’s wedding photos turned out amazing here! As you’ll see, Samantha and Calen, as well as their wedding party, had an amazing time!

Erica and Lane’s wedding at The Farm in Petersburg, Illinois was beautiful, and seriously so much fun! We love this farm as a ceremony setting and it gives us the chance to capture unique wedding photos to fit a rustic or whimsical wedding. View our photo gallery below to display a few of our favorite shots […]

Amazing details, great style, and a beautiful outdoor ceremony in Metamora, IL, Heaven and Josh’s October 2020 wedding was such a pleasure to capture! We had such a great time with this amazing couple and so enjoyed the outdoor photo opportunities as well as all the amazing details that made this wedding look so elegant. […]

Planning a Micro Ceremony Current events have been tough on the wedding and event industry and many brides have been wondering what to do. We at Complete Weddings + Events have heard plenty of horror stories.  Luckily our solutions first minded staff have been able to reschedule all of our postponed brides. To make things […]

Alright, so you’re engaged, have your venue, and some of your vendors, but now you’re stuck; how to choose between having one photographer or two. There’s a couple of different factors that go into making this decision, and Complete Weddings + Events is here to help! We’ve photographed hundreds of weddings, and our photographers have […]

We’ve had a tremendous year out here in Central Illinois, and we hope 2019 is marked as a remarkable year for you too! Whether you were engaged, married, or helped immensely in event or wedding planning, let’s not leave 2019 in the dust just yet. Our collection of stand-out wedding photography from 2019 is a […]

October is by far the busiest months for any wedding vendors, and this past one was a doozy! While Complete Weddings + Events had at least two weddings every weekend, we managed to survive the busy season and are relaxing into the Holidays! Today’s featured wedding took place at the gorgeous Bloomfield Barn in Chrisman, […]

We love it when couples use Complete Weddings + Events for both their engagement and wedding and this one is no different! And alright, we already knew that Jessica and Benjamin’s wedding was going to be great from the moment we saw their engagement photos, but we never imagined how perfect it would be for […]