Angi + Brandon

Angi and Brandon are the cutest couple! They were married at Angi's parent's house in beautiful May weather. We just adored working with Angi and her bridesmaids. They were all so much fun and we LOVE, LOVE, LOVE their dresses!

Sweet Life Photography took so many awesome pictures of their day that we had to try to narrow it down to just a few for the blog. We hope you enjoy...they're some of our best! :)

Allison & Brett

We just can't get enough of these military men, I tell ya! This is the second military wedding in a month! We're so happy for this couple. Their strong will and sacrifice are a testament to just how great their marriage will be. We wish Allison and Brett the best!

We just got the pictures back from Allison and Brett's gorgeous nuptials at the Preston Woodall House in Benson, NC. Stacy Borelli with Swank Photo Studios took so many amazing photos that it was really hard to narrow them down for this blog. Her work is awesome and if you're in need of a photographer still you should definitely check her out...you won't be sorry!

Allison and Brett were married in Benson last month. I had personally never visited the Preston Woodall House but my biz partner, Jennifer House, raved about it. Once we got there for the wedding I could see why. It's awesome! Basically it's a main house with several rooms (it's a bed and breakfast) to stay in. There was so much room for the girls to get ready upstairs and the reception was held inside downstairs. The ceremony was actually outside and really holds a lot of people--believe it or not. I think what sets this place apart is that the owner actually owns several other houses around the main house and rents those out for guests, as well. Your whole wedding party can stay there or some nearby hotels. Very nice!

Allison worked with Your Special Day event planners and Shawn Schindler, owner, really outdid herself! The vendor list for this wedding was spectacular. Definitely some of the best groupings we've worked with as we're sure Allison can attest!

I've picked out some of the great pictures from Swank Photo Studios but there are so many more on Stacy's blog here. I hope you enjoy these! Thanks again Stacy!

Recycle!

A lot of companies are starting (or have been doing so for a long time and not many people knew) a recycling program for their old or used cosmetics. MAC has had a program (Back to MAC) like this for years and now Bobbi Brown and even Sephora has jumped on the GREEN bandwagon. Here's a clip from an email newsletter I got today advertising Sephora's new recycling program. I think it's awesome!

Advertisements

In this business we have to stay on top of advertising to make sure our message of stellar beauty and unmatched customer service gets out to the masses! :) So far, we have consistently seen results from our Southern Bride & Groom ad --and cover!-- as well as our website itself. We've now reached out and have begun to advertise on The Knot and Get Married. You can check us out here:

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Michelle and Eric

Michelle has to be one of my all time favorite brides. She's super cool, down to earth and brings an entourage that anyone would fall in love with. Michelle's bridesmaids (not to mention hilarious mother) are to die for cute! There's no wonder why a fella like Eric just had to "put a ring on it". :)

Michelle and Eric were married in Wake Forest at the gorgeous Sutherland. This was the first wedding we had worked at the Sutherland and we're so glad that we did because now we highly recommend it to all those brides still looking for an intimate venue with true southern charm. The inside is fabulous but my favorite part is the courtyard where Michelle and Eric's ceremony took place.

There were so many great moments at this wedding. Though I was only there for the beginning (getting the gals ready beforehand--which was a blast) the pictures from Elisa with inContrast made me feel like I was dancing with the crazy gals all night! Elisa did a beautiful job really capturing the personality of Michelle and her bridal party. Definitely check out inContrast's blog and the great stuff they've got going on there. Fantastic photographers! I've included some of my favorite photos below by inContrast and "the kiss" at the bottom is from Ashley Laura Lucas--just beautiful! Enjoy!

Funny Wedding Pictures

I was taking some time away from school work, makeupforyourday work and house work today to simply surf the internet. Somehow, I always end up on wedding blogs or local vendor's sites checking out what's new in our industry. Every now and then I come across hilarious photos that make me literally laugh out loud. Here is one that I came across today...I just had to share. I love it! She's so brave with that RED wine!! :)
I highly recommend all the bride-to-be's out there to take some awesome shots like this one to really capture your own personality during your big day!

Wedding Videos

How much thought have you put into your videographer? Personally, when Jeremy and I got married last year I didn't think too much about it. Instead, I put more emphasis on my photographer. I was of the mind that my pictures are the most important thing (and us looking good in them!) and that's where I should put my money. It's no secret to those that know me that I'm a picture fanatic and my wedding would have been ruined without an awesome photographer to document the day for us.

Flash forward to a little over a year later--it goes by so quick--and now I'm wishing I had spent a little more time worrying about a videographer. On our one year anniversary I would have loved to watch our special day play back with an overlay of a beautiful song and snippets from the rehearsal dinner and reception toasts. Needless to say, we have a self-produced video of just the ceremony. That works for the most part to have the vows captured, but it's definitely not out of this world or tear-jerking.

So...when I came across this company in California it made me a little sad that we didn't have someone make a video like this of our wedding, but happy at the same time that I can share this idea with others. Jeremy and I have 7 (yes 7) weddings to attend--already--next year. I hope that these happy couples take my advise and invest in a great videographer for their wedding day! :)

Check out this link to Stillmotion Photo and Cinema. They are phenomenal! I think I've spent 2 hours today watching a bunch of their weddings!! Here is one wedding embedded...but go to their site and check out some of the others.

anna + norbert // london, ontario sde from stillmotion on Vimeo.

Now, I know you may not want a full-on cinematic production like these guys present; however, you get the point that you're going to want something SPECIAL to look back on so make your local videographer choices wisely!!