Kimberly and Patrick held their wedding at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens in Belmont, NC this past May.  The area is quite beautiful and the staff is very accommodating to the wedding party and family.

Above: Kim and her mom.  I love it when the reflections line up perfectly!

Above: A beautiful setting for a beautiful bride.

Above:  This is one of my favorite guy shots.  It was my homepage image for a while!

Congratulations Kim and Patrick!

Myrna and Paul decided to hold their wedding and ceremony at The Pointe Golf Club in Powell’s Point, NC.  I had never shot there before.  I was very surprised at the hospitality of the facility.  There were rooms for the bridal party, plenty of reception space, and beautiful grounds for the ceremony and pictures.  I was able to spend some time with owner Keith Hall and his manager Angela.  They are both fast at work creating an all-inclusive wedding facility with the Pointe.  They have an extremely friendly staff and a no nonsense attitude towards the big day.

Above: Myrna arrives early to put the finishing touches on her centerpieces.

Above: Owner Keith Hall was nice enough to consult me and the bride about the chair setup for the ceremony.  The lighting was great and the location was beautiful.

Above: Myrna and her girls have a toast before the ceremony.

Above: Another example of the beautiful grounds!

Above: Tons of fun at the reception!

Above:  The Pointe rests very close to the sound side of the ocean in the Outer Banks.  Sunset shots are a breeze!

Above: Glad I was able to catch this cheeky glance!  Congrats to you both!

Sunny and Ben had a handful of friends on hand for their wedding in Costa Rica.  The ceremony was held at the Hotel Villa Celetas which lies atop a rain forest in the Central Pacific of Costa Rica.

Above: Pre-ceremony activities include fun in the infinity pool!



Above: The grounds of the hotel make for wonderful portrait areas.

Congratulations to Sunny and Ben!

Okay it took me way too long to blog my trip to Costa Rica with Sunny and Ben to photograph their wedding.  I had an awesome time with them.  We went horseback riding and ventured into town while prepping for the wedding at the resort.  We stayed at the Villa Celetas hotel which is nestled in the rain forest about one hour from the San Jose airport.  Here are a slew of images from the day before their wedding.

Below:  Horseback riding in the morning.  We had an escort with us who took us through a wooded area on a dirt road.

Below: Once reach the top of the hill, we rested under this shelter and were given fruit from our guide.

Below: After horseback riding, we went into town for water and Sunny shopped for wedding favors.

Below: The amphitheater on the edge of the resort was the location of the wedding ceremony.  Only guests have access to it.

Below: The infinity pool and other areas of the resort.

Below: This was my favorite spot at the resort.  Guests have access to a private beach below the hotel.

Wedding images to be posted soon!