Stories of wedding photojournalism from the husband-wife team of Warmowski Photography
5 Flavors did a great job catering Katie & Jack’s July 2 wedding at Erin’s Pavilion at Springfield’s Southwind Park. Not only was the food good, the service was great and the decor from 5 Flavors’ partner Signature Event Rental, was beautiful.
Katie talks to a 5 Flavors associate about how happy she is with the room.
Posted by Tiffany/Warmowski Photography. Tiffany & Steve love to photograph details and enjoy working with quality vendors in Springfield, Illinois.
Katie Duffin & Jack Contri were married July 2, 2011, at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Springfield and their reception was at Erin’s Pavilion at Springfield’s new Southwind Park.
Enjoy some of our favorite moments from their wedding day!
Katie was given a special hanger which she used to hang her wedding gown on the special day. The hanger was a gift from friends who found it on one of my favorite gift websites – Etsy!
Jack and his brother Val chill out at their parents’ house before getting ready.
Katie’s mom, sister and other bridesmaids help her get ready to go to the park to meet her groom.
Jack & Katie decided to see each other before the ceremony. There was a wedding later in the day at this gazebo in Springfield’s Washington Park, but a call to the park district before the big day ensured it would be available when we needed it.
After a few minutes seeing each other for the first time on their big day, they were ready to head to Katie’s parents’ house for family and bridal party portraits.
Katie’s parents’ backyard includes a bridge over a creek that runs behind their house. Katie’s sister, Shannon spent hours earlier that week power washing the bridge so it would be ready for photos.
Katie and her father Dennis wait for the ceremony to begin. Katie’s mom Theresa surprised Katie by having the florist incorporate Theresa’s own wedding veil into Katie’s bridal bouquet.
Katie & Jack, along with their bridal party, entertained the guests with their entertaining, dancing entrance.
Shannon’s maid-of-honor speech included a prop. The prop illustrated stories of Katie’s graduate school days.
Val’s best man toast was heartfelt and reflected the brothers’ close relationship.
The wagon came in handy when it came to the garter toss.
We always keep an eye on when the sun is setting. If it’s an appropriate time for the bride and groom to leave their party for a few minutes, we try to use the beautiful light to our advantage.
Posted by Tiffany/Warmowski Photography. We notice the things that make your wedding special whether the big day is in Chicago, St. Louis, Springfield and world wide.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 Morgan County Fair Pageant!
Queen contest
Little Miss contest
Queen Calla Kaufmann gave a speech about her grandmother and her adventures in business with Stevens School of Dance. First Runner Up Maurissa Moulton is the sister of 1998 Queen Kendra Moulton. We photographed Kendy’s wedding reception back in our newspaper days, and photographed the weddings both her brother-in-law and sister-in-law in the past year. We’ve also photographed the wedding of 2006 Queen Sherie Kording and senior photos for 2008 Queen Amanda Jo Tendick.
We were proud to be a little part of the lobbying effort that garnered Catherine Rose Ott the People’s Choice Award for Princess. Her mother, Anita, bought some extra photo cards and handed them out to people as she looked for votes. That’s probably what put her over the top.
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Posted by Steve. Warmowski Photography donated their services to the pageant committee, and awarded prizes to the winners. Tiffany & Steve Warmowski, top wedding and event photographers in Morgan County. Also offering senior portraits, family portraits & more. We’ll soon be moving to our new studio at 301 E. Court St. Suite B, Jacksonville, IL 62650 – next door to Girls in White Satin, first floor of Hamilton’s 110 North East. We are members of Springfield Local Favorites, a group of the top wedding vendors in Central Illinois.
2011 Morgan County Pageant winners gallery
Glad to work the fair with some wedding day friends — Ashley’s Petals & Angels and On the Clip Side.
Congratulations to Erin on her wedding Saturday at the Prairie Land Heritage Museum in South Jacksonville. The ceremony was in the historic Liberty Church on the Prairieland grounds. She already had a friend to photograph her on her wedding day (and we already had to photograph a wedding at Erin’s Pavilion in Springfield’s Southwind Park) so the family asked us to make some formal bridal portraits.
