128 South

Jess and Conor chose Brooklyn Arts Center in Wilmington, NC as their venue for their wedding day – and it’s one of my favorite places to work! This gorgeous historic church located in the Brooklyn Arts District is full of character, tallllllll tall tall cathedral ceilings, a beautiful balcony, the best getting ready spot, and my favorite little courtyard full of greenery to use as backgrounds for our portraits! Let me just start by saying that Jess and Conor were MY VIBE. These two started as clients and quickly turned into friends, and they made me feel so included and welcome the entire day, and that is truly the best feeling I could ever ask for. Not only are THEY amazing, but so was their entire wedding party and their families were so sweet, but the GUEST OF HONOR, their dog, Riley, really stole the show. She walked down the aisle and greeted as many guests as she could, and she was OVERJOYED to be in some of their portraits. I loved every detail of this day. Some of my favorite things: the cardboard cutouts of Conor’s face that got passed around at the reception, our walk to Flytrap Brewing to get some wedding party photos, the late night snack of chicken tenders and fries, and of course…. at the very end of the night, Conor dipped Jess and kissed her at the sparkler exit, then Jess decided to dip Conor right back, and I was practically falling over laughing, and it is now one of my favorite end-of-the-night photos ever. CONGRATS JESS AND CONOR!!!!!!!

Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography

Venue: Brooklyn Arts Center

Planner: Knot Too Shabby

Florist: Design Perfection

Cake: Pink Baking Co

Rentals: Party Suppliers

Marquee Letters: Alpha Lit

Dress: Coastal Knot

Hair Stylist: Jasmine Kay Hair Co

Makeup Artist: Amy Kennison 

DJ: Active DJ – Shawn

Musician for Cocktail Hour: Eric Metts

Catering: Middle of the Island

Officiant: Sean Spiering (friend)

Invitations: Minted

Ring: Perry’s Emporium 

Bakery 105 is such a dream venue. The patio itself is enough to make any wedding there look GREAT. And my favorite part: when the couple isn’t forced to have a tent covering the whole patio! I walked up to Maureen and Wes’s wedding day SO HAPPY. We had gorgeous weather, we had great food, we had a SUPER fun dance party. These two actually had a private ceremony in Hawaii, and this was their moment to have a wedding with all of their loved ones, so they took that Hawaiian theme and ran with it! They had lei’s set out for their guests to grab on their way into the ceremony, and everyone took the tropical outfit suggestion and they DELIVERED. It was so cute! So many florals, so many bright tropical colors, even their dogs wore lei’s as they walked down the aisle! I loved every second of it, and not to mention Maureen and Wes being two of the kindest and most amazing people to work with. They were so easy going, all they wanted was to have a good time with the people they loved most. Grateful for people like these two. Congrats Maureen and Wes!!!!!!

Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography

Venue: Bakery 105

Florist: Haley Shaw

Planner: Jeff Eisenhuth

Cake: Beth Stevenson

Rentals: Party Suppliers & Rentals

Band: Parks Brothers Band

Catering: 128 South 

The Atrium by Ligonn Flynn was one of the first wedding venues I ever photographed in Wilmington when I first moved here in 2016. It instantly became one of my favorite places. The tropical greenery, the open ceiling, the secret garden vibe, all right in the heart of downtown Wilmington and walkable to quite literally all of my favorite photo locations. It is hard not to fall in love with this place. And then when you combine it with two incredible people, bringing two incredible families together, it really can’t be beat. Kristen and Chris chose the Atrium for their wedding day, Chris is from England, so all of his family came over from the UK, and you could tell everyone was so excited to be here. Their families were so kind and so supportive and so loving, it truly was a magical day. The florals were a dream, the taco bar for dinner was a 10 out of 10, the dance party and the games that they had set up were so fun. They played flip cup and I have to say, it was a first for me to see at a wedding and now I can’t recommend it enough! It was SO fun to watch everyone get into it. What a great day and what a great couple. Now scroll through these gorgeous images and see what I’m talking about!! CONGRATS KRISTEN AND CHRIS!!!!! 

Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography

Venue: The Atrium by Ligon Flynn

Planner: Social Butterfly Events

Florist: Design Perfection

Cake: Pink Baking Co.

Rentals: Design Perfection and Party Suppliers

Hair & Makeup: Beauty Crew Mobile

DJ: Atlantic Premier 

Catering: A Thyme Savor

Officiant: Matt Schroeder (friend)

Ring: Grady’s Jewelry