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