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Bluewater Grill Wedding Photography | Christina & Craig

October 2, 2019
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by Allison

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

One of the best parts about my job is getting to document wedding days of people that I know and love. I’ve known Craig and Christina for awhile now, Craig is one of my best friends’ older brothers. These two have ALWAYS made me feel like a part of their family, including inviting me over for Christmas since all of my family is back in Ohio. I remember when Craig started dating Christina, and we were SO excited because he’s deserved a girl like her for so long now. I’m so happy that they found each other, and I’m so happy to have been able to be a part of their wedding day.

Christina and Craig tied the knot at the absolutely stunning St. Mary’s Church in downtown Wilmington. After that we took their GIANT bridal party and adventured all over Wilmington, stopping for photos at Hugh McRae Park, Airlie Gardens, and ending at Wrightsville Beach. They arrived at the reception via private boat, TALK ABOUT AN ENTRANCE! Their reception at Bluewater Grill was nothing short of beautiful – an ice sculpture, a live painter, flowers everywhere. This family has a way of making you feel right at home, and their wedding was no exception. I’m so excited to see what comes next!

– Allison

Bluewater Grill Airlie Gardens Wedding Photographer

Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography
Ceremony: St. Mary’s Church
Reception venue: Bluewater Grill
Getting Ready Location: Hotel Ballast
Florist: Fiore Fine Flowers
Coordinator: Shauna Loves Planning
DJ: Eyecon Entertainment
HMUA: Meraki beauty
Cake: Imaginary Cakes
Dress: Camille’s
Rentals: Party Suppliers
Live Painter: Tesh Parekh

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Ironclad Brewery Wedding Photography | Jen & Paul

September 22, 2019
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by Allison

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

Jen & Paul got married at the end of August at the beautiful and industrial Ironclad Brewery. They had a sweet ceremony on the stage downstairs, followed by a reception that involved some delicious local craft beer and a whooooole lot of dancing with their closest family and friends. They spent the day making me laugh so hard my face actually hurt when I went home. Every detail was perfect and so THEM. I wish every single wedding could go as smoothly and be as much fun as this wedding was. I could probably gush on and on about these two for many more paragraphs, but instead I’m just going to share a bunch of my favorite images from their big day!

– Allison

Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography
Venue: Ironclad Brewery
Coordinator: Jennifer Wilson, Belle Ame Events
DJ-:Joey Hall
Florist: Verzaal’s Florist
Catering: Mission BBQ

Weddings

Ironclad Brewery Wedding Photography | Anna & Daniel

July 8, 2019
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by Allison

I actually met Anna & Daniel when I was bartending one random weekend at Ironclad Brewery (a rare occurrence when we were actually open to the public instead of closed for a wedding). They came in to hang out and chat with our amazing events manager, Rachel, about their wedding day. We got to talking and then once they learned that I was also a wedding photographer, I think all three of us realized that I needed to be there on their wedding day. Sometimes you just click with a couple, and this was exactly that. These two are so much fun, so sweet, so kind, and just so easy to be around. Their wedding day was no different – beautiful blush details up against the gorgeous background of the industrial Ironclad Brewery brick walls. We may have sweat our butts off taking photos during the day, but it was worth it. My favorite part of the day was heading out to the rooftop of the parking garage downtown for sunset, when we got up there, it was extremely cloudy with no chance of sunset colors in site – and then while we were just taking a quiet moment to ourselves up there, the sky lit up in bright pink and orange. I love it when we luck out like that!! Thank you to both of you for having me be a part of your wedding day, I really couldn’t ask for better couples. Now try looking through these photos without a giant smile on your face, because it just won’t happen!

– Allison

Photographer: Allison Eding, Lightbloom Photography

DJ: Shawn Booth by Active Entertainment

Florist: A Beautiful Event by Wendy Wright

Coordinator: Jennifer Wilson, Belle Ame Events

Ceremony: First Christian Church

Reception Venue: Ironclad Brewery

Weddings

Brooklyn Arts Center Wedding Photography | Kristin & Bryan

June 8, 2019
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by Allison

Bryan and Kristin got married a two weekend ago at the always stunning Brooklyn Arts Center in downtown Wilmington, NC. They had their ceremony outside on the back patio, followed by a reception inside the large church. They had a band called EnVision provide their reception music, and it honestly felt more like being at a concert with your friends than at a wedding – and I mean that in a GREAT way.

Kristin is the kind of person whose energy literally bounces around the entire room and makes every person around her feel infected with joy. She laughed her entire way through their ceremony, and Bryan just couldn’t take his eyes off of her the entire day. These are the kind of people who make me believe in genuine love. Their friends and family were so kind and supportive, I can’t tell you how many times someone came up to me and thanked me for being there and constantly telling me how great of a job I was doing. No wonder Kristin and Bryan were so happy – not only have they found each other, but they’re surrounded by such a genuine group of humans that will absolutely be there for them through anything. I’m so grateful to be a part of weddings like this. I can’t say much more without getting WAY too sentimental – so just go look at the photos from this beautiful day filled with SO MUCH LOVE!!!! PS – note the dress change at the end and enjoy the SPARKLE!!!

– Allison