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North Carolina Museum of History Weddings (Julia + Thomas)

I knew that I was going to be in a for an exciting wedding when I first met with Julia’s mom Karen. She shared with me that her husband (Julia’s dad) Joe was the head curator at the North Carolina Museum of History. I had visions of a classy affair and was NOT disappointed when I arrived. Catering Works pulled out all the stops and decorated both the ceremony and reception site in detailed elegance.

Perhaps a few of the groomsmen will disagree with me but I think that one of the best decisions that Julia made, was to go with hot pink and green for her wedding colors. I’ve photographed a lot of weddings but this was my first pink and green color scheme. After meeting Julia and Thomas’s friends and family at the rehearsal dinner I realized that bold unapologetic color was the way to go!

I will be adding more to this post if I get time this week but I’m slammed right now with posts to blog and need to keep them short at the moment in order to make sure everyone gets their photographs in a timely fashion.

Click here to view photos of the rehearsal dinner photography coverage


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wedding jewelry necklace

Line up ladies… This gives new meaning to the term “chain gang”

flower girl wedding makeup
bride getting ready
bridal veil

Quite possibly my favorite “fun” photograph of the entire day. It really shows off how close everyone was.

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pink wedding cake
father daughter dance
mother song dance singing

Thomas was so sweet when he sang to his mom.

limes wedding table
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wedding favors candy

Now this is what I call “rock” candy!

rock candy wedding rings
chocolate wedding

I couldn’t help but notice that one of the guests shirt unintentionally matched the ribbons on the candy jars so I set this creative photograph up.

wedding toast maid of honor

I just thought this photo was kind of funny with the big pink (Julia’s signature wedding color) spyglass in the background!

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museum curator

During this quick, fun portrait I could tell that Joe is really loved and respected by all of his coworkers…

wedding dj reception

The resident DJ from Solas kept the party going…

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wedding pink vest

I really love this shot! His girlfriend wore the perfect dress to compliment his vest.

dale earnhardt number 3 wedding

As avid Dale Earnhardt fans, these wedding guests were totally stoked about getting photographed with the “number 3″ car at the museum.

wedding reception dance

I really liked this fun shot too.

garter toss catch

A little garter toss fun…

bouquet toss wedding

YOU gotta FIGHT… for your RIGHT…

wedding singer beer bottles

To PARTAYYYYYYY…!

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wedding sparkler sendoff

Wedding sparklers… Always a favorite at the museum…

1 comment

Anonymous

Wow. I don’t want to seem like a stalker. Just stumbled on these pictures…. breathtaking…everything is so fabulous. Congratulations!

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