Real Wedding: Jenny + Jared - Rickhouse, Durham

I am so excited to share Jenny and Jared's Wedding today! I met Jenny over a coffee about 8 months before her wedding. We immediately clicked. I loved her infectious smile, and how happy she was! I knew right off the bat that she was going to be so much fun to work with. 

Jenny had a very relaxed style with market lights, lots of flowers in bottles, and just the overall atmosphere of it being welcoming and warm. We added draping to the dance floor to designate the ceremony and then pulled them back during the reception. 

It was an epic flip for 175 people. Guests enjoyed yummy food from Catering Works and danced the night away. Her favorite dessert of all time is a cookie cake- so of course - we had to have that as well! It was truly a great night and we were so happy to be a part of it! 




















Vendor Love 
Venue: Rickhouse 
Chalkboard artist: Merika
Catering: Catering Works 
Photography: Grain and Compass 
Cake: Sugarland
Rentals: CE Rentals 
Flowers: Pine State Flowers 
Market lights and Draping: Get Lit Special Event Lighting
Coordination: Dana with C & D Events

Mariana + Cody: NYE Wedding

Last year, I had the fun and the honor to work with one of my hometown buddies, Mariana, to pull off she and Cody’s AMAZING New Year’s Eve wedding.  Mariana and Cody are the sweetest people you’ll meet – you feel like you’ve known them forever when you meet them.  I’ve known Mariana since high school, way back to senior prom where her parents hosted a most memorable prom dinner for like 10 couples in their backyard.  The Garcias are a fun family who LOVES to have a great time and be around people they care about.  I knew they love a good party, so I knew this New Year’s wedding was going to be one to go down in the books.


Kelly and her team with Anchored in Love photography, captured these amazing images of the day.




















Venue: St. Mary's Church Goldsboro and Walnut Creek Country Club
Planner: Becca with C&D Events
Photography and videography: Anchored in Love
Floral design: Bushel & Peck Designs
DJ: James Meyer
Cake: Lynn Bingle
Hair: Melinda Keener
Market Lights: Evening Tide Productions
Mariachi Band: Los Galleros de Mexico


Kelsy and Jason

I wanted to share this wedding with you all because just about a year ago, (it will be in June) I had the pleasure of being apart of Kelsy and Jason wedding! It was so special to host them at The Bradford because they are not only clients but friends, and as I am preparing for my own wedding she has been an amazing help! She had some great vendors and such a beautiful set up! Check out some of the photos!

Vendors:

Photography: Jessica Crawford Photography 
DJ: Ross Merle from Just Music Dj
Catering: Fig and Honey
Florals/Design: Bushel and Peck
Planning: C and D Events
Venue: The Bradford 



























Sarah and Roger: Duke Gardens

This couple! Guys, I can't even begin to tell you how awesome they are. I actually met Sarah on a very hot summer day driving back from Winston-Salem while I was visiting a friend. I had chatted with them on the phone and since they live in Greensboro, it wasn't easy to schedule a time to have a consult. I mentioned I was going to be in the area that week, but I would have both of my kiddos with me. She assured me it was fine, but boy was I sweating it! I bribed them with Chick-Fil-A, and it worked great! They were so tired from swimming all day, they just sat and ate their food with no incident. 

Immediately, I loved this girl's style. She was so calm and easy to talk to. I knew she was the right fit for C&D. Luckily, she thought so too! Sarah had originally wanted to do the flowers herself, but as with most brides, that proved to be too much, so we swooped in and designed the space with some glassware she had already purchased. It was gorgeous! I adored the amber vases  - they were the perfect piece to put it all together! 

They had a stellar vendor team, and the day went by perfectly. They are seriously the sweetest, most down to earth, and wonderful people! They are also gorgeous! Seriously. At the end of the night I said I was going to call on them to model one day and sure enough I did! They have been the couple that just keeps on giving! Not only did they model for the Darling Wedding Workshop, but they also were our featured wedding in Southern Bride and Groom! They have done SO much for us and we are so grateful that they chose us to share in their day. Enjoy the pictures all from Hartman Outdoor Photography! 

Love this look

I mean seriously- this dress, the bouquet, the bride- STUNNING

I loved this arbor -so much fun to design!


Full shot of the arbor

She had two sizes of these vases - they were perfect

This is the wedding I got introduced to secret garden roses. They got HUGE and were the perfect vintage pink color

Programs


The sign-in. Loved this picture of the NC that the guest signed 

You can see why I asked her to model!

I love Duke Gardens- such a beautiful and serene ceremony spot

pew markers

Bridesmaids carried small mini bouquets with roses, and herbs

Loved making this one!


the tables - those succulents were huge- the perfect accessory to the arrangement

Love little touches like this 


So this is my genius moment. The cakes came and they were plain white, and no flowers. It looked to stark and really needed some flowers.So we ended up reusing the pew markers to give them a little extra pop. It turned out great! 

So cute! 

Guests enjoying dinner 

Loves this shot! 

Such a cute picture- they truly were all smiles all night! 

Thank you to our awesome vendors!!

Venue: Duke Gardens 
Getaway car: Eco Style