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!
There was a glitch with the original post of this so I have posted this again.
I had such a good time with Kristin and Josh. We shot everywhere! We were in downtown Manteo, the beach, the Pioneer Theatre and their venue. Press the play button in the bottom left corner to start the slide show.
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.
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.
I’m so thankful my web designer fixed my blog. I can finally get more content on here. Kathy and Jeff held a super fantastic wedding outside of a GORGEOUS home in Kill Devil Hills in October of last year. I’ve had quite my share of “event home” weddings but this one took the cake. We were close enough to the sound for a beautiful sunset, the grounds were large enough for a tent and there was a nice pool area designated for cocktail hour. Beautiful.
Above: The event home having just been decorated before the guests arrived. The blue sash was a GREAT touch to hide the parking areas.
Above: Luckily I got my shots before getting shot!
Above: Why are women (especially moms) better at ties than men?
Above: Mark gets a few more kisses before leaving for the ceremomy. Above: Pretty colors this day! Above: I brought the umbrella for writing in the sand. I though this would be fun too! Above: More kisses! Thanks Amanda and Mark for what you did.
Wow. This wedding took place at 10am on the beach in Kill Devil Hills. At first we thought we were going to have to shoot pics in downtown Manteo due to the bright sunlight. We were concerned because Dare Days was in process in Manteo. Downtown was FULL of people. We ended up having beautiful overcast skies on the beach! We shot most of the images in Kill Devil Hills. After the ceremony Audrey, Matthew and I walked around Dare Days as it was in process. It was so much fun! Above: The girls cross street to Mile Post 9.1 in Kill Devil Hills. I love shooting the girls crossing the street. Above: Love love love large bridal parties! Above: I really thought they were going to throw him in. There was no doubt in my mind. It was going to happen. I needed him for another pic. I got nervous! Above: The flurry of activity of Dare Days in downtown Manteo. Above: This was one of the shots while walking through Dare Days. I remember thinking “I would love to get them in the circle of the train”. Seconds afterward, the driver of the train offered to let us in. How awesome!
Congratulations Audrey and Matthew!
Above: Mark gets a few more kisses before leaving for the ceremomy.
Above: Pretty colors this day!
Above: I brought the umbrella for writing in the sand. I though this would be fun too!
Above: More kisses!
Thanks Amanda and Mark for what you did.
Above: The girls cross street to Mile Post 9.1 in Kill Devil Hills. I love shooting the girls crossing the street.
Above: Love love love large bridal parties!
Above: I really thought they were going to throw him in. There was no doubt in my mind. It was going to happen. I needed him for another pic. I got nervous!
Above: The flurry of activity of Dare Days in downtown Manteo.
Above: This was one of the shots while walking through Dare Days. I remember thinking “I would love to get them in the circle of the train”. Seconds afterward, the driver of the train offered to let us in. How awesome!