You gotta luv these fall days at Allerton Park, so calming, it relaxes pretty much anyone who goes there. I’m very excited to be working with Kari and Ray and their families next summer. Kari is the younger sister of one of our past clients from 2009, so that makes this wedding all the more…
An engagement session on a farm, gotta luv it! It is amazing how many little nooks, crannies, doorways and other interesting things that you can use as a photo background on a farm. Jennifer and Greg selected Jennifer’s parents farm as the location for their engagement session and this will also serve as the location…
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November 1, 2010 - 4:58 pm
These are really, really good!!! I especially like the one where they’re kissing in the doorway, you can tell their both smiling! Great job – may have to use you when I get engaged! Congrats to you both, Jen and Greg!
November 1, 2010 - 5:05 pm
Great photos! You two are beautiful together – love you guys and can’t wait to celebrate your marriage.
Katie
November 1, 2010 - 5:48 pm
I love the close-up where you are touching Greg’s shoulder. It shows off your beautiful ring. They are all great though…hard to pick a favorite. Congrats!
November 1, 2010 - 6:25 pm
Great Pics. You both make a great couple. Congrats on your engagement! Look forward to the wedding!
November 1, 2010 - 6:45 pm
Great pics Jen! Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to celebrate the big day!
November 1, 2010 - 6:58 pm
Great pictures!Can I choose more than 1 favorite! You look wonderful together! Love both of you!
November 1, 2010 - 7:20 pm
These pictures are beautiful. Congratulations to both of you!
November 1, 2010 - 7:47 pm
Great pics! Love that you had them at the farm. Can’t wait for the big day!
November 1, 2010 - 8:07 pm
Great pics! See you guys in a few weeks!! 
November 1, 2010 - 8:18 pm
Wow, what a cute pair! The pictures really show your fun/genuine personalities. You guys will be famous on the refrigerator!
November 1, 2010 - 8:32 pm
Love all the pictures can’t even begin to pick a favorite.
November 1, 2010 - 8:32 pm
Ok anonymous is Aunt Vickie
November 1, 2010 - 8:56 pm
Great pics. Really liked the ones sitting in front of grasses.
November 1, 2010 - 9:22 pm
Love the pics! Really like 19, 39, 83, 95. Can’t wait to see you soon. Miss you and I want to hear about the wedding plans ASAP! P.S. Remember when we had our own photo shoot with all those stupid colored stickers in your parents kitchen?! Those were the good ole days And Yes, I still have the pics! XOXO
November 1, 2010 - 9:41 pm
Congrats Jen and Greg! Great Pics! Can’t wait to go shopping on Sunday!!
November 1, 2010 - 9:43 pm
Barbie and Ken couldn’t have done any better! Picures are awesome-love the scenery.
November 2, 2010 - 12:34 am
Love the picture among the trees!! So beautiful! Good luck trying to pick only a few! Can’t wait to celebrate at your wedding:)
November 2, 2010 - 4:58 am
Beautiful Pictures! you both look so happy… I love #36.
November 2, 2010 - 8:52 am
They are all great! Dad
November 2, 2010 - 8:58 am
Awesome photos… you both look great! I love that you used the family farm as the backdrop for the photos.
November 2, 2010 - 2:59 pm
Great PICS!!!
November 2, 2010 - 9:35 pm
great pics
November 3, 2010 - 8:15 am
The pictures are awesome! So happy for you guys!
November 3, 2010 - 11:19 pm
Janice Beautiful pictures of a beautiful couple. Especially
like the black and white closeup sitting on the hay.
November 4, 2010 - 7:38 am
Great pictures! Your parents house really was the perfect setting. Love the shots in the barn!
November 5, 2010 - 6:49 am
Love the pictures Jennifer! You two make a beautiful couple!! Love you!
November 7, 2010 - 10:23 am
I was given specific orders to post something on here, I just wasn’t told what to say………
November 7, 2010 - 4:52 pm
Beautiful photography with perfect models. Greg and Jennifer are just naturals in front of the camera. As a city girl, I found the textures and landscape of the farm a gorgeous backdrop. Congratulations on your engagement.
November 8, 2010 - 7:49 pm
Congrats on your engagement! The pictures are all beautiful! Love that it’s on the farm.
November 11, 2010 - 10:53 am
You both look wonderful! Congrats on your engaement!
September 22, 2011 - 4:58 pm
[...] all of these details at Jennifer’s childhood home in Mansfield, IL. Mark also did their Engagement Session at the farm, such a great location! We scampered around the farm doing all kinds of photos of [...]
