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Beth and Taylor’s Cotton Room Wedding!

kailey — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:57:26 +0000

Beth and Taylor were married on December 17th of 2011 at the beautiful Sacred Heart Cathedral. Fresh Affairs did a great job of transforming their reception site, The Cotton Room, into a winter wonderland. The lounge area with the cozy fireplace and Christmas tree made you feel as if you were sitting in the comfort [...]

Lauren and Chase Winter Wedding!

Megan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:09:28 +0000

Lauren and Chase were married December 17th at St. Mary’s Chapel with the reception taking place at a Toll Brothers’ model home in Cary. Lauren’s mom works for Toll Brothers so we were able to have the reception in this amazing 8,000 square foot house all decked out in holiday decor. Chase called me back [...]

Laurie and McQueen Campbell’s Carolina Country Club Wedding!

Megan — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:57:16 +0000

Laurie and McQueen first came to me in June and were married this past November at the Carolina Country Club. With 5 months of planning, we planned a fabulous, super fun wedding that very much reflected the bride and groom’s personalities! With every couple I like to find out what is most important to them [...]

Jenna and Sean’s Highgrove Wedding!

Megan — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:20:27 +0000

Jenna and Sean were married this past October at Highgrove on Laurel Lake in Fuquay, Varina, NC. This couple was so sweet and I enjoyed working with them throughout the planning process! Jenna selected beautiful colors for her wedding day and wanted a soft, romantic feel to the entire event. When we booked Highgrove for [...]

2011: A Recap of Our Favorite Moments

Gina — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:27:42 +0000

Wow! It’s hard to believe that 2011 is almost over. We have had an amazing year filled with wonderful weddings and events, new friends, and amazing business endeavors. Completing the year with 37 weddings, a brand new website design, an outstanding promotional video, and 2 fabulous weddings featured on Style Me Pretty (Salisbury Wedding and [...]

Candra and Kengie’s 11.11.11 Wedding!

Gina — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:53:20 +0000

Candra and Kengie were such a fun couple to work with and we enjoyed every part of planning their November 11 wedding at All Saints Chapel in Raleigh. It was always such a joy to be around Candra and Kengie to help decide the details for their wedding. They both have a fun spirit and [...]

New Website Launch!

Megan — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:12:56 +0000

We’re so excited to announce the launch of our new website today! The basics of the site are the same, but the design of it, the feel, and the overall flow go way beyond what we had before. Going through the site, we wanted our prospective brides to truly get a sense of what the [...]

Courtney and Jordan Fall Wedding!

kailey — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:48:02 +0000

Courtney and Jordan were married on October 22 of this year, and I am just now getting around to sharing some of their beautiful images from Tesh Parekh of IWP Photography. Kelly Odom did an amazing job with providing gorgeous flowers for the ceremony, which was held at St. Mary’s Chapel in Raleigh. Kelly also [...]

Annette and Joel Wedding Transformation in Clinton, North Carolina

Megan — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:04:25 +0000

Back in January, I met with Annette and her mom, Laurie, and they hired us to help plan all the details of Annette and Joel’s September wedding. At the time, we did not have a venue picked out but Annette knew she wanted it in her hometown of Clinton, North Carolina. We took a day [...]

Sam and Shawn’s Angus Barn Wedding!

Megan — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:50:29 +0000

I had the pleasure of working with Sam and Shawn to help them plan their wedding that happened on October 8th of this year. I met with Sam and Shawn back in August of 2010 and at that time, they told me they wanted to have a fun wedding and wanted to play up the [...]