Our impromptu engagement photoshoot on Art Hill, when photographer @forestphotoco noticed us by pure chance right after the proposal. Of course we booked her for the wedding!

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Noah’s cousin Johnny is a beekeeper and he cares for some bee colonies on a small farm in Waterloo IL, owned by the lovely Kerri & Chris Roider. Kerri & Chris had renovated two barns on the property to host their son’s wedding last September, so Johnny introduced us. When we arrived at the farm we realized it was steps away from historic Eagle Cliff-Miles Cemetery, home of a 160 year old bluff-side mausoleum and stunning views of Monroe County. Noah & I had visited Miles Cemetery with our friends on New Years Day 2017, less than 24 hours after we had met for the first time. We met Kerri & Chris and instantly hit it off – we loved their energy and the farm was everything I wanted in a wedding venue. They had Ferris Bueller's Day Off playing on the projector screen in the barn, which was the first movie Noah and I ever watched together (and the reason Danke Schoen by Wayne Newton is “our song”). All these little coincidences, along with Kerri & Chris blowing us away with their generous offer to host our wedding for no charge, made this the easiest decision ever. We can’t wait for you to see it!