The month of October has been filled with engagement sessions for couples getting married next year. I recently had the great pleasure of getting to work with Stephanie and Dan on their engagement session. What a crazy couple, this is going to be a nutty wedding next spring, luv you guys! Anyway, they choose a…
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April 21, 2011 - 3:02 pm
[...] found the right man for her that has made her so happy! See more of her gorgeous smile in their engagement photos. I’m so glad I got to work with both of them on their special day. I started at the [...]
Meet Amanda and Joe! We recently had the privilege of photographing them for their engagement session at Allerton Park, near Monticello. Something that we always look forward to doing with each couple that books one of our wedding packages. This is the first opportunity that we have had since their consultation to be able to…
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November 1, 2010 - 2:48 pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE these pix! So cute. Allerton Park was a great choice. I am so excited for the wedding : )
November 1, 2010 - 2:59 pm
Very creative. They look great and I love the ring picture at the end.
November 1, 2010 - 3:10 pm
Great photos! Can’t wait for the wedding! See you at Christmas. Aunt Julie
November 1, 2010 - 3:15 pm
Beautiful couple in love = beautiful pictures! Unique shots, pretty Park, awesome!
November 1, 2010 - 3:28 pm
LOVE the pics! What a Beautiful couple!!! Cannot wait until August!!!
November 1, 2010 - 3:33 pm
Beautiful pictures! And Mark you are right they are very much in love! Looking forward to a beautiful wedding with many beautiful pictures.
November 1, 2010 - 3:39 pm
LOVE LOVE LOVE THESE!! You guys look amazing, and Mark did an awesome job as always! Can’t wait for the wedding pics
November 1, 2010 - 4:43 pm
Love the pics! He’s good . . . but has a great couple to work with. Can’t wait for the wedding day! See you soon, Aunt Suzie XO
November 1, 2010 - 7:20 pm
Thank you for letting us view the pictures. We thoroughly enjoyed them. Great couple, great background, great pictures…
November 1, 2010 - 8:10 pm
These are all absolutely gorgeous!! Such a happy and in love couple!!
November 1, 2010 - 10:33 pm
Beautiful pictures!!!! Looking forward to August. All the pictures are great. Love, Aunt Deb
November 2, 2010 - 8:09 am
Your pictures are all so great! I love the fall look and you guys are the CUTEST couple!!
November 2, 2010 - 8:20 am
Love your pictures! Great shots and great angles. Allerton Park is one of my favorites. Can’t wait for the wedding.
November 2, 2010 - 9:35 am
Love the pics and the couple!!!
November 2, 2010 - 9:46 am
SUCH a beautiful day to take pics! Your photo guy did a great job We just did ours last weekend. I hope they turn out as good as yours!
November 2, 2010 - 10:54 am
The pictures are great Amanda! Can’t wait to see what the wedding photo’s will look like. I loved the settings in Allerton. Great choice!
November 2, 2010 - 11:20 am
Great pics! I’ll be excited to see the wedding photos and what Mark does with your venue!!!
November 2, 2010 - 12:26 pm
Love the pictures, soon-to-be-Germans!! You two look so happy, and I am so happy for you!!
November 2, 2010 - 1:23 pm
These are awesome! Thanks for much for sharing.
November 2, 2010 - 1:29 pm
Aww cute pictures!! I love them
November 2, 2010 - 2:31 pm
Absolutely FREAKIN adorable!!! I lovee alllll of these!! The black and white one where Joes kissing Amandas head and they are both turned away from the camera, BEAUTIFUL!! You two are THE cutest, congrats sis & nice snag Joey, hope you are ready for our crazy family!! haha Love You Both A TON!
Great photography(:
November 2, 2010 - 5:18 pm
AMAZING pics!! You guys look so natural…:)
November 2, 2010 - 7:49 pm
so beautiful Amanda Jo! Simply beautiful!
November 3, 2010 - 7:58 am
WOW! Absolutely stunning pictures!!! I’m so happy for you both!
November 3, 2010 - 7:58 am
WOW! Absolutely stunning pictures!!! I’m so happy for you both!
November 3, 2010 - 3:07 pm
Amanda!! I love all these pictures! So happy for you guys!!
November 3, 2010 - 9:03 pm
Thanks everyone for you kin thoughts and support of Amanda and Joe. I’m really looking forward to their wedding and to meeting many of you. don’t hesitate to come up and say hi on the wedding day. Jen J always great to hear from you.
November 3, 2010 - 9:51 pm
I like the pictures you have taken of my grandson, Joe, and His fiance, Amanda. The scenery is beautiful
November 4, 2010 - 10:15 pm
aw, you too are so cute! i love the colors and the authenticity of the pictures! love you guys!
