STARVED ROCK WEDDING

Friday, October 13th, 2023

This Bride and Groom had the most ENCHANTED rainy wedding day at Starved Rock Lodge and Conference center, located in the incredible Starved Rock State Park in Illinois.

You know when two people are truly just so in love, you can see it in the way they speak and look at, and even move together? This was Mackenna and Steven! They were so in love and determined to have the best wedding day celebrating their love and unity and didn’t bat an eye at an all day forecast of rain. A lot of the day was spent shifting plans to keep as dry as possible but despite the rain, we still spent a lot of the day taking pictures outside. The rain was honestly the perfect touch to creating these whimsical forest wedding images. Mackenna the bride brought clear umbrellas for the whole wedding party that kept them dry. She was a diy bride and they made all of their whimsical mushroom forest decor! I absolutely loved all the details she added. The first look with her dad was under a pavilion and his reaction when he saw her was so sweet. The bride and groom had their first look outside while it rained lightly in that moment. We tried to get as many pictures as possible any time the rain let up, but I truly do not think there was more than 5 minutes at a time without rain. Their ceremony was incredible, and I am so glad they decided to keep it outside despite the rain. Their guests had umbrellas which created incredible framing of them at the end of the aisle and their first kiss image is one of my favorites ever. She is a cake artist and made her amazing cake! With choreographed first dances and an amazing party on the dance floor to end such an enchanted day.