Weis Photo and Film

Highlighting some of our favorite moments from Jerelyn + Jack's Wedding day🥂

+After capturing Jerelyn and Jack's beautiful details we got to capture all the getting ready memories and they really were so special. Jerelyn's mom, who is just the most thoughtful and kind human (who also poured her whole heart into helping make this the perfect day) made the day even sweeter by surprising Jerelyn with a special gold bracelet of hers for something borrowed! Not a dry eye in the room for these moments.💗

+The tears continued to the first look with dad even before they looked at each other!!Just look at how happy and proud he is!!! It's the still looking at her when she posed for a quick photo moment that truly hits ya in the feels!🥺🥺

+And genuine happiness FILLED the room for the first look with the girls!! I can still hear the joy!

+Their first look moment was so pure and ended with such a thoughtful prayer over them!

+The ceremony was perfect. You'd never know it was a last minute change of plans to move everything indoors because of the rain. The romantic lighting and personal vows really made it so memorable!

+Annnnd any summer wedding that celebrates love with ice cream is just on another level. Kamaela's Kreamery killed it. SO SO Good!!! 💕

Haley + Kalin's wedding day was perfectly them...so calm and effortless.💛 The entire wedding party was so amazing! Truly the SWEETEST bridal party...so helpful and the most genuine hype girls a bride can ask for! One of our favorite moments was when they did not hesitate to shield Haley just in case when the guys arrived! The photos are so authentic and sweet! Haley in her dress + those breathtaking florals + her beautiful spirit just radiated in every way possible! Her dad was a little emotional for the first look and being able to document such a special memory will never be something we capture without teary eyes! The honor of witnessing all of these moments is immeasurable. And we're never going to get over Kalin walking with Haley past all of his cheering family and friends after being announced husband and wife (🥂🎉!!) completely in his own little moment looking down and smirking at his wedding band!!🥺💗

Venue: Pear Tree Estate
DJ: Crash Events
Florals: Lily 'n Rose Flowers & Gifts
Gown: Cloud Nine Bridal Boutique
Hair/Makeup: Hansen & Co. Beauty Lounge
Cake: The Kakery

✨The Boyers!!✨

From the moments with her mom getting her into her dress ( she helped everything run flawlessly and is an absolute gem!!!💕) to the sweetest first look between Alaina and her dad, everything about Alaina and Nolan's day was so special!

Alaina and Nolan read letters to each other during their first look moment and they didn't hold back on the emotions...there were laughs and lots of tears that are part of that beautiful memory of their time together just before the ceremony (where we'd soon find out that Nolan was very eager to kiss his bride before the official announcement and had the entire room laughing!!😅 💛)!!✨ And the way they look at each other + alllll that amazing sunshine was just pure joy!!☀️

Happy Wedding Eve to Laura + Jeff!!💕🥂🎉
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Jeff + Laura's Save the Date Film Music Licenced by Musicbed

Still not over this colorful landscape where it felt like Sarah and Ryan were the only two people in the world!💗 And you can't even tell that it's absolutely freezing out because their connection is so strong and so genuine. Taking these moments to slow down and just be present together is not only what makes authentic, timeless wedding photos that feel like you, but beautiful memories you'll actually remember when you look back.💛 And then, of course, if you have extra time to channel the American Gothic painting vibes, you should always be down to get artsy and do that, too!😅💕

Alli + Nic spending some of their first moments alone together in this winter light is what dreams are made of!!! If anyone is going to embrace the cold and make the most of it AND look this BEAUTIFUL, its these two!!!👏 So down to earth and easy to adore!!😍 Here's just a few of our favorites!💛

Colin's reaction to seeing Alyssa during their first look was seriously so sweet. He was SO HAPPY. What a beautiful moment just to be together and share their hearts in the letters they read. We loved this moment as much as the ceremony and Rowan leading the dance floor!!💛

Paige + Matty are the sweetest, most sincere couple and their wedding day was just the same. It's impossible not to absolutely adore these two; they are so dang happy and funny and thoughtful and stunning without even trying. So many photos reveal just how much they love and cherish being together. Our favorite was their vow exchange before the ceremony because it seriously took a team to make it work, but it happened and they were so calm and present. They made their day beautiful because they focused on the moments.💛

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So excited to share a little preview of the best day celebrating Nicole + Branden!! They got to be together under sunshine and stormy skies on their wedding and it was the perfect beginning to a future where their connection will withstand whatever life brings their way. Being a part of this day was SO special...it was everything we thought it'd be from the second we met them: so full of effortless joy and love that doesn't need words. It was the an amazing day spent with the best people.💛

So humbled to have been the one to get to photograph THIS magical, fairytale, vows so sweet they take your breathe away, one-of-a-kind love story kind of day! Alanni and Zach's day felt like a poem. Truly. Every little moment seems as though it was taken entirely from the most beautiful lines of literature.

