Jenna and John

Jenna and John were married in May at Preston Village gazebo and their reception took place in the Grand Ballroom at Prestonwood Country Club. Jenna can be best described as my "ray of sunshine bride". Everytime she walked into a room, she instantly brought smiles to everyone's faces. Her and John are so in love and seeing them together makes everyone giddy! Jenna and John both had wonderful families, it's easy to see how they became such amazing people!

We had wonderful vendors for this wedding, as usual! Capital Style helped us carry all the guests to the ceremony site in their awesome buses. Ken from Bunn DJ provided the beautiful ceremony music and of course, the reception music. Our gorgeous florals were provided by none other than Lyn and Michael from Fresh Affairs. They never cease to amaze me! Last but not least, our amazingly talented photographer, Joey Seawell and his fabulous wife, Jessica, provided all the stunning images. These two really have a great eye for detail, as you can see!

I was in LOVE with this bouquet. It smelled so delicious, I could have eaten it! It was filled with so many of my favorites, sweet peas, ranunculas, peonies, and my all time favorite, lisianthus.

This is one of my new favorite ways to display table numbers. A photo of the bride and the groom at the age listed on the table number are placed on the table card. For example, in this photo above, they were both 3 years old in the photos. So cute!

Lots of beautiful baby pink!

Their ceremony site, we had a few sprinkles, but everyone stayed put and it quickly moved through!

Instead of a unity candle, Jenna and John did a sand ceremony. Jenna's sand was pink and John's was brown to match the wedding colors.

Just love this shot!

Our gorgeous centerpieces at the reception.

Instead of favors, Jenna and John made donations in the names of family members who had passed away.

Their first dance.

Their yummy cake, thanks to the fabulous pastry chef from Prestonwood!

In addition to the cake, they also had a dessert bar filled with mini pies and pastries!

The sparkler departure! Congrats Jenna and John!!

Jenny and Jordan

Jenny and Jordan were married at Fearrington this month and it was an AMAZING wedding! Jenny and Jordan were both involved in politics, so they were incredibly busy and had little time to plan their wedding, so of course they enlisted us to help! They were both so wonderful to work with and we had so many laughs along the way. I really loved the colors for this event, the bridesmaids wore a beautiful shade of navy and our flowers were shades of purples, pinks and green. The colors were so beautiful against the natural setting at Fearrington, it was gorgeous! The ceremony took place at the Dovecoat lawn near the restaurant and the reception was held in the barn. Our fabulous photos were taken by Joey Seawell and his awesome wife Jessica. I stole these from their blog because I couldn't wait to post them, so please forgive me Joey! Can't wait to see the rest of them!

Jenny looked amazing! The wonderful Ginger Mullins did her hair and Bobbi Brown actually sent a makeup artist down to do her makeup as a gift to Jenny!

Their ceremony was amazingly heartfelt, one of the best I have witnessed!

Jenny and Jordan's first dance was to a great song that was a first for us. It's called Paperweight from the movie Last Kiss, check it out, it's awesome!

Jordan's brothers made amazing toasts at the reception, they had everyone in stitches!

The guests had a great time dancing to the band, Crush. Later in the evening one of the guests actually hopped on another's shoulders to top off everyone's champagne on the dance floor, it was hilarious!

I love sparkler departures, so pretty! Congrats Jenny and Jordan, I will miss you guys!

Dana and Michael Sneal Peak

Here's another sneak peak for you from Dana and Michael's wedding in June at Crenshaw Hall in Wake Forest. Once again our fabulous images are from Walters and Walters, more beautiful images to come!

Kathryn and Mark Sneak Peak

We have been in wedding overload and I have tons of new images to post from events but I wanted to post these great shots from Walters and Walters from Kathryn and Mark's wedding at the Carolina Inn. This wedding was tons of fun and I will have lots more to show you soon! Enjoy!

Renata and Justin

Renata and Justin can be summed up in one word: FABULOUS!  Renata is an actress in Vegas and could be one of the most talented women I have met.  She has a beautiful voice and is completely gorgeous as you can see below, but her personality is just amazing and she is so much fun to be around!  Not to mention the fact that she was starting a brand new show in Vegas and barely had time to breathe and was so amazingly calm throughout the whole planning process.  Justin was pretty great too, he could be one of the nicest groom's ever!  

Renata had really great, unique ideas and I loved being able to work with some fun new concepts.  Peacock feathers, moss, and wood were our focus, so we used vibrant colors, blues and greens, with a few touches of orange and pink.  Their ceremony took place at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Durham and their reception was at The Golden Belt Loft, also in Durham.  Once again we had amazing vendors!  The gorgeous bouquets and florals at the reception were provided by Fresh Affairs.  Lyn and Michael created an amazing centerpiece at the reception that could be the tallest I have ever seen!  Absolutely beautiful!  Also, our delicious food was provided by Coleen at Posh Nosh.  Their staff was wonderful and took great care of the guests.  Our gorgeous lighting was provided by Rick at Total Production Services.  The amazing photos were taken by Ana Kirin at Studio One Photography.  And last, but not least our music was provided by Joe Bunn himself from Bunn DJ.  Joe went above and beyond for this wedding and it was a total success thanks to him!   Renata and Justin's friends were all so talented and they rocked that dance floor all night!  There was even an East Coast vs West Coast dance off.  Overall it was a great night, I miss working with them already!  Congrats Justin and Renata!

