Tiffany & Steve's Blog

This month’s Springfield Local Favorites meeting was our last planning meeting before our 3rd Annual Bridal Bash. The event will be held Sunday September 26th at The Rail Golf Course in Springfield. Don’t forget to register for the show, which automatically enters brides for door prizes and the top prize of an 8-day, 7-night honeymoon package courtesy of Savvi Formalwear.

Besides adding our information to the goodie bags for the first 100 brides at the show, we met up with new member Tom Anderson of An Event Design — florist, event planning and coordinating. We’ve done several weddings with them in Jacksonville, and we’ve received many queries about them — especially on how they decorated MacMurray College’s dining hall for a wedding last summer. Find him on Facebook or call 217.414.7371 or 7123.

Also met other new members:

• Ron & Paula’s Ballroom Dancing, to help you make a splash for your first dance.
• Nita Crews of Gifts by Nita — bridesmaid gifts, make-up expert, personal shopper and custom bridal registry. Register with her, and out-of-town or super-busy family can select a gift for her to purchases, wrap and deliver. All they have to do is show up and have fun.

Posted by Steve. Warmowski Photography, recognized as one of the top wedding photographers in Springfield, Illinois 62703 by the members of Springfield Local Favorites.

Tiffany’s friend and fellow Rotary Club member Brian Ganz has started a service where he will mix an interview with images and create a video on DVD. An idea for a video to display at your reception, or other family uses.

Check him out at Living Legacy in Arenzville. 217.248.5397.

How many times have you said, “We need to have these stories documented.” The reality is, no one ever finds the time to actually get it done.

As mentioned previously in our blog posts Tiffany & I have had a blast photographing weddings in Quincy, Illinois. See our previous posts on Jessica (Drebes) & Justin Jones’ wedding at Winter’s West Wing and Megan (Knoche) and Adam Wardlow’s wedding at The Ambiance. We’re always more than welcome to make the short trip to Quincy to meet with potential brides.

Here’s some more connections we have in Quincy:

If you’re planning a wedding in Quincy, be sure to pick up a copy of the bridal planner published by the Quincy Herald-Whig. You can also check out their on-line Quincy Bride’s Guide, and their directory of Quincy area wedding vendors.

Mark your calendars for these two bridal expos planned for 2011 — Y101 Bridal Expo with be 29 January 2011 at The Ambiance & the KHQA Bridal Extravaganza at the Oakley Lindsay Center 26 February 2011.

Posted by Steve. Warmowski Photography, photojournalism wedding photos in Quincy, Illinois 62301. Follow us on Facebook.

Catching up with getting some of our information on our blog, wanted to get details of Jessica (Drebes) & Justin Jones on their wedding last year in Quincy. Jessica recently wrote an endorsement for us while we were working with someone who contacted us:

Steve and Tiffany were the only photographers we met when planning our wedding. We instantly knew they would fit in with our guests, and be fun to have around during our wedding day. We got so much more than we expected, and feel like we got the perfect mix of the traditional pictures that everyone else has, but even better – they were able to tell the story of our day perfectly so we would remember all the big and little moments from the day.

One of the jokes told during the speeches was Jessica is very organized, so much that she had a 12-page timeline for the weekend with a corresponding spreadsheet featuring a jobs checklist and contact sheet. Everything did progress smoothly.

This shot from the bouquet toss was featured in our gallery show this past spring at the Art Association of Jacksonville’s Strawn Art Gallery. Hilarious one-handed catch, still keeping a pitcher of beer and most of the beer in her cup.

After the bouquet toss Jessica didn’t just settle for the D.J. calling all the men onto the dance floor for the garter toss. She wandered into O’Griff’s Grill and Brewhouse next door to get any of her guests who went over there to party.

Jessica has warned us that one of her relatives always dances on a table at family events. Here she is reluctantly getting atop the table, praying that it can hold three people!

Last observation is Jessica was quite happy that we stayed at her wedding late into the night. We were able to catch her on the dance floor celebrating her birthday, and people blowing bubbles at them as they left the reception hall at the end of the night. Jessica & Justin selected our full-day package, which also included a high-resolution disc with all the images from their wedding.

Event details (all in Quincy): Wedding ceremony at Salem Evangelical United Church of Christ, Quincy; reception at Winter’s West Wing; rings from Stafford Jewlers; dress from Bridal & Formal Inc.; hair at Imagine Salon and Salon 420; cake from Underbrink’s Bakery; flowers from Wellman Florist; videography by Creative Video Services of St. Louis, Mo.; engagement photos at Villa Kathrine; wedding photography (of course) by Warmowski Photography.

Notes from Jessica: We had good experiences with both Stafford Jewelers and Bridal and Formal Inc.. Kim Winter was awesome to work with on the reception and rehearsal details. She took care of everything for us – including food, music, some decorations, alcohol, etc. We also loved our cake.  I am pretty sure there isn’t much we didn’t like about our wedding day.  The florist was perfect – she helped me whittle down my “vision” and I was floored when I saw how pretty our simple rose bouquets were.  It was also a good idea to get a video – we couldn’t remember much of the words that were said during the ceremony, and the video helped.

Posted by Steve. Follow us on Facebook. See our ad in the Quincy Herald-Whig’s Bridal Guide, also on their website at the Bride’s Guide.

Nicole (Peak) & Chris Dorsey planned on hitting the Irish Toad before their reception, but a little flexibility and a lot of rain let them have fun at Nichols Park instead.

Nicole wanted to have just the essential portraits taken before & after the ceremony at Our Saviour Catholic Church, and wanted to have fun portraits taken at the park. We arrived with looming storm clouds. After a couple photos, it started drizzling and Nicole made a beeline for shelter. The the downpour commenced! The couple and their wedding party spent the next half hour on the pavilion porch, posing for portraits, hanging out with friends, and having a great time. They never made it to The Toad, but with a little flexibility they still enjoyed the day.

Event details: Ceremony at Our Saviour’s Catholic Church in Jacksonville; reception at Hamilton’s 110 North East; entertainment by Vote For Pedro of St. Louis; limousine by 1 UP’n Promotions of Springfield; programs, etc., by Margaret Lin designs; wedding & bridesmaid dresses by Bridal Couture, Edwardsville; hair by Inner Harmony, Jacksonville; flowers by Tom Anderson, Auburn, 217.414.7371; cake by All Occasion Cakes, 217.245.5237; rehearsal dinner at Lonzerotti’s Italian Restaurant.

Posted by Steve, Warmowski Photography, when brides from Edwardsville want awesome wedding images by photojournalists. Follow us on Facebook.