Katie + Phil | Blumen Gardens Wedding

I photographed Katie’s sister’s wedding here in Midland a few years ago and had a chance to photograph Katie’s last summer. The wedding was at a beautiful venue in Illinois called the Blumen Gardens. Check out the shots from this beautiful couple and beautiful venue!

Katie laughs while chatting with two women as she gets her hair and makeup done at a local hotel.

Katie smiles while a stylist does her hair and a bridesmaid looks on in the salon at a local hotel.

Katie and Phil's wedding rings, including a diamond engagement ring, rest together on a dark surface.

Katie and Phil's wedding ceremony program with their full names and their rings rests on a dark surface.

Katie's diamond rings and a gold wedding band rest beside two necklaces at a local hotel.

Katie's lace wedding gown hangs on a personalized hanger that reads her name in the hotel room at a local hotel.

Katie's lace wedding gown hangs in the hotel window, backlit by bright daylight at a local hotel.

Katie poses with her bridesmaids in matching mauve tops and black leggings outside the hotel at a local hotel.

Phil sits on the edge of the bed putting on his shoes while getting ready at a local hotel.

Phil ties his tie while a groomsman adjusts his glasses in the hotel room at a local hotel.

Phil buttons his blue vest while getting ready in the hotel at a local hotel.

Phil buttons his navy suit jacket in a close-up as he gets ready at a local hotel.

Two women button Katie's lace gown as she laughs in the hotel room at a local hotel.

Two women button the back of Katie's lace gown as she gets ready at a local hotel.

Katie stands by the window showing off the lace back of her gown and veil at a local hotel.

Katie puts on her earring while getting ready in the hotel room at a local hotel.

In a black-and-white photo, Katie laughs with two women in formal dresses in the hotel room at a local hotel.

In a black-and-white photo, a young girl tugs at Katie's veil as she stands in her gown at a local hotel.

Katie kneels in her gown and holds hands with a young girl while lifting her veil over the child's head at a local hotel.

Katie smiles over her shoulder in her lace wedding gown by a bright window at a local hotel.

Phil stands in his navy suit with a white boutonniere in the courtyard at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Phil stands blurred in the foreground as Katie approaches him smiling in the brick courtyard at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil face each other holding hands against the brick wall in the courtyard at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

In a black-and-white portrait, Katie and Phil hold hands and face each other in a brick alcove at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie stands in her white gown holding her bouquet in the nursery at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie smiles while holding her bouquet in a vertical portrait at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie holds her bouquet of pale roses, eucalyptus, and succulents in a close-up at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie poses in her white gown with her bouquet in front of a rustic building at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil stand together in a full-length portrait in front of a rustic building at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil smile at the camera in a close portrait with her bouquet at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

In a black-and-white photo, Katie and Phil smile at each other among the plants in the nursery at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil touch noses and smile in a close-up portrait beneath her veil at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil hold hands and smile at each other among the plants in the nursery area at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Phil leans against the rusted metal wall with his hands in his pockets in a full-length portrait at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Phil adjusts his tie and smiles in a vertical portrait against the wooden fence at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Phil smiles in his navy suit with a white boutonniere in a solo portrait at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Phil stands with his seven groomsmen in a formal portrait against the rusted metal wall at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Phil grins with his seven groomsmen in a playful pose against a rusted metal wall at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie poses with her eight bridesmaids, each holding a bouquet, in front of the ivy-covered wall at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie laughs with her bridesmaids as they pose with their bouquets in front of the ivy-covered red wall at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie stands in her flowing white gown with her bouquet before the ivy-covered red wall at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie smiles with her hand on her hip and her bouquet in front of the ivy-covered red wall at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie poses alone in her white gown holding her bouquet against the ivy-covered red wall at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil pose for a portrait against an ivy-covered red wall with Katie holding her bouquet at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil kiss at the center of their cheering bridal party in the garden at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil pose with their bridesmaids and groomsmen in a lined-up bridal party portrait in the garden at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil celebrate with their bridal party in a fun cheering group pose in the garden at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil press their foreheads together in an embrace outside the brick doorway at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil embrace in a brick doorway, smiling at the camera with her bouquet at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil walk hand in hand down a path lined with potted plants, smiling at each other at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil laugh together while strolling along a tree-lined garden path at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

In a black-and-white portrait, Katie and Phil hold hands as they walk through the garden at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

The older gentleman in the gray suit kisses Katie on the cheek as they pose together among potted plants in the garden at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Phil escorts an older woman in a dark navy dress down the aisle as guests watch at the outdoor ceremony at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and the older gentleman stroll through the garden toward the ceremony at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie processes down the petal-strewn aisle on the older gentleman's arm as seated guests look on at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie walks down the aisle on the arm of an older gentleman in a gray suit as standing guests watch at the outdoor ceremony at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

The bridesmaids and groomsmen flank Katie and Phil at the altar during the outdoor ceremony at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil stand hand in hand at the altar as the officiant reads and a bridesmaid holds a small child nearby during the ceremony at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil hold hands and exchange vows before the officiant during the ceremony at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil hold hands under the floral arch during the outdoor ceremony in the brick courtyard at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil kiss under the floral arch during the ceremony as guests watch and photograph the moment at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil walk hand in hand up the aisle after the ceremony as guests look on at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Exposed wooden beams, brick walls, and columns wrapped in strings of lights surround the set tables in the reception hall at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil smile for a portrait in front of the floral ceremony arch at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil kiss beneath a floral arch at the ceremony site at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

The reception hall glows with purple uplighting, chandeliers, and strings of lights above long tables set with white linens and floral centerpieces at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie raises her bouquet triumphantly as she and Phil make their grand entrance past a Blumen Gardens wall hanging at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

An older gentleman in a gray suit raises a champagne glass and holds a microphone as he gives a toast at the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

A woman in a plum dress with a wrist corsage speaks into a microphone while holding her notes at the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil cut their white wedding cake together while a young girl watches at the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil share their first dance on the dance floor while guests watch at the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie and Phil laugh together as they dance at the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Phil dances with a woman in a plum dress wearing a wrist corsage while guests look on at the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie dances with an older gentleman in a gray suit beneath strings of lights at the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

An emotional Katie shares a hug with two guests as she dabs her eye with a tissue during the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Phil dances in the center of a cheering crowd of guests at the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

Katie poses with a group of guests holding drinks and snapping photos during the reception at Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois.

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Katie + Phil | Blumen Gardens Wedding

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