Carrie + Neal Wedding Day

Carrie’s brother and friends were working on a wagon for an upcoming hayride, and they wanted to have a trial run so they invited a bunch of friends to come along. One of Neal’s friends suggested they go along for the ride. When Neal showed up, Carrie had a feeling that she would regret not finding out who this guy was. On the second stop, she finally got the courage to get up and talk to Neal, and they started talking and hanging out after that.
4/14/17
Neal always wanted the proposal to be a complete surprise. Good Friday, Carrie had the day off work and was helping her brother on his house renovation. They made plans to eat supper at Neal’s parents and have a relaxing evening. When Carrie got home, they started getting things ready to head to Neal’s parents house and when she walked into the bedroom Neal was down on one knee with a ring in his hand. He asked Carrie to marry him and completely surprised her!
9/15/18
A picture perfect day for a couple to say I do.  Carrie and Neal had perfect weather, and a perfect day to promise to love one another to the end of time.
The most memorable moment of your day – 
Seeing how many family and friends came from near and far to celebrate with us!
Advice for future bride/grooms – 
Don’t worry about the small stuff. No one will remember besides you. Just sit back and enjoy the day because it goes by in a blink of an eye!
Music – 
Entrance Song = Fishing in the Dark by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1st Dance Song = Yours by Russell Dickerson
Father Daughter = My Little Girl by Tim McGraw
Mother Son = My Wish by Rascal Flatts
Honeymoon Location – 
Sandals Grande in St. Lucia
Other wedding professionals who helped make the day perfect – 
Cake = Nancy Rancilio
Decorations = Receptions by Robin
Entertainment = Black Top Boulevard
Make-up = Chelsea and Carie from 7nineOh!
Food = Aviston American Legion Auxilary
Flowers = Collette at Mioux in Breese, IL

Now that you know the story, enjoy a sneak peek at Carrie + Neal’s beautiful wedding day!

Seriously Carrie – how stunning are you!?!?  Wow.MARRIED!!  (And look at that BLUE sky!!  September perfection!)Full group of friends included too – what a fun group of people!Seriously.  These two can’t take a bad photo.Hey Neal, go ahead and look like a male tux model for the next shot…Nailed it.

I freaking love a cathedral length veil. Carrie and Neal had the COOLEST thing at their reception!!  They’d built a wall with a visual family tree of wedding photos that went back all the way into the late 1800s.  It was incredible that not only were they able to dig back that far to find out who people were, but to be able to find their photo/wedding photo was remarkable.  Everyone loved looking at all the images and seeing how people dressed and looked.  Amazing!Thank you again for choosing us Carrie and Neal!!  Your day, photos, and love are nothing short of perfection!

Enjoy a bit more from Carrie and Neal’s day…