Paige and Mac had quite the pandemic wedding experience. We had to reschedule their spring engagement session numerous times due to the 3 month shutdown. When we did finally meet up for the engagement photos, Paige and Mac mentioned that their original wedding plans taking place at the MSU Alumni Chapel and the East Lansing Marriott still stood, and that they would reduce their guest count to meet indoor event executive orders. Well, the following week, there was a COVID outbreak at Harpers brewery in East Lansing one block from the EL Marriott (we all saw it on the news!) and Paige and Mac immediately knew— their wedding plans were in jeopardy.

With just one month until their August wedding, new indoor executive orders were introduced, and Paige and Mac had two choices: reschedule or somehow plan an entirely new wedding in just 4 weeks at a new location. Living in Chicago with a wedding in MI, this would be quite a challenge. However, they did it! They decided to have a backyard wedding at Paige’s parents house on Crystal Lake! Not only did they plan an amazing event in such a short amount of time, but they also did it safely, reducing guest count, holding the entire event outside, providing masks and sanitizer, and spacing tables far apart. Paige kept in close contact with me, asking which way they should face their ceremony, working with me on portrait locations and crafting a timeline that would allow them to get all the photos they wanted. Paige kept stressing how important photos were to them, and kept me involved in the planning process the entire time. Being that this was a backyard wedding, they had total control which provided so much flexibility— it was amazing! It was also nice that since everything was in one location, we didn’t have to spend any time driving and could spend all the time we needed taking photos.

Congrats to Paige and Mac on their beautiful wedding that they were able to execute quickly, beautifully and safely!