November 7, 2010 - 10:14 pm
Thank you all so much for your kind words. Joe & I are very thankful to have you all in our lives. What can I say, I’m quite a lucky girl.. I couldn’t be happier! =)
August 17, 2011 - 9:17 am
[...] Stadium. Amanda and Joe had a great fall engagement session as well, check those photos out here. Congratulations on your new lives together as husband and wife! Thanks for having us be [...]
What could be a more gorgeous setting for a small intimate wedding than a backyard garden/pool? Mina and her mother found the right florist who could make it all happen. Details, details, details! This mid-afternoon fall ceremony felt more like a mid-summer day as temps approached ninety. That swimming pool was looking mighty inviting but…
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November 2, 2010 - 1:18 pm
Love the pictures of the Farm, I am jealous!
November 2, 2010 - 1:21 pm
Mark,
Thank you so much for all the wonderful photos! You and Charles were amazing!!!! We couldn’t have asked for a more professional pair. The entire day went by so fast, so it is great to have your work to look back on. You really knew how to capture the perfect moment. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. We cannot recommend you more highly!
Best regards,
Mina Cunningham
November 2, 2010 - 1:25 pm
Mina, your pics are wonderful. Your are beautiful. now i want to do family pics at a farm. Might be too cold for that now tho. you lool great. love ya
November 2, 2010 - 1:26 pm
Mina- you look so happy and gorgeous. The photos are absolutely beautiful. Congrats and hope you both have many years of happiness.
November 2, 2010 - 1:32 pm
These pictures are BEAUTIFUL! The barn pictures are amazing. Mina, you look soooo gorgeous! Congrats, and here’s to a long happy life!
November 2, 2010 - 1:35 pm
I dont know you but you work with my mom. she showed me your pics and they are awesome. Congrats!!!
November 2, 2010 - 1:40 pm
These photos are fantastic. Everything turned out great.
November 2, 2010 - 1:48 pm
Nice Pics! Congratulations!
November 2, 2010 - 1:59 pm
Congratulations Mina & Steven! The photos are beautiful!
November 2, 2010 - 2:02 pm
These pics are magazine worthy! You are a beautiful bride…and clearly happily married:-)
November 2, 2010 - 2:03 pm
mina love love love these pics, u look amazing, as always! congrats!!
November 2, 2010 - 2:03 pm
Great pics Mina, wish I could of been there. Tim.
November 2, 2010 - 2:23 pm
All I can say is “WOW”! Mina, you are such a beautiful bride! Your smile is definetly contagious in these pics; you are glowing! Magazine worthy pics! Congrats and good luck to you both!
November 2, 2010 - 3:21 pm
Mina,
You are absolutely stunning in all your photos! I wish I could have been there to see it in person, but these pictures made me feel like I was really there. Congratulations, again!
Love always,
Elena
November 2, 2010 - 4:03 pm
Gorgeous pictures! Congratulations to you both!
November 2, 2010 - 4:22 pm
wow Mina these photos are amazing. I loved the ones out at the barn. You guys look stunning.
November 2, 2010 - 4:29 pm
Mina, the pictures are gorgeous!
November 2, 2010 - 5:15 pm
These photos are amazing.
November 2, 2010 - 5:48 pm
Mina and Steven: You each find “The One” for you! CONGRATULATIONS! The photos are amazing!
November 2, 2010 - 5:50 pm
Mina is awesome, amazing, caring, and a good friend… I haven’t met Steven… but I’m sure he’s an awesome person as well…
November 2, 2010 - 6:19 pm
Mina, the pictures are beautiful and so are you. I love all of them. Sorry I did not make it to the celebration last weekend.
November 2, 2010 - 6:20 pm
That anonymous person was me lol! Forgot to sign my name. Still a dork! Lynn
November 2, 2010 - 6:59 pm
These are so great! I don’t know how I’ll ever choose.
November 2, 2010 - 8:18 pm
Beautiful pictures – love the fall decorations and the bride was lovely!
November 2, 2010 - 10:29 pm
Mark and Charles captured all the details, candid moments, joy and happiness of the day to preserve our memories into the most amazing photographs imaginable. You both were phenominal!
November 3, 2010 - 9:31 am
What beautiful pictures!!! You are a beautiful bride!! Congrats!
November 3, 2010 - 1:27 pm
Mina- LOVE love love the pics! You look stunning! And that fellow you married doesn’t look too shabby either. 
Glad I got to see you last weekend. I miss your face!
November 3, 2010 - 9:06 pm
Thanks everyone for your great comments and support of Mina and Steven. This was such a fun wedding to photograph.
