Bald Head Wedding

Mary Catherine and Phil were married last October on Bald Head Island. They wanted a really organic event that captured the essence of the island, and so we incorporated driftwood, grasses and rocks to create the feel of the natural environment of Bald Head. Lisa from Bella Rose Photography expertly captured all of the details!

FEATURED IN THE KNOT

Emily and Justin's wedding from the fall of 07 is featured in this season's edition of The Knot. It is wonderful when clients see the importance of both great details and florals and a phenomenal photographer, like Millie. The result is a magazine-worthy wedding, like this one! Emily had wonderful style, and we loved being a part of her big day! The images of the magazine were pulled from Millie Holloman's blog.

A WRITER'S WEDDING

It has been a long while since this shoot with Millie, but I realized there were a few of the themes that I had not yet blogged. This one, the writer's wedding, I was particularly drawn to. My own background in creative writing makes it especially delightful to work on a wedding for writers or artists or academics. I would love to do a wedding for writers or a literary couple that incorporated fun word-oriented items, like Scrabble, cross-words, a type writer, mini journal favors, and story book programs!

BRIDAL EXPO

The best thing about this job is that with every client I am forced to think outside of my own box. Of course, I have my favorite colors combinations, flower choices and event concepts, but with every client who hires me, I have to stretch outside of these favorites. And often the result is one that I am surprised by and delighted with. For the Cape Fear Bridal Expo, we based our entire booth around an upcoming event I am working on. The colors-- red, yellow, and pecan-- are not colors I would typically place together, but I ended up loving the results. The event will take place on an old farm, where the bride was raised, and she hoped to incorporate the feel of a rustic farm setting, while still capturing the elegance of a sophisticated wedding. Thanks to Millie Holloman for snapping these shots in the few moments when her own booth was not packed with potential clients.

SNEAK PEEK

About twice a year, Millie Holloman and I get together for a photo shoot. Last month, we set up some shots at The Balcony on Dock and Level 5. For this photo shoot, my assistants (whom I could not live without!) and I dreamed up 6 vintage themes to tackle.

Millie sent over the first of some photos today and they are AWESOME! She is so amazing! I wanted to post a few of the shots....there are tons more to come!

Art deco just seems so perfect for The Balcony...

This one I was a bit worried about-- a retro 60's graffiti theme. Turned out to be a favorite for everyone. We even added some removable graffiti to the front window. Larger images to come!

This one was one of my favorites. I wanted to bring in a hint of my literary background-- so we designed a 1930's inspired literary table. The gorgeous wood backdrop for this shoot was the theater seating at Level 5.

AN AIRLIE WEDDING

Megan and Craig were the such a cute couple with really great taste! From the beginning, Megan had great ideas and wanted to combine a contemporary garden feel with a subtle touch of Japanese influence. To incorporate this, we covered the tent poles with fresh bamboo and strung glass lanterns between them. See the results below.

How cute is this?!!

This season, I have had the opportunity to work with some amazing photographers from all over North Carolina. And every time I do, I have the same thought--good design and style means absolutely nothing without a great photographer! I am forever grateful to the photographers who are able to let us appreciate the atmosphere of an event long after it is finished. These photographs are by Brooke Mayo. Her eye is great and these photographs are wonderful.

Springtime wedding

I cannot say enough how much of a difference the photographer makes!! White Box Weddings shot this wedding and the results are wonderful! Abby and Kevin had such a great sense of style. Kevin is also a wedding photographer, so the couple paid extra special attention to the details!

They wanted to incorporate some lounge seating and so we set up this area and they completed the space with the wonderful photograph from their engagement session.

Ocean Isle Wedding

I have not had the opportunity to use yellow much lately in weddings, so this combination of colors was especially exciting. I loved incorporating kumquats into the design, adding a few to Kinsey's bouquet and using them in cylinders with floating candles. Everything about the day was lovely, and thanks to the wonderful Millie Holloman, there are some great detail shots! Thank goodness for photographers who care about the little things!!

Pink and Gold

I thought I would post this collage from a wedding Millie and I did together in March. I am always amazed at how well Millie can put these collages together!

Brooke and Hugh are such a beautiful couple, and I was thrilled to be a part of their day! Brooke was the picture of elegance and the bouquet she chose, all white calla lilies, complimented her perfectly. Her flower choices were simple, but I think they proved that sometimes simplicity is very effective. Millie Holloman once again shot some incredible photographs. Check out her blog for more photos.

The flower girls carried pomander balls of pink sweetheart roses.

Bald Head Island

Millie Holloman is doing a wonderful workshop for photographers this month on Bald Head Island. She asked me to contribute a few bouquets-- here are a few photos.

More Photos from Airlie

I don't typcially use yellow a whole lot. Maybe it was the setting overlooking the pond at Airlie or the amazing way Millie caught it, but this turned out to be the the table that everyone (including me) liked best. For this table, we used a simple ivory twill linen and a pecan silk overlay with butter-colored runners. My dad made this bench (along with 21 others) for my wedding a year ago and it came in handy here. The benches can now be rented from Party Suppliers and I have wanted for a long time to use them in a table setting. I found some forsythia and acacia for this table and it turned out to have a very wildflower feel. I would love to duplicate this one on a large scale for a more causal, garden wedding!