It was fabulous working with Crest Center, BobbyMarks Designs (florist), Sweet Promises (cake), and Danielle with West One Salon, to name a few.

Many thanks to Tamara with Belle Soiree, makeup artist Blush by Wendy, Bloom Room (florals), and Pat Lance with Spintastic Sounds. Always a wonderful experience working with them. Enjoy the images!

If you are planning on having a Deerpark wedding at Biltmore Estate, get in touch with us today. We’d love to hear your story!

The ceremony was officiated by Sarah’s father which was very special, and there were lots of emotional ceremony photos to be taken. The children guests were particularly adorable at this wedding and might want to look into a career as “hilarious wedding dancers”.

The talented Blush by Wendy was the makeup artist, Lola did her hair, and we got to work once more with Asheville Event Co (planners). And of course we have to mention Bloom Room and their beautiful floral arrangements! It’s worth checking out the bridal shoot we did with Sarah a few months ago. She looks so elegant and relaxed in these and on her wedding day. Not to mention, everyone at the wedding was so unbelievably nice to us all day. This always makes us jump for joy (not literally. Or maybe?) at the thought of being wedding photographers.

“We used wedding photos of our family members throughout the décor to connect our wedding and marriage to the history and heritage of everyone that came before us. I chose to honor my mother, who died when I was a teenager, with a small display of her wedding portrait and some of her favorite books. Kenny and I were both English majors and lovers of literature so we used books in all of our décor, including the boutonnieres and garlands made from book pages. The books in our centerpieces were collected by my mother or passed down from other relatives. All of the glass bottles and other antiques were also gathered from family members.”

Family was a huge aspect of this wedding. The ceremony was in the backyard of her parents’ home where both Leanna’s father and his brothers had their weddings. It was conducted entirely by family members as well, from the officiants to the music. And how about that amazing, rustic doorway to the ceremony site?! That was built by her uncles.

The reception was non-stop dancing craziness. Everyone danced the night away in a campground pavilion that was originally built by Leanna’s grandfather and later restored by her father. They ended the night with a contra dance and Leanna said “Dancing while surrounded by all of the people we love was such a special way to start our marriage.”

Jen and Phil were married at The Farm in Asheville, NC. It was an energetic crowd with local guests from Asheville and also across the US. You know the clients must be cool if they play Paul Simon’s “You Can Call Me Al” during the reception dancing.

Thanks to these fine vendors for helping bring the details, sounds, and food together: Events by Kiersa, Aria Floral, Bright Light DJ, Mark Guest, and Colorful Palette.

The reception took place at an old Gold Foundry in the center of Nevada City which is now the Miners Foundry Cultural Center. An old-timey group of musicians played bluegrass and mountain music as the guests danced the contra while whooping and hollering into the night. Delicious appetizer dishes, drinks and desserts adorned the hall on all sides making it one tasty evening. It was an absolute pleasure traveling to California to capture their wedding photography!

The next day we spent a lovely sunny afternoon in the Wedding Orchard. What is a wedding orchard you ask? We just love this idea! You get your closest friends and family together and plant fruit trees. Everyone chose which variety of fruit they wanted to be represented by, and then planted the trees with help from the resident botanical expert, Michael Many Blessings.  As you can probably see from the photos, this was no easy task but worth every bead of sweat in the end. What fruit tree are you?

BobbyMarks Designs did an amazing job with the rose and peony florals. Thanks also to Cody’s Wedding Creations, Shay Brown, Howard Hanger, and the wonderful catering staff at Biltmore!

Because it’s so sophisticated and cool (plus Meg looks beautiful in front of that Rolls Royce!), we are starting off with the last shot of the night…

3rd Place in Getting Ready category – Photo by Galen McGee

 14th Place in Getting Ready category – Photo by Derek Olson

“Every time I looked at my wedding picture disks, I cried. I mean real, big, ugly, self-pitying sob sessions.” ~Hindsight Bride

A few social media comments and emails later, she popped the question to us. She wanted to get all dressed up and do an anniversary shoot while recreating the DIY details of her wedding. We were honored and beyond excited that she asked. So we met her and her hubby on their one year anniversary at the NC Arboretum and spent a few hours taking portraits and detail shots. Both of them were completely amazing to work with and it makes us love our jobs even more when we get emails like this: “We can’t thank you enough for helping us capture the moments that remind us of how much we love one another… While I can never go back in time and redo my wedding photos, this is the next best thing.”

Weddings are never perfect. Something is bound to go wrong, and after photographing many weddings we are always expecting the unexpected. You can’t control every aspect of your big day, but you can chose a photographer wisely. So we encourage you to read Hindsight Bride’s whole story here. She says it best, we are just her anniversary photographers ;)

“If you want professional photography, you need to hire professionals. They don’t come cheaply, but they’re worth it!” ~HSB

This day was truly spectacular and we loved every second of it! It’s easy to tell this was a true celebration of family and friends.

And… we’ve got more vendors to thank: Dahlia: a Florist, Cotton Rouge (makeup artist), and Cakeology Designs.

Our home is in WNC but we are also Greenville wedding photographers and travel all over the map!

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