November 4, 2010 - 9:18 pm
Mina! I think you chose wonderful photographers! These photos are beautiful. I especially like the treatment they did on those pillar arrangements I made. Actually, all of the photos look great. But, it really was a beautiful ceremony, so it wasn’t too hard to find stunning things to photograph. I’m so glad that I was a part of it. I love you both! xo
by Mark Romine
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Sue Kabbes - The photos are spectacular! I could sit for hours looking at them one by one! You really know how to capture Ray and Kari at their best! Thanks so much, Sue K.
Ron Kabbes - Beautiful pictures of a special couple. Congratulations and best of luck in the months to come.
Julie Richards - Fall is my favorite month and these photos are an expression of why… love, love pics of kari and Ray in the “wheat” field and in the leaves. They are one with nature on that fine Autumn day!
Cathy Lucks - Kari and Ray’s photos are beautiful and relaxed. Anxious to see what happens in July!
Cathy Lucks - Kari and Ray’s photos are beautiful and relaxed, anxious to see what happens in July!
Ashtyn Doty - ALL of these pictures are amazing! You two look so happy
and I am sooo happy for you both!
Ron Kabbes - the photos are all great. good luck picking one out. I have a favorite and I just bet it will be your favorite, too. Beautiful setting
Lori Grunloh - WOW – Great pics…beautiful couple, beautiful day, beautiful setting! Thanks so much for sharing them with us.
Krista Niebrugge - These pictures are amazing, but we wouldn’t have expected less than amazing from Mark! I love the one of Kari and Ray laying in the leaves. Also, one of my favorites is the one in front of the arched glass window. Can’t wait to see how Mark captures their big day on July 23, 2011!
Jake Niebrugge - Looks great!
Kate Richards - Love the pictures and the setting…you two look perfect together!!!
Emma Richards - The pictures are fabulous…can’t wait for the wedding<3
Meg Richards - I love your picture laying in the leaves. You guys look so good together;););)
Uncle Craig - The pictures are awesome and the setting is spectacular. You and Ray look very happy together – a great couple. Thanks so much for sharing.
Ashley - Kari – you look so beautiful!!! Great pictures.
Charity - I love your pictures! You guys look amazing!
Andrea - These are so great! Kari, you look beautiful in every one. And, Ray looks good too.
Alaina - These are beautiful! You will make a gorgeous bride!
Ted - Great Pictures Kari!! You and Ray look very natural together…you make an awesome couple! Good Luck with all the plans over the next several months.
Kaitlin - Kari, your pictures are amazing! I love them!!
Maria Hanfland - All of these pictures are amazing! Ray and Kari’s personalities really shine through! Great job!
Susie - GORGEOUS!! Wow Ray you are a lucky guy!
Susie - Thank you Lord for the weather being so nice that day…your happiness is apparent!
Mary Ludwig - WOW!! Here we go again. Even though I’m Kari’s grandmother, I’m not prejudiced–these photos of Kari & Ray are fabulous. Can’t wait for the wedding. MaryL
Uncle Chris - Absolutely beautiful pictures of a very happy couple. You two look great together! Thank you for sharing -
We wish you all the best -
Uncle Chris and Aunt Pam
Allie Kabbes - You two look amazing as always. Lynard… beautiful in green. And Ray Ray… you look like a true country boy
Alysia - Wow! These pictures are amazing! Kari you look sooo pretty, you are going to be such a gorgeous bride! I can’t wait to see the wedding album.
Uncle Ed - you look great! I am so excited for you guys.
Effingham, IL Wedding Photographer | Ray + Kari 7.23.11 | Romine Weddings Blog - [...] I can’t even begin to describe the incredible people that we were surrounded by this last weekend at Ray and Kari’s wedding. One thing is for sure, Ray and Kari have some of the best family and friends anybody could ask for! I already knew that Kari’s family was going to be fantastic because that’s all Mark has been talking about lately! He photographed Kari’s older sisters wedding two years ago (Krista + Jake ). Ray’s family is just as kind and fabulous! We started at Kari’s parents beautiful home in Effingham where we photographed all the little details that pieced the day together. There were a lot of unique details such as Kari’s mother’s engagement ring worn on Kari’s right hand. Also, the bows on Kari’s shoes were the bows her mother wore at her own wedding. Kari has such a beautiful smile, she was glowing all day long! The house was a perfect place to do all the family photos as well so we knocked those out and then headed to the beautiful St. Anthony of Padua Church for the ceremony. After Ray and Kari exchanged their vows we did some fun wedding party photos and went to the Thelma Keller convention center for the reception. Ray and Kari, we are so happy we got to share your special day with you and wish you many years of happiness! See their engagement photos here. [...]