Wilmington

 

 

It is always such an honor to be be included in this A-List Wilmington wedding show.  Courtyards & Cobblestones is a unique wedding show, in that it features eight fully styled venues and a hand-picked collection of the most innovative, creative wedding professionals from Southeastern North Carolina.  Each venue has one photographer, one videographer, one catering company, one floral designer etc.  This year, our team was stacked with amazing talent and the design that was executed was breathtaking.  From the Lily of the Valley bouquet to the compass seat assignments to the lobster mac n cheese- every last detail in this Sail Away With Me themed ‘wedding’ was perfect.  If you are looking for wedding inspiration, or just love beautiful wedding design, this blog post is full of details.  Special thanks to our beautiful models (and newlyweds) Mallory and Stewart!!  All vendors that helped make this day amazing are at the bottom of this post!

 

 

If you are planning a wedding in Wilmington, please reach out to these people below- they are all professionals in the truest sense of the word I always love working with them and I think you will too.  They make my job as a wedding photographer a dream.  Between the charm of this city, and the great group of wedding vendors working every weekend it’s no wonder Wilmington is a top choice for so many weddings!

 

Venue:  128 South

Floral Design: EcoChic Flowers

Event Design and Coordination:  Social Butterfly Events

Hair and Makeup: Meraki Beauty

Wedding Dress:  Coastal Knot

Desserts:  One Belle Bakery

Entertainment:  DJ Brian Hood

Live Music:  919 Band

Rentals:  DP Etc and Party Suppliers

Lighting:  High Performance Lighting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Airlie Gardens wedding was perfection.  Carly and Dillon were so much fun to work with all the way from their hot air balloon engagement session (here!) to this gorgeous southern garden wedding day.  Airlie Gardens is one of Wilmington’s best wedding venues if you are looking for the quintessential southern wedding, and with the help of Social Butterfly Events for design and coordination, this couple did it right!  Congratulations Carly and Dillon- Your day was a perfect example of why I love photographing weddings in Airlie Gardens!

 

 

Wrightsville Manor weddings are always beautiful to photograph and Micaela and Chris’ wedding was no exception!  This wedding day was so much fun from start to finish, and Social Butterfly Events and Design Perfection went over the top with gorgeous design, bouquets and florals.  Check out this beautiful day below!

 

 

 

Dress:  Hayley Page from Coastal Knot

Shoes:  Lilly Pulitzer

Bridesmaid Dresses:  Nouvelle Amsale from Coastal Knot

Groom’s Suit:  Jos A Banks

Venue:  Wrightsville Manor

Coordination:  Social Butterfly Events

Florals:  Design Perfection

Violin:  Maura Kropke

Cake:  One Belle Bakery

Catering:  Pine Valley Market

Rentals:  Party Suppliers

Entertainment:  Active DJ Entertainment

Hair:  Jamie Warzel

Make Up:  Amy Kennison

 

Tucked away in the back of Airlie Gardens is the Lebanon Chapel, one of the most picturesque spots for a Wilmington wedding.  Jacqueline and Joey’s wedding was perfect right down to the last detail, thanks to Fiore Fine Flowers, who brought the couples ideas to reality.  But even better than the beautiful design of this wedding day was their sincere and intentional love for one another.  It’s one of the things I loved about them right from our first meeting.  I wish them all the best- and hope for many, many amazing years together!

 

 

Peyton and Ryan held their Wilmington wedding at the beautiful Wrightsville Manor.  The soft, neutral colors of the manor make any color scheme look great, and Peyton along with Melissa Burton of Knot Too Shabby Events put together a show-stopper of a gorgeous day. The beige, white, ivory, peach and mahogany palate was the perfect compliment to the classic and clean design of the wedding.  Peyton and Ryan, it was an absolute honor to be a part of your wedding day and we wish you all the best!  Special thanks to all of the vendors (listed below) that made this Wrightsville Manor wedding beautiful!

 

 

Event Coordination: Knot Too Shabby Events

Videography: MOD Wedding Films

Officiant: Paul Tyndall

Florist: Beautiful Flowers by June

Entertainment: Absolute Best DJ

Lighting: Wilmington Uplighting

Cake: T.O.P. Cakes

Rentals: L&L Party Rentals

Hair: Jacqueline Inman

Makeup: Chelsea Sule

Venue: Wrightsville Manor

There are so many beautiful places in Wilmington to shoot engagement sessions.. One of my favorites has to be Fort Fisher, just south of Kure Beach.  This is where Joey proposed to Jacquelyn- so it was only fitting that we went there to shoot their gorgeous engagement session.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leslie met with Allie and Justin in Topsail NC for this awesome engagement session.  The sunset was incredible and Leslie captured it and this great couple perfectly!