caroline + josh // wedding . greenville nc

I met Caroline way back in May of '08 at [ Patrick & Linda's wedding ], so have been eagerly awaiting their wedding for a while now! Patrick & Linda are wonderful people, so we had a feeling Caroline & Josh would be too. As soon as we had our first consultation, I knew they wouldn't disappoint. Caroline & Josh are super sweet & full of personality, & we are so happy to have had the chance to work with these two. :)

We began the big day in one of the upstairs rooms of [ Yankee Hall Plantation ] with the preparations of the bride & all of her closest friends.



The beautiful floral arrangements were created by Val Conger with Your Perfect Day Floral Designs. Loved the contrasting bouquets of all white for the bride & bright red for the bridesmaids.



The ceremony took place outdoors in this great gazebo out behind Yankee Hall. I think I've probably said this a million times, but I can't help but love watching the groom's face as he sees his bride for the first time - so sweet! :)


Caroline & Josh sharing in their first personal moment together as husband & wife:





The reception was held inside in the ballroom, which made for a really elegant place for the event with its high ceilings, columns, & chandeliers.





Both Caroline & Josh had such sweet dances with their parents. You can tell that these two have been blessed with close, loving families.


The cake by local baker, Amber Rudder of [ Your Perfect Cake ], was so fun with its four different tiers.



This crowd was excited to finally get the party started on the dance floor!




I'm not sure if I can accurately describe what happened next, so we'll just say that Josh was a lucky groom who got to enjoy a dance from an entire crowd of lovely ladies on his wedding day. :)


And to make removing the garter a little more interesting, Caroline & Josh had their first test as newlyweds in communication - Caroline had to verbally guide Josh to the garter, while he was blindfolded with his hands tied behind his back.


As you can see, they passed the test with flying colors. :)



Thanks again, Caroline & Josh!!

venue:
ceremony + reception . [ Yankee Hall Plantation ]

vendors:
hair/makeup . Mika Parker with [ The Boulevard Hair Company ]
florist . Val Conger with Your Perfect Day Floral Designs
DJ . Rick Thornton
caterer . [ Yankee Hall Plantation ]
cake . [ Your Perfect Cake ]

feature // collages website of the week . caroline's bridal

We are so excited that Collages.net has chosen another one of our bridal sites to feature as "Website of the Week!" They review all of the online proofing sites uploaded across the country & choose one wedding & one portrait site to feature each week on their [ website ], [ blog ] & newsletter.

You can view Caroline's complete Collages.net proofing site [ here ] to see all of the photos from the session.


We heard the news sometime last fall, so have been eagerly waiting to share the photos until the site was featured!

Caroline is a stunning bride & a super sweet girl. Needless to say, we really enjoyed photographing her bridal session at Yankee Hall Plantation in Greenville this past September. Keep an eye out for more photos from the [ wedding ] to come soon, as well!








Look at Caroline working it! I love when our brides aren't afraid to have a little fun in front of the camera & show us their sassy side. :)






Caroline is a hair & makeup artist, so naturally her hair was amazing! The hairpiece was a great added touch.


Yankee Hall Plantation has a fantastic ballroom with columns & chandeliers. Loved it!




How adorable is she?! Caroline saw this great bathtub & just had to have a shot in it. Gotta love her. :)


**Edited to add: Collages also chose to feature one of Caroline's images on their [ blog ] as Photo of the Week.

nicole + tony // engagement . durham nc

Oh my goodness. I couldn't be more in love with this couple!! Nicole & Tony invited us to shoot their engagement photos in downtown Durham recently & we had such a great time. It's always a lot of fun to work with couples who really enjoy each other & aren't afraid to laugh & smile often. The only downside to getting to know Nicole & Tony is that we won't be able to shoot the wedding in Oklahoma later this year & now we know what we are missing out on! ;)





Love this series! How ridiculously adorable are these two!?!











Love this one - hot stuff! ;)



We found a really sweet parking deck toward the end of the day - loved all the concrete & great lines in this place.






Thank you again, guys! Best of luck with the wedding!