Happy and Beautiful Wedding Video at Ruth Lake Country Club

Rachel + Alec

She was the coolest person I’d ever met, so I married her

Alec and Rachel met the first weekend of summer after graduating high school. Although they went to the same high school, both were busy with many sports and activities, but somehow none of them were the same. After spending as much time as possible together that summer, they went off to college happy to have met and made good memories but not in a relationship. After a few months of missing each other and talking on the phone, Rachel took a bus from Champaign, IL to West Lafayette, IN and they realized they needed each other in their lives. Throughout college, Alec and Rachel struggled through homework and exams separately but were always a phone call away. They graduated on the same day in different states with the same degree, a BS in Mechanical Engineering. After finding jobs in the Chicago suburbs, Rachel and Alec moved in together and adopted Ginny the cat just in time to lockdown together for COVID. You can find them at concerts as often as possible or cuddled up on the couch watching TV or reading books with Ginny. Their relationship spans from high school to long distance at college to working full time jobs to taking care of their own home and now getting married!

Wedding Vendors

Videographer // Chaviano Creative
Wedding Venue // Ruth Lake Country Club
Hair + Makeup // Bianca Sansosti Artistry
Florist // Philips Flowers
Photographer // Rachael Kazmier Photography Associates
DJ // Impulse Entertainment
Cake // Toni Patisserie & Cafe
Catering // Ruth Lake Country Club
Stationary // Basic Invite
Rings // Jared
Bride’s Dress Store // Bella Bianca Bridal Couture
Men’s Attire // Men’s Wearhouse
Bridesmaids Dresses // Birdy Grey