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    Watermark Marina Wedding Photography | Mary & Ben

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    See the published article about this wedding on Wedding Wire HERE.

    Mary and Ben are a couple I’ve been lucky enough to get to know as I’ve made myself a new home here in Wilmington. They were one of my first couples to take a chance on me, and one of the first that I photographed here. Not only did they take me by boat to Masonboro Island for their engagement session, but they also won me over with their incredibly fun and laid back personalities. They’ve made me feel so much more like a friend than someone they simply hired to be at their wedding.

    These two had a beautiful ceremony on the end of a pier at the Watermark Marina, surrounded by a bright yellow sunset, family, friends, and everyone that cares about them the most. Their reception was just a walk back down the pier, with an indoor/outdoor seating area and all the twinkle lights my little heart could hope for. The dinner was an elaborate taco bar, followed by SO MANY DONUTS. Some of my favorite wedding food ever, might I add. The drinks flowed, the dancing never stopped, and the love and laughter was everywhere. Thank you for a wonderful evening, Mary and Ben, and I can’t wait to watch your marriage grow :) now check out the highlights of their big day!!

    Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography
    Venue: Watermark Marina
    Event Planner: A Pop of Pretty Events
    Flowers: Eco Chic Blossoms

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    Ocean Isle Beach House Wedding Photography | Alison & Matt

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    Matt and Alison are one of those couples who make you feel right at home. I knew when I met them for the first time (in a bar in downtown Pittsburg, filling our glasses with bottomless mimosas before their engagement session) that we would turn out to be friends. They made me feel like more of a guest than just one of the vendors at their beautiful beachside wedding. They invited me to come hang out with them at the beach house the day before the wedding too, specifically asking me to leave my camera at home. Nothing quite makes you feel like part of the family after spending an evening with everyone before the big day.

    Alison and Matt had their ceremony on the beach in front of their giant beach house on Ocean Isle Beach, NC. This place was gorgeous. The perfect weather anyone could ever ask for in October, just two short weeks after Hurricane Matthew came through… talk about good timing. The reception that followed took place on the pool deck of the beach house, which provided for some of the most incredible first dance photos as the sun set over the water. Spending the day with them is nothing short of magical, the way these two just BEAM at each other, I swear I hardly even posed them for their photos, they’re just naturally so good together. I’m thankful to know Alison and Matt, and I think everyone who attended their wedding feels the exact same way. You guys deserve a lifetime of days as magical as this one.

    – Allison

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    Travel Photography | Italy

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    “The world is big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” – John Muir

    I think that traveling is good for the soul. It opens you up to all kinds of new possibilities. It’s the only thing you can do in life that really makes you feel like a kid again. You get this feeling of childlike wonder, being in this strange place where you are ignorant of almost everything. You can’t read the street signs, you can’t order food at a restaurant, you can’t even confidently cross the street. Your entire existence is now nothing more than a series of interesting guesses.

    In April, I spent two weeks traveling through Italy with a group of 30 strangers. It was exhilarating, liberating, and hands down one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been in my life. Rome was full of history, Florence was full of art, Cinque Terre was full of color, everywhere was full of life. I could go on forever about all the benefits of getting out there and exploring this world, but instead I’ll just show you.

    – Allison

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    “It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed is you.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    I’m in love with cities I’ve never been to and people I’ve never met.

     

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    Please understand I have been waiting to leave ever since I figured out there were roads willing to take me anywhere I wanted to go.

     

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