beach wedding

Bakery 105 in Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina is easily one of my favorite venues in town to photograph in. Brick walls, open floorpan, great in-house catering, prime location to walk around within a 1 block radius for a ton of my favorite photo locations downtown, and of course my favorite part – the huge outdoor patio covered in ivy climbing up the walls. I’ve got a bunch more Bakery 105 weddings coming up this year and I’m so excited!

Kegan and Ryan are two very special clients – I almost always have a very very very positive time at weddings, because I really do work with awesome people. But Kegan and Ryan basically adopted me for the day and welcomed me into their family with open arms. I think it helps that Kegan and I both have the same weird sense of humor and affection for very cute dogs (okay, all dogs). If you want to know the secret to getting excellent photos on your wedding day – it’s exactly that. Be yourselves and let me just do my thing and I will capture the day as it happens. If you can let loose and just forget I’m there and totally be yourselves (or don’t forget I’m there and just be yourselves anyway), the memories I catch on camera are absolutely unbeatable.

They had SUCH a gorgeous wedding – and their group of friends and family that were there with them, really brought the party. They were on the dance floor ALL NIGHT and I was having so much fun I literally couldn’t leave the dance floor either. If I could sum up their wedding in one word it would probably be ENERGY. There was so much energy and good vibes floating around that place it was impossible to not have a great time. And of course, we had to get some photos with the cutest flower girl of all time, their sweet pup, Mauve!!!

Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography

Planner/Coordinator: Meg Henson Events

Florist: Fiore Design House

Cake: Pink Baking Co.

Rentals: Party Suppliers

Lighting: Event Excellence 

Dress: Savvy Bridal Boutique in Charlotte NC

Hair Stylist: Bridal Styles with Kristen

Makeup Artist: Bridal Styles with Kristen

DJ/Band: Active DJ

The Brooklyn Arts Center in Wilmington, North Carolina was the absolute PERFECT venue for this amazing couple to get married. Jenna and Tuck had a wedding day I’ll never forget. From the mimosas in the morning to the McDonald’s chicken nuggets at the end of the night (and don’t forget the Boombalatti’s ice cream truck!), it was such an incredible day. Jenna booked me as their photographer well over a year ago and I’ve had the pleasure of becoming friends with them in the process of them planning this day! 1) Our dogs are friends so basically what more do you need? 2) Their love for Wilmington and them FINALLY MOVING BACK TO NC has solidified this friendship and I can’t wait to see what’s next for these two. Okay but back to the wedding! Seriously. She picked an EPIC team of vendors, I mean, the best of the best of the best of the best. They all came together to help turn Jenna’s dream wedding into a reality, and I think I can speak for everyone when I say, THEY DELIVERED. Check. It. Out.

Simply the best!

Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography

Venue: Brooklyn Arts Center

Planner/Coordinator: Charyl Williams – Social Butterfly Events

Florist: Designs By Dillon

Videographer: J Cordero Visuals

Desserts: Boombalatti’s & One Bell Bakery

Rentals: Martha My Dear Rentals, Design Perfection, Party Suppliers, Alpha Lit

Dress: Made With Love

Hair Stylist: Reign Beauty

Makeup Artist: Reign Beauty

DJ: Active DJ

Catering: Pine Valley Market

Calligraphy: Tapered Ink

Invitations: Emery Ann Designs

Cocktail Hour Music: The Graes

I’ve been a part of the wedding industry in Wilmington, NC since 2016 when I first moved here. It’s brought me into a network of really, really talented people who also work in the industry. It’s been really cool seeing what it’s like to enter a whole different state and see what the wedding world is like in a totally new place, and in the last 5 and a half years I’ve formed some amazing friendships with some of these people. Owning a business is really cool, but can be lonely working by yourself all the time – but when you’re at a wedding with these other vendors over and over again, it’s really fun. It’s like getting to work with your favorite coworkers but your coworkers change at every event. This specific group of individuals all came together in February to show off the new event space downtown on Water Street, Pavé. It’s the perfect size for a getting ready space for downtown brides, and walkable to most of the venues, as well. I get a LOT of downtown clients asking me if I know any nearby Airbnb’s so they can be walking distance to their venue, and I know this is now my first suggestion! We had a great group of people who all made this day come together, and of course, my dog, too. We wanted to showcase that Pavé is dog friendly, and I just so happen to have a VERY photogenic (albeit sassy) pup. So, check out Luna’s debut as a flower girl. It’s pretty adorable.

All of these photos are by Lightbloom Photography, but check out the other talented people from this styled photo shoot!
Other Photographer: Wilmington Weddings (Brittany Castillo)
Venue: Pavé
Video: Trey Mintz Films 
Florals: Posh Posy Designs 
Planner: Peyton J Events
Vintage Car: Big Country Photography (Tanner Benton)
Dress: Camille’s 
Hair/MUA: El Bluebird (El Morea)
Charcuterie: Collective Law 
Models: @mmmaachah @the.skin.rn @addiegrace_14
Flower pup: Luna