Ocean Isle Beach Wedding Photographer

Ocean Isle Beach is a popular wedding destination location because 1) it’s gorgeous, obviously 2) it’s a bit more affordable than Wrightsville Beach 3) you can rent out a GIANT beach house to host your wedding day but also let 40-something people all stay in the same house. I truly love a beach house wedding. There’s something so laid back about it, it feels less strict and formal, and staying with all your favorite people in one giant house is pretty fun. You can kind of keep your party going until you’re ready for bed. These parties often end with everyone jumping in the pool, too, my personal favorite.

Shelby and Cody had a beautiful September day for their wedding. These two had been together forever, but were FINALLY making it official official. I didn’t get the chance to actually meet them before the wedding because they live in Ohio (my home state!) and just WOW. When I did meet them, it was like we were best friends our whole lives. These two have a way of welcoming you in like you’ve always known each other, and their family and friends were no different. I had such a good time with everyone, and my favorite part was obviously when we all started scream-singing some of our classic favorite emo songs on the pool deck, dancing the night away. You know it’s a good night when it ends in all the kids running around in their underwear LOL. Thank you thank you thank you to Shelby and Cody for being the most amazing humans ever and for finding me online and choosing me to document your day. I wish every wedding day was like this one!