Natalie and Thad’s Peaks Island Maine Wedding

The weather is always a very important consideration for any outdoor wedding, and Thad and Natalie’s wedding was no exception. They lucked out ten-fold with the weather on their wedding day. Dan and I could barely get over how absolutely beautiful it was. The overcast skies made all the colors POP and set a mood that made us feel like Mainers, even with our Carolina blood. The heat stayed away and created a very comfortable setting for their intimate, tender and personal ceremony. We called the only cab on the island and rode out for some couple portraits on the back side of the island. It practically took our breath away. Adding this Navy Helicopter Pilot and his Navy Nurse wife into the scene was almost too much to bear. It was hard to hold the camera steady! As the day progressed we came to learn how close everyone there was to the bride and groom. It felt like an intimate gathering of people who love each other, which is exactly how a wedding should be. Thad was so tender with Natalie, and she was one of the most laid back brides I can remember ever having. Her Maid of Honor made the bouquets and they spent most of the morning decorating the place themselves. It was a sweet wedding to be able to be a part of. Most importantly of all, Natalie and Thad are now married and ready to set sail on the most exciting voyage in life thus far… married life.

P.S.- Yes, there was Lobster!



Jon & Joanna’s Raleigh NC Wedding

Jon and Joanna have been dating only a year less than Dan and I have been together. They met the first semester of their Freshman year in college and have been together ever since. I remember one evening over four years ago that Joanna chased me out the front door of our parents house. It had been only one month into their relationship and she said, “Bethany, he’s the one. I’m going to marry him one day.” She was right, and I could not be happier for the two of them!

This wedding came together in a mere 6 weeks! You read that right. They were engaged in early April and the wedding was on May 15 in the NC Raulston Arboretum. It was a perfect day with a soft breeze and birds singing throughout the ceremony. It was a blessing to be a part of everything, both photographing as well as being in the wedding!

Congrats Joanna and Jon!!! We are so very happy for the two of you and we cannot wait to see what the future hold for your lives! We love you both very much.

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If you would like to see more, the slideshow is located HERE!

 

Jennifer and Bart’s Kiawah Island SC Wedding

Bart and Jennifer were married on November 6, 2010 on beautiful Kiawah Island in South Carolina. Their wedding was an intimate gathering of their closest friends and family. We could feeeeeel the love. They brought Kentucky to the beach, watching the horse races any moment they could steal back to the TV. We never knew so much about horse racing until we met this family! Their cake was an exact replica of Bart’s boat back home and miniature pies went along with it. We joked that they had an inside line to God since the weather was so incredible and the sunset was completely out of this world.  At the end of the night, the sent up sky lanterns into the crisp November night sky. Have fun in the Key’s Mr. and Mrs. Miller!