Love this blue, it is my new favorite color!

I love this alternative to the traditional floral boutonniere.  They each consisted of a "flower" made of grosgrain ribbon with a peacock feather attached.  

The bridal party was awesome!  They were so much fun!

Love this shot!  Justin gave each of his groomsman a custom pair of Converse and he changed into his pair after the ceremony.  

We had these very cool cabanas for lounging, the guests loved them!

Our gorgeous and yummy cake from Swank Cakes.  Thanks Wayne and Chuck!

Check out that lighting, beautiful!

Courtney and Brian

Courtney and Brian were married this April in Chapel Hill.  They were such an adorable couple, loved working with them!  Both of them are so full of energy and so much fun to be with!  Their friends and families were so much fun to be around and had us laughing through the whole process!  Both Courtney and Brian went to Carolina and Brian played football there, so it was a no brainer to have it in Chapel Hill.  Their ceremony took place at St Thomas More Catholic Church and the reception took place at the Carolina Club.  Once again, we had great vendors and everything turned out so beautiful!  Sallie and her staff at the Carolina Club were awesome, they work so hard to make sure everything is perfect! Our amazingly gorgeous photos were provided by Steve Exum himself from Steve Exum Photography.  He is such a pro and is so wonderful to work with!  The coolest part was that we had two Triangle legends, Liquid Pleasure as our band AND we had Joe Bunn from Bunn DJ Company playing as well!   If you haven't heard Liquid Pleasure, you must go see them, they are such a great party band!  When the band wasn't playing, Joe took over and got the entire party going!  It was such a great experience to have to the two of them play the reception!  Check out the images below! 

Her dress was gorgeous!!! One of my favorites!

Our gorgeous programs from The Green Kangaroo.  So beautiful!

Her fabulous shoes, these by far are my all time favorites!  We created a shrine for them at the reception :)

The moment before we sent her down the aisle.  I love this shot, me and my girls are so excited!

Post ceremony beer run at the gas station.  I'm adding this into all my wedding day schedules ;) 

Courtney and her gorgeous bridesmaids!

Our main buffet centerpiece, check out the flowers!  We created branches with balls of hydrangeas and orchids, since they were favorites of the bride.  The ice sculpture in the center was a huge hit too, especially because it was covered in shrimp!

Our very yummy gelato bar!  This is a must have at your reception if you love sweets!

As favors, the couple made a donation to the Atlanta Humane Society in honor of their guests.  So, we thought it might be fun to give guests something yummy for their pets back at home, so we had custom dog bones dipped in green and blue pet friendly icing!

Liquid Pleasure entertaining the crowd!

Bubble exit!

The happy couple departed in Brian's family's Carolina blue Caddy driven by Brian's brother, it was great!

I love my brides!

So, being a wedding planner is completely nutty sometimes.  There are days when I am crawling up my stairs to my house at 3 am because I can't feel my feet, covered in sweat, food, flowers, etc.  To some this may not sound like too much fun, but this is what I live for!  Nothing is more fulfilling than looking at our beautiful couple's surrounded by their friends and family, knowing that they will remember this day forever.  

So on to my point :)  We recently had a wonderful couple, Renata and Justin who were married in Durham.  It was a fabulous wedding (photos to follow!) and I recently came across her blog post about us which gave me chills when I read it.  Reading it truly warmed my heart and made me realize that the I love my brides to pieces and knowing that I made a positive impact on their day, rather it be large or small, means the world to me!  Check out her post below and an image from the wedding:

A Southern Soiree- A all the way ...plus plus:)

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Cara and her staff were amazing. She actually helped us plan 2 weddings since our first venue fell through 3 months before after we had been planning well over a year! Every step of the way Cara was there to help us get everything together. She answered countless questions, never let a phone call or an email go unanswered and was always on top of whatever task needed to be done. The day of went a bit crazy when the power at our reception venue went out 15 minutes into the cocktail hour.... NIGHTMARE! But she and the rest of our vendors worked tirelessly to ensure that everything that could be done, was done & that everyone still had a great time.

She fielded all kinds of deliveries to her house as I was planning from out of state. Her home became a storage place for our personalized napkins and stir sticks, photo books, lance crackers and whatever else we needed. She put together and delivered the NC themed welcome boxes for us - absolutely anything we needed she did, and I can't thank her enough.

The reception venue was immaculately gorgeous. Which is the biggest compliment of all, because she managed to take all the things that myself and my wacky family created and put them together to make something truly beautiful and unforgettable. I knew I could really relax the day of because whatever problems there were I knew that she would take care of it. I don't think I would have been able to really enjoy the wedding without her.

At the end of the night when our car (scheduled through the hotel) didn't show up ...her assistant Stephanie drove us to the Umstead! I'm telling you- whatever it takes, they will do it to make it right. Love them all to bits.