Trying to convey this feeling back in a way that is genuine and feels like art was the best challenge. I'm so proud of this collection of ethereal photos that takes me right back to this perfect light and the way the end of summer seems to be bless them and their future together. 💛

Venue: The Cannery
Dress: Simply Elegant By Cheri
Makeup: Stone
Hair: Gruber

Sharing the sweetest first look moments and some of the portraits from Mike and Meghan's unforgettable wedding day!! 💛 Still not over the photo of Meghan walking down the stairs before reading her vows or the one showing off her "Always" tattoo!!🥺💗

We’re so happy the most dreamy sunlight with allll the sun flares really showed off during Kenzie and Mason’s portraits because they’re the most effortlessly happy couple so it’s just SO fitting for them to get married on a sunshine-filled day!👏👏They’re always smiling and have the biggest hearts…and we’ll for sure have the sappiest post coming with their full day highlight, but for now look how beautiful they are together!!!!🥺💛

It's just so easy to adore Jaci + Matt. They are the most easy-going, thoughtful, funny couple and their day was a dream (just like this light and the way they're looking at each other in these photos only thirty or so minutes after they said yes to forever together).💛

✨Haley + Kalin || Engagement Previews✨

This is what telling myself I won't overshoot looks like... and it's only 1/7 of their gallery... Not complaining though because I'll always be happy editing and delivering alllll the memories and photos that will just become more treasured as the years pass. 🥺🙌

And ummm these two are seriously the most kind, humble, real, freaking BEAUTIFUL!!! people!! We loved this time laughing and hanging out with them until sunset. And they may have convinced us we need a fourth (small) dog in our life because how CUTE is their fur baby!?💛

✨Chloe + Matthew || Engagement Previews✨

It's kind of unbelievable how sweet AND beautiful Chloe and Matthew are... We had breathtaking light to work with, but if we're being honest, it could have been pouring rain and they would have still looked THIS effortlessly happy and in love.🥺💛

✨Ally + Tom ((THE HANTAKS))✨

Just a few of our favorites from the sweetest wedding day (and we mean that literally, too, since they served spudnut donuts AND the best icecream)!!👏👏

We truly had the most magical lighting filtering through the pine trees for their portraits and then all kinds of beautiful moments sprinkled throughout the day! Can't wait to share more soon!💛

Shouting out the biggest CONGRATS to MR. and MRS. BETTENHAUSEN for enduring the non-stop rain on their wedding day, but spending every minute still smiling!!!🎉🎉 I'm convinced that the rain was meant to be because not only did we get to create the most magical, moody portraits, but Maggie’s joy was enough to light the room. ☀️ And for some people this phrase may be cliche, but Maggie truly is this positive force of energy that makes you want to constantly be by her side.💛 So when Maggie and Justin are paired together, they become this unshakeable happiness that demands everyone's attention in the best kind of way!🥺 I could go on and on about how much we adore them and their beautiful day, but I will share one final thought (okay, maybe two): Justin is unapologetically himself on the dance floor and it made the night SO entertaining!!! The entire dance floor was honestly the BEST we've ever seen and Justin's many faces for every song just made it even more memorable! And the wedding party was the sweetest, most patient crowd. No complaints with the rain; they were just so happy and present throughout everything. 💛 We're so excited to share some of our favorite photos and moments below!
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Dress: Adore Bridal & Specialty
Groomsmen Attire: Adore Bridal & Specialty
Florist: -a-scene
Officiants: Michael Schuermann and Rick Milas
Ceremony venue: Lutheran Church
Reception venue: Holiday Inn & Suites Peoria at Grand Prairie
Hair: Corpo Bello Salon Day Spa and Boutique
DJ and/or Band: DJ4U Mobile Entertainment
Cake/Dessert(s): Miranda's Cakes and Confections LLC