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Porter’s Neck Wedding Photographer | Kathy & Mandy
- May 8, 2023
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- by Allison
Kathy & Mandy have been together for TWENTY YEARS now. They decided it was finally time to celebrate their love and invite their closest friends and family to join them all together in one place. They have over 20 people come over from Europe, which is a record in my opinion! I met these two for their “engagement” photos (they’ve already been married for awhile!) to get to know them before the big day, and we did their photos in their beautiful home along the water in Porter’s Neck, facing Figure 8 Island. They let me befriend their dogs and share a glass of wine and we exchanged travel stories and I knew that I was going to just LOVE their wedding, and boy was I right. They hired a team of TOP TIER vendors, so I already knew going into the day that it was going to be stunning, but even I underestimated just how stunning it really was. A hanging spring floral chandelier, twinkle lights covering the entire ceiling of the tent, a live band to play music to keep the guests dancing ALL NIGHT (and I mean literally all night). The food was hands down my favorite meal I’ve ever had at a wedding, and the vibes were the best part of all. The guests kept me laughing and enjoying myself all night, and the love for these two humans was felt for miles. They had their day planned out perfectly, and I loved the layout of their day, as it was very non-traditional. They started with a cocktail hour while all the guests arrived and they got to mingle and greet everyone together, followed by a ceremony of just their vows, followed by dinner, and drinks and dancing! I’m so grateful to get to be involved in days like this one, and I wish Kathy & Mandy many many many many more years of happiness together!

Planner: Knot Too Shabby @knottooshabbyevents
Ice Cream: Nye’s Ice Cream @nyescream
Catering: Spoonfed Kitchen @spoonfedkitchen
Florist: Designs by Dillon @designsbydillonnc
MUA: Amy K @amykmua
Band: The Finns @thefinnslive
Tent & Floor: Perfect Touch Rental @perfecttouchrental
Rentals: Party Suppliers @partysuppliersandrentals
Transportation: Coastal Event Shuttle @coastaleventshuttleilm
Specialty Rentals: Martha My Dear Rentals & Design Perfection @marthamydearrentals @dpetc
Lighting: High Performance @highperformancelightingnc
Plants: Coastal Plant Rentals @coastalplantrentals
Stationary: Minted @minted
Calligraphy: Southern Bee Brooke @southernbeebrooke
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The River Room Wedding Photographer | Katie & Brittany
- December 26, 2022
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- by Allison
WHAT A DAY! Where do I even begin? Katie and Brittany had their wedding at the River Room in historic Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina this November. But fun fact, this was not their first wedding! These two work as fire fighters and know how dangerous their lives can really be, and they wanted to be MARRIED! So in February, I met them out at Wrightsville Beach with just their immediate family and friends and they officially tied the knot! And then they wanted to throw a party with everyone they loved, so they planned it for November! I absolutely LOVE how they did this, and it gave me more chances to really get to know Katie and Brittany before their wedding day and I just fell in love with their love! These two are so fun to be around, so charismatic, they compliment each other so well and they welcome you whole-heartedly into their lives. I could go on and on about my obsession with them, but I could also just SHOW you. Check out Katie & Brittany’s EPIC wedding day!

Don’t miss these moments: Brittany arriving to the venue by riding in the back of a fire truck, just the BEST first look, being photobombed by a random dog on the street who knows how to sit up and pose for photos, absolutely stunning decor, the most fun dance party, an epic vendor team, AND a sparkler exit that ends in leaving on a fire truck. Like I said, WHAT A DAY!

Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography

Assistant Photographer: Neal Lewis, Atlas Film & Photo

Venue: The River Room

Planner: Kinsey – Brittanie Raquel Events

Florist: Serendipity Florals

Videographer: The Axtells

Cake: Pink Baking Co

Dresses: Camille’s

Hair Stylist: Tia Hatcher (Katie) Janelle Duncan (Brittany)

DJ/Band: Atlantic Premier

Musician: Will Maxwell

Catering: k38

Officiant: Mike Williams

Invitations: Zola
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Topsail Beach Sunrise Elopement Photographer | Julia & Jessica
- October 11, 2022
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- by Allison
One of the many perks of living on the east coast is getting to see the sun rise over the ocean. Which also provides an excellent backdrop for a couple who would like to surprise their friends and family by inviting them to an engagement party at the beach, but only to sneak out first thing in the morning under the premise of “we’re getting bagels” and then SURPRISE – instead, they got married! I absolutely loved getting to work with Julia and Jessica on this top secret mission of getting them married before the rest of their families woke up that morning. These two were so overjoyed to tie the knot, to make it official, and I could feel it radiating off of them. Congratulations to these two! I highly recommend a surprise elopement – it was an absolute blast!

Officiant: Angela Kelly
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Wrightsville Beach Wedding Photographer | Katie & Brittany
- March 7, 2022
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- by Allison
On a beautiful, sunny February afternoon, Katie and Brittany said “I do” while standing on the sand at Wrightsville Beach in Wilmington, North Carolina. The beach was empty aside from us and the seagulls and the sounds of the ocean. Katie and Brittany are both fire fighters. They work in a very high risk job and they told me in our initial FaceTime meeting (that lasted well over an hour and also involved all of our dogs talking to each other, too) that they just flat out didn’t want to wait to marry each other. So instead of planning a wedding over a year away and waiting, they wanted to have a very intimate wedding ceremony where they made it official with just their immediate family and closest friends. So not only did I get to be there for this day, but also for a full sized wedding later this year. Which to me is like…… a BONUS WEDDING. And I’m so glad, because these two and their incredible families made me feel like I was there as a guest, and I really just cannot wait until we get to do it all again. This day was absolutely perfect, and of course they took me to Jimmy’s after for a slushee and they had the most calm and casual wedding day. It was perfect! Grateful that I met these two. I’m ready for November!!!!