Get wedding ideas in Illinois Times’ Your Capital City Wedding

Your Capital City Wedding planner, the bridal guide for Illinois Times, just hit newsstands. It contains ideas for planning your wedding, including wedding dresses, complete guide to Springfield, Illinois wedding venues, tips for planning your wedding, this year’s top wedding trends — and some of our wedding photography.

The tab included our photo of Laura & Josh, who were married in May at the Lincoln Home National Historic Site (as we mentioned in our previous blog post).

_G1C7106.CR2 — Family dances outside Springfield Hilton – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography).

The bridal planner also included one of our photos of Rushita & Benjamin’s Indian wedding (above). The wedding couple based their event out of the Springfield Hilton downtown hotel (700 E Adams St, Springfield, IL 62701), and had sangeet, mendi, mandap muhurat, as well as other South Indian wedding traditions and a grand reception at the hotel. They also had a Western wedding at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (1725 S. Walnut, Springfield, IL 62704), and a second reception at the Hilton. Here’s some more photos from the day.

dressing Indian clothes — Getting ready – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

bracelets, jewelry details for Indian wedding — Jewelry detail – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Detail Indian wedding dress sari — Bridal sari detail – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Indian ceremony at Hilton – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Coconut detail - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Coconut detail – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Groom on white horse, Indian wedding — Groom on horse – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Bride's family lifts Rushita, making it harder for Benjamin to put on necklace - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Bride’s family lifts Rushita, making it harder for Benjamin to put on necklace – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Groom "points out stars" - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Groom “points out stars” – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Looking out windows of upper floor banquet room at Springfield Hilton in downtown Springfield - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Looking out windows of upper floor banquet room at Springfield Hilton in downtown Springfield – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Veil detail - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Veil detail – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Bride in limo - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Bride in limo – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Approaching Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Approaching Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Interior, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Interior, Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Veil flows in wind, portraits at Washington Park - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Veil flows in wind, portraits at Washington Park – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Portraits at state capitol building - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Portraits at state capitol building – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Chatting with friends at cocktail hour - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Chatting with friends at cocktail hour – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Wedding cake detail - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Wedding cake detail – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Tables set for grand reception, Hilton - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Tables set for grand reception, Hilton – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

First dance - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — First dance – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Traditional Stick dancing - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Traditional Stick dancing – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Shoes detail - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Shoes detail – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Bride & groom dancing at reception - Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography) — Bride & groom dancing at reception – Rushita & Benjamin (by Warmowski Photography)

Posted by Steve. Springfield Illinois area wedding photography by Warmowski Photography, husband-wife photojournalist team want to tell the story of your wedding day in pictures. Experienced photographers of Indian weddings. Follow us on Facebook. Studio located at 301 E Court St. Suite B, Jacksonville, IL 62650, open by appointment only.