congratulations to amanda and evan!  they get the award for being the most fun couple to embrace wild weather that rained down on their wedding day.  their wedding was the first wedding that we photographed where the guests sang party songs at the top of their lungs when the d.j. had to stop and relocate to a slightly more protected area,  where the d.j. had about 10 umbrella’s covering him so he could play through the storm and where the bride ran through torrential rains to cut a rug on the dance floor with her guests.  the crazy weather could have put a damper on the evening, but instead it just ramped up the energy at the celebration! (oh and they also get the award for the first air guitar duet by the bride and groom!)  it was a great night.

venue:  the belmont house

flowers:  johnson’s florist and antiques and just priceless

yummies:  sweet basil’s

dj + video:  k2

cake:  simply scrumptious

rentals:  partymakers party rental

coordinator:  leigh pearce

more beach wedding goodness from watersound beach!

i love these lights for the reception.  they look great in photos!

the groom singing with the band to the bride.  how sweet!

i love the smile on ashlee’s face as she is listening to david sing to her!

congrats ashlee + david!

the details:

venue:  water sound beach club

the look:  bella flora flowers

the dress:  monique lhuillier

the shoes:  heiress

the rings:  hudson-poole fine jewelers

makeup:  kate norrell

string trio:  wedding music plus, inc.

hand picked entertainment:  james gee + band

rachel and chris had a beautiful wedding celebration at the pines in elizabeth city.  the breeze was blowing off the water, there were big puffy clouds, tears of joy, and lots of singing and good times!

the purple + turquoise peacock theme was fun to shoot!  celebrations of elizabeth city did the design and flowers.

we wanted to say a big thanks to the trendy bride blog for featuring one of our bald head island weddings!  click here to check out meredith and john’s big day on the trendy bride blog.

emily and john had a huge down home affair to celebrate their big day.  they tied the knot at emily’s family church.  the pastor that baptized her came back to preform the ceremony (how sweet!).  the flower girls and ring bearer wore vintage dresses and a shorts set.  they were so adorable.  emily and her flower girls looked like an estee lauder ad!   the wedding reception was held on the lovely layton family farm under a HUGE tent.  good food by kelly’s resturant and good music by the risse band had the guests hopping on the dance floor all night long!  the cake table was a trailer from the farm.   emily traded in her mina heels for her cowboy boots and she and john made their getaway on the tractor under a full moon.

vanessa + robert had an intimate and elegant wedding on a lovely winter day.  their closest family and friends spent the weekend with them at the beautiful barnsley gardens to celebrate their union.

a wedding is such a fun way to start the new year!  not to mention it was 60 degrees and sunny on new year’s eve, which made it even nicer to photograph carrie and gregg’s big celebration!

a big thanks to all of the awesome vendors:  Leigh Pearce Weddings, K2Productions,  Maxie B’s Official, The Farmer’s Wife Antiques, Carla White Hair and Makeup, and Shutterbooth!

OMG, prepare yourself for some reception awesomeness!

i LOVE the expression on beth’s face as she sees the reception decor for the first time!  fresh affairs and the cotton room made beth’s vision a reality.

love the hot coco bar trend!  we had two winter weddings that had delicious hot coco bars.  yum!

they thought of everything….a snow machine for the grand exit.  swoon!

congrats beth and taylor!

dress:  vera wang

flowers and design:  fresh affairs

food and venue:  the cotton room

videography:  heart stone films

accommodations:  the umstead hotel and spa

cake:  swanke cake design

entertainment:  the dickens band, arioso strings, mellon belly

transportation:  blue diamond limo and old south trolley

lighting and sound:  simpson sound and lighting

printing:  bella figura

calligraphy:  the blooming quill

well, it has been awhile since we have made a post on the blog.  what a better way to jump start some life back into the blog then to share beth and taylor’s gorgeous glam winter wedding!

first, here are some shots of beth in her amazing vera wang gown from her bridal portrait session at the umstead hotel.

beth and taylor started their big day at the umstead hotel.

the umstead was  a great location for their first look!

the ceremony was at the cathedral of the sacred heart, downtown raleigh.

after the couple said “i do!” we walked down to the capital building for some photos.

stay tuned for part two of beth and taylor’s wedding and their amazing reception decor by fresh affairs and the cotton room.

we are so happy to have elise and matt’s beautiful turquoise and pink wedding featured on the southern weddings blog this week!

head on over there and check out their amazing blog!

Planner: Erin McLean of Erin McLean Events

Reception Venue: Highpoint Country Club

Flowers: English Garden

Cake: Sweet Memories Bakery

Rentals: CE Rentals

Videography: Heart Stone Films

Band: In the Pocket