Tyler + Linsey (+Chloe)

| Loveland Estates |

| Wedding |

| Pocahontas, IL |

I will always love you.

Pictured above is Tyler and Linsey’s wedding ring box engraved with “The Unbreakable Vow”. That’s exactly what Tyler and Linsey (and Chloe❤️👨‍👩‍👧) put in stone on their wedding day. And there isn’t a more powerful adjective to describe the bond these three share than unbreakable. 

One of the coolest things about Tyler and Chloe is that they really do have a special bond. In fact, Chloe began her toast with, “A lot of people say they hate their step dad… but honestly, he’s my best friend.” But their relationship extends beyond bonus dad and best friends, to partners in mischief and famous jokesters. Yes, you’d better believe it! We saw many examples of their goofy relationship, from Chloe kicking off a toast by making fun of Tyler’s big forehead, to the duo photobombing Linsey’s bridal portraits. 😂 Every time we turned around they were picking on each other, laughing, posing goofy, or performing one of their sweet handshakes. All jokes aside, the love they share is so precious and sweet too.

“I love you as my own daughter, because that’s what you are. I love you, kid.” —Tyler in his vows to Chloe.

Unbreakable defines the unique love that Linsey and Tyler have… as clear as the day we witnessed it in. It’s a beautiful thing to be able to ‘feel’ the emotion of love watching a couple’s slow dance. The emotion surrounding it is often very real, raw and true. 💙 To say Tyler and Linsey glow in each other’s presence would be an understatement. They seriously mesh together like peanut butter and jelly. Linsey is so full of joy in his presence and they just ‘make sense’.

They fell in love with their wedding day venue, and we could see why. Loveland Estates in Pocahontas, IL is a gorgeous mix of nature, modern-rustic, elegant and classic. Not to mention the decorations — they were beautiful. Throughout the day, people laughed, cried, cried some more, chuckled, pranked, hugged, danced their butts off, drank a little too much, and just truly enjoyed each other’s presence. 

As if you needed any more convincing of how amazing it was, the day certainly had no shortage of laughter and pranks. We’re STILL laughing about the “FIRST”-First Look. As Tyler stood anxiously awaiting for Linsey to tap on one of his shoulders so he could spin around and see his about-to-be-wife. But instead, Tyler spun around and locked eyes with Vance, one of his groomsmen, dressed in his (Vance’s) mother’s wedding dress. Everyone about lost it and gave up the secret as Vance approached Tyler but somehow it all pulled together without Tyler knowing. 😂 We are very thankful Tyler and Linsey didn’t settle for only Vance’s first look though. The REAL First Look was the ultimate experience. Seeing Tyler hold Linsey close in that moment was so precious. His face said it all, as though he just wanted to hold on tight and process seeing Linsey for the first time. It was raw emotion. We could see Linsey’s heart fill up with love and then overflow.

Although Tyler and Linsey made capturing their perfect wedding day easy, this is the hardest wedding we’ve edited and the hardest blog post we’ve written. Not due to lighting, weather, equipment, or anything else that comes to mind. It’s hard because tragically, just just over a month after their wedding, Tyler was killed in the line of duty. But even as difficult as this news is to bear, we know God brought Linsey and Tyler together for a reason, and although they only had a short time to spend together on this side of life, we know their life, marriage and testimony will speak to many until the day they’re together again.

Tyler left an impact on many and we know there are many hurting deeply with this loss. If that’s you, we are praying for you and even if you can’t open this blog to read it quite yet, just know that when you do, we left a few extra memories here for you to hold dear and cherish. May these pictures bring honor to Tyler, a ray of happiness to the Timmins family, and leave loving memories that speak to his amazing life. 

Linsey and Chloe, we love you both. We are praying for peace and strength for you, your family, and friends. Wherever you go, we know Tyler will be watching over you and holding onto that unbreakable bond with you.

As he said in his wedding day letter to you, Linsey, “You and Chloe are my world, and that will never change.” 

🖤💙🖤

Much Love, 

Tiffany Amber & Christopher Mark

Amber Mark Photography