I’m never exactly sure what exactly makes one event a “small, intimate wedding” vs what makes it an elopement, so I’ll just call this one both 🙂 Fifteen guests attended this beautiful marriage of two beautiful and completely in love people, making it practically perfect in every way – to quote Mary Poppins.  Bishop Hill  provided the most wonderful, old-world backdrop for this wonderful autumn day. And it was an entirely appropriate venue as it was begin as a Swedish settlement and Matiss hails from nearby Latvia. It really was like stepping onto a movie set, it was that perfect. Flutes playing in the background, blazing yellow trees, an amazingly warm day for late October, and an oh-so-in-love-couple made this day a wonderful one to be a part of.