Brooklyn Arts Center Wedding Photographer

This one is one for the books. Chelsea and Corey chose to get married at the GORGEOUS Brooklyn Arts Center, located in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. It’s a huge, historic old church in the Brooklyn Arts District. The space itself is so pretty, it’s not hard to transform it into the wedding space of your dreams. And that is exactly what they did. Black and white flooring, huge tropical greenery, personal touches, and oh man, that dance party.

My favorite thing about Chelsea and Corey was the way that they made everyone around them feel so comfortable and so welcome and they were just overjoyed to be there, to be saying “I do,” and to be surrounded by all the people they love most. They never stopped smiling and laughing. They made me feel like I was their oldest friend, and they trusted me to capture the day effortlessly. Some couples get nervous and don’t trust their photographer and end up telling them what to do all day, but not these two. They just trusted me to do what I do best, and that is when I truly shine. I was able to capture all the portraits that I needed to, but I also had time to get the best artistic and natural moments that happened, because I wasn’t working off of a lengthy list of requests for the day. The vendors all showed UP and absolutely nailed their jobs, and that also made for a really smooth day, shout out Social Butterfly for being the amazing planners and handling, well, everything.

And my favorite part? An entire section of the dance party was turned into “emo throwbacks” which is where my heart truly lies – and maybe some people didn’t get it (lookin’ at anyone over 50 here), but you bet I was out on that dance floor with them the entire time, screaming the words along with them. I wish every weekend was Chelsea & Corey’s wedding weekend.