Erin couldn’t come in until mid-June, but we still were able to turn around a nice wall print they had framed and on display during the day. Congratulations Erin!
Call Barb Derricks 217.243.4095 for more info on booking Prairieland Liberty Church. Bouquet by Ashley’s Petals & Angels. Wedding dress by Girls in White Satin.
Posted by Steve. Warmowski Photography, experienced photojournalists who love to capture the story of your wedding day. Also offering bridal portraits, senior portraits and more. New studio at 301 E. Court St. Suite B, Jacksonville, IL 62650 – next door to Girls in White Satin, first floor of Hamilton’s 110 North East. Follow us on Facebook.
We photographed her wedding in Chicago in 2007. Tiffany took photos of her getting ready at the Palmer House hotel in downtown Chicago. Their ceremony and reception were at A New Leaf, a cool brick/concrete/urban location with an adjoining flower shop. Incredible decorations and a great Lincoln Park location. Tracy – we’re sure your stationery company will be a success! (On Facebook.)
Warmowski Photography will once again provide photography for the Little Miss Morgan County and Morgan County Fair Queen pageants at the 2011 Morgan County Fair in Jacksonville. The pageants start at 7 pm Tuesday July 5th, the fair starts Wednesday (fair schedule and info). We provided the group and individual studio portraits and studio shots, and also will photograph the contest.
Contestants: Little Miss Morgan County – Catherine Ott, Allison Kafer, Jacey Evans, Morgan Fanning, Alexsa Robertson, Emily Kruzan, Adisyn Tapscott, Brooke Brannan, Kennadi Johnson, Haydn Campbell, Cortney Bollinger, Presley Frye, Meredith Gallo, Madison Davis & Faith Runyon. Morgan County Fair Queen – Brooklynne Springer, Kelsie Hufman, Taylor Wise, Amy Carls, Katelynn Scott, Elise Scott, Maurissa Moulton, Erika White, Calla Kaufmann, Monica White & Morgan Fernandes.
Check back at coverage of the 2010 contest. Happy to also be a sponsor of the contest, and first place winners will get special photo cards. See more pageant info. Good luck to all the contestants!
Posted by Steve. Warmowski Photography, experienced photojournalists who love to capture the story of your wedding day. Also offering event photography, portraits, senior portraits and more. New studio at 301 E. Court St. Suite B, Jacksonville, IL 62650 – next door to Girls in White Satin, first floor of Hamilton’s 110 North East. Follow us on Facebook.
My sister and her husband Matt gave jars of rosemary-infused sea salt as favors at their Chicago-area wedding last month. I haven’t had much time to cook since then, but finally used it in this linguine & pesto recipe I made today. The rosemary went perfectly with the sage and parsley called for in the dish. It’s perfect warm-weather food. Thanks to Nicole & Matt for the great favor!
I got the recipe from Fitness Magazine – my subscription is an annual Christmas gift from Steve’s Aunt Kathy & Uncle George. Kathy is a fitness nut and loves to share her passion! Thanks for a great gift!
Posted by Tiffany/Warmowski Photography. We love a good wedding favor idea! Nicole & Matt’s wedding was in Lake Zurich (Chicago area). We also photograph weddings in St. Louis, Springfield and beyond!
Katie & Aaron are getting married later this month in Springfield. We had a blast Thursday photographing them with Katie’s horses.
We were petting Stanley when Katie told me, “He likes you to pull on his tongue.” WHAT!?! Here are a couple of photos. Hilarious!
The other funny moment was when Katie was on Reggie with Aaron standing nearby. We were photographing and I said to Katie, “Give him a kiss.” As I was getting ready to jokingly say, “Aaron, not Reggie,” Katie was leaning forward to give Reggie the horse a kiss on the neck. We all laughed – but Aaron laughed hardest of all. Good thing for Katie!
Here are a couple of our favorites from the session. Looking forward to the wedding!
And a couple more of the horses.
Posted by Tiffany/Warmowski Photography. We love to photograph engagement sessions. It’s a great way to document that special time in between dating and being married. We photograph in Springfield, Illinois, Chicago, St. Louis and beyond!
