The Atrium by Ligon Flynn Wedding Photographers

The Atrium is a GORGEOUS tropical outdoor venue located right in the heart of historic Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. It’s no secret that downtown weddings are my personal favorite, but there’s just something extra magical about the Atrium. I love greenery and I love outdoor weddings and I love being walking distance to all my favorite photo spots downtown… and the Atrium has it all. I always call it a secret garden, and that’s exactly what it is.

I’ve known Tabbi for a long time now – she used to work at the apartment complex I moved into when I FIRST moved to Wilmington…. almost 9 years ago now! I just remember her always having the best attitude and bright shiny personality. I hadn’t seen her for a long time and then I finally ran into her one day after she had just gotten engaged – and then fast forward to me getting to photograph her wedding day!!!!!

Tabbi and Cameron are two really incredible humans. Their energies were SO contagious – the pure joy of getting to marry each other was so contagious. I couldn’t stop smiling all day. The details and decor were SO PRETTY and the most fun part of the day was that they ended up having this big “snowstorm” (according to coastal NC standards) the week of the wedding, which left lots of snow and ice still all over the ground for their big day. Tabbi couldn’t have been happier – so we sought out photo spots that included snow in the background! This is my very first Wilmington wedding where there is SNOW in the photos!!!! Okay, and don’t even get me STARTED on the dance party.

One of my favorite things I got to do at this wedding, aside from getting to love on their dog, Goose, was Tabbi’s idea to do a night-time end of the night flat lay instead of a pre-ceremony one. These are usually done in the beginning of the day, with invitations, jewelry, perfume, that kind of thing. But instead, I got to set aside time at the end of my day, and she let me have full creative control and I went and found a bunch of fun items so it was more of a PARTY flat lay. I loved it so much! Also: my favorite part about a winter wedding is the amount of fuzzy jackets that show up – there were a few that kept rotating between the guests and made for some really excellent photo moments.

They also booked me for my 35mm film package, which, again, is always my favorite thing. It works so well with outdoor venues, too. I’ll include some of those photos at the end of the gallery, too! Shout out to the BEST couple, and congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! Can we do it all over again???