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Wye Hill Restaurant wedding overlooking downtown Raleigh It was a double header wedding weekend, so that means I’ve got two days in a row of fresh blog posts for ya! Today’s is a recap of Tisza & Kyle’s Sunday evening wedding overlooking downtown Raleigh at Wye Hill Kitchen & Brewing. You may remember these two […]

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Downtown Raleigh Wedding at Wye Hill

October 13, 2021

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Intimate Wedding at the Arrowhead Inn Saturday was a bit soggy at the Arrowhead Inn in Durham, but the smiles for Sarah & Anirudh’s wedding (part 1) were still full glow. A little bit of drizzle could not keep the joy out of this party. A bit about the saga this couple has gone through: […]

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Arrowhead Inn – Durham Wedding Venue

October 12, 2021

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This Durham Cookery wedding was a PRODUCTION And I mean that