This was our very last wedding of 2011 held on December 17th. :) The day after, I flew to Pittsburgh to be home with my family for the holidays, and Gwen and Nick were patient and kind enough to be cool with me editing them when I got back in January. We could not have ended the year on a better note. Gwen, as you may recall from her engagement session, was a teaching co-worker of mine when I taught 2nd grade. She still teaches alongside my other teacher co-workers Jen (who was a bridesmaid in the wedding) and Sara (who did Gwen’s lovely makeup). It was so wonderful to see all of them again and to photograph Gwen and Nick’s family and friends on their wedding day. :) They’re such a sweet and loving couple… and December was the perfect month for them to get married as it’s an important month in their faith as well as a time when Gwen gets a little time off from work. ;) They combined adorable Christmas elements into their wedding… and I nearly cracked up when Gwen told me she was having her guests decorate ornaments for a tree while they were getting their pictures taken to occupy them (it was a very teacher-like craft assignment and amazing!).
Gwen looked beautiful and stunning, as always and Nick and his groomsmen looked awesome in their grey suits (I’m a sucker for grey suits and they photograph so well). Their ceremony took place in the church where they met. Their reception had a Cheerwine toast, a cheesecake bar, and a toilet papered getaway car that almost caught fire from their sparkler exit. ;) It was a beautiful day and I was happy to be there with them. Hope the pictures were worth the wait, guys. xo.
First Dance Song: “You and Me” – Lifehouse
Bride’s Occupation: 4th Grade Teacher
Groom’s Occupation: Software Developer
How You Met: Through our Sunday School class at Providence Baptist Church
Interesting Bride Fact: Competed in the NCAA DIII National Championship game in senior year of college
Interesting Groom Fact: Was the state champion in the floor routine as a 12 year old
Honeymoon Destination: Cruise to the Western Caribbean out of Tampa, FL
Date: December 17, 2011
Ceremony Venue: Providence Baptist Church // Raleigh, NC
Reception Venue: Cobblestone Hall // Raleigh, NC
DJ: Uniq Events
Florist: Harris Teeter
Cake: Melody Sawyer (friend)
Cheesecakes: The Twisted Fork
Hair: Kim Braddy
Makeup: Sara Haan // Makeup For Your Day
Coordinator: April Collier
As an added bonus, we’ve decided to show some outtakes of ourselves from some of our portraits and weddings. We take a lot of pictures. And, let’s face it, these are our weekends and weekdays too… so documenting your shindig is essentially documenting our lives… no matter how disheveled we look. ;) And trust us, we look pretty disheveled in some of these. But typically these are after a 10 hour work day with occasionally no food but lots of caffeine, so I’d say we’re looking pretty okay considering! ;) :P I find the evolution of my hairstyle and Geoff’s beard particularly amusing.
