Leigh and Tony's Wedding

Leigh and Tony were married November 28th at St Mary's Chapel with their reception at The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary. Leigh and Tony were so awesome to work with, we had so many laughs together! I love them both to pieces, they are truly an amazing couple! Their wedding had amazing details, almost too many to mention, but the amazing Shane Snider provided some shots of them for us. Fresh Affairs provided floral genius for this wedding, it was absolutely breathtaking. The always wonderful Rev. Barbara Lodge created a beautiful ceremony for the couple that left me in tears! Arioso Strings provided the gorgeous ceremony and cocktail hour music.

At the reception, we had amazing vendors as well. I can't say enough about Ami and her staff at The Umstead. Everything from the service to the food was perfect! Sweet Memories created out gorgeous cake and and provided the cupcake favors for guests to take home. DJ Randy Bennett from Bunn DJ Company had the guests dancing all night long, literally an hour after the couple left! Dave from Coastal Cigars rolled cigars for the guests throughout the night, this is an awesome touch, guests love it! American Furniture Rentals provided all our lounge furniture for the terrace, perfect for guests to relax and enjoy their cigars on! CE Rentals provided all the beautiful linens, chairs, and chargers. Overall, it was an amazing event, absolutely stunning, enjoy the images below!

We lined the sidewalk to the Chapel with floating candles in various sizes, stunning!

They're married!

The head table at the reception. It was lined with floating candles, and tons of peonies, amaryllis, bells of ireland, roses, hydrangeas and orchids.

Each guest was greeted with their own vase holding their place card.

The couple's first dance on their all white dance floor.

Their gorgeous cake!

The terrace was filled with tons of floating candles, floral pomanders and lanterns.

Congrats Leigh and Tony!!

The best wedding video ever, seriously!

So, at Meredith and Dan's wedding I experienced the most amazing wedding video/toast ever and I asked them if I could share, because I loved it so much. It's a little over 10 minutes, but is so sweet and funny, the guests were doubled over in their chairs! Just a warning: there are a few naughty words in it, so don't blast it at work :)

Meredith and Dan

Dan and Meredith were married in September at The Rigmor House in Chapel Hill. These two were some of the most awesome people I have ever worked with and I enjoyed every moment! Meredith and Dan wanted to spend their day surrounded by friends and family and let me tell you, they had some of the most amazing friends and family. I met so many wonderful people at their wedding, they are such a lucky couple to be surrounded by such great friends!

Enjoy their gorgeous photos below from Robert Filcsik Photography, he and his wife did an amazing job on the images, they turned out beautifully!

Meredith's gorgeous bouquet of calla's.

The Mayhem String Band played for the ceremony and reception and they were amazing! Dan and Meredith's guests danced the entire night, non stop!

Dan and Meredith's ceremony was so beautiful, one of my favorites!

Isn't he such a cutie! The ringbearer was quite intrigued by the ENORMOUS grasshoppers at the Rigmor House, he spent most of the day chasing them!

Dan and Meredith had so many wonderful toasts filled with lots of laughs, but the best came from Dan's brother. It was by far the best toast/video that I have ever seen at a wedding! My next blog post will contain the video :)

This was one of my favorite details about this wedding. The couple brought in a professional griller to grill steaks for each guest. They were wonderful!

Once again, another amazing couple that I am blessed to work with! Congrats Dan and Meredith!

Leigh and Tony's engagement party

Leigh and Tony's engagement party took place at Haywood Hall earlier this month and it was such a beautiful event! I have been working very closely with the 2 of them on the wedding and this party and they are such an amazing couple. They are both so sweet, kind and funny and not to mention the fact that they and my dog, Albie, have bonded over peanuts in my office (that is a long story!).

I love Haywood Hall for smaller events like this, the garden is amazing and the big magnolia tree is perfect for hanging votives and in this case, pomanders of flowers, crystals and lanterns. Lyn and Michael at Fresh Affairs created our GORGEOUS florals. Every piece was absolutely stunning! The Catering Company of Chapel Hill put together a delicious, southern menu for us with sea bass, pork tenderloin and collards. Shutterbooth provide a photobooth for guests to play around in and Sweet Memories made 3 different flavors of cupcakes for the guests to take home. Bunn DJ Company provided our fabulous music for the evening. All of our gorgeous rentals including the tent and amazing chandeliers came from CE Rentals. Last but not least, the ridiculously talented Shane Snider took all of the images at the event and provided these for us. He captured everything perfectly, enjoy the images below!

Pomanders of roses, orchids, hydrangeas and peonies hung from the trees at Haywood Hall. Also, in the trees were lanterns and votives that created a gorgeous glow as the sun went down.

Yummy cupcakes from Sweet Memories. 3 different flavors, chocolate, lemon pound with strawberry mousse and sweet potato!

The gorgeous tent!

Floating candles lined the walkways to the tent, absolutely stunning!

Leigh and Tony's wedding takes place in November, we are looking forward to sharing their special day with them!

Tom and Tera Sneak Peak

Another sneak peak for you courtesy of Christobal Perez with Azul Photography from Tom and Tera's ridiculously fun wedding a few weekends ago. More to come soon!

Mark and Kelly sneak peak

Here's a sneak peak of Mark and Kelly's wedding at Bay 7 earlier this month. More great photos to come from the fabulous Lynette Mittendorf! Enjoy!

Dana and Michael

Dana and Michael were married at Crenshaw Hall in Wake Forest in June (yes, I know I'm late on blogging this!). Dana was such a sweetheart, I loved spending time with her throughout the planning process. She was always smiling and she lights up a room when she walks in, not to mention she is gorgeous :) Dana and Michael had a vintage wedding wedding planned with lots of beautiful touches. We had awesome vendors, as always! Kathy and her team from Rocky Top Hospitality provided the delicious food. They are a dream to work with and we never have a worry with Kathy! Our gorgeous florals were provided by Lyn and Michael at Fresh Affairs and our delicious cake was provided by Sweet Memories Bakery. Dail from Bunn DJ Company provided the sound for the ceremony and the reception and he rocked it out! Our amazing images were provided by James and Meridith at Walters and Walters, they never cease to amaze me at the beautiful images they capture! More details and vendors below!

Sara at Paperwhites Press created all of our paper for Dana and Michael's wedding. The invitations were letterpress, my all time favorite!

Dana's gorgeous bouquet, full of peonies, lisianthus, and roses, it smelled so delicious!

A few shots of the tent before the guests arrive!

Love the high five after the kiss, so cute!

The gorgeous head table!

The bride and groom's cake topper. The topper is from the 1920's and belonged to the groom's grandparents.

The all white candy bar, yummy!

In addition to the candy bar, the bride and groom gave their guests custom Jones Soda with a photo of the couple. Very cute!

The head table later in the evening, gorgeous!

The girls having a great time on the dance floor, thanks to Dail!

The vintage red car they departed in!

Instead of petals, bubbles or sparklers, the guests threw lavender, it smelled delicious!

Congrats Dana and Michael, best wishes to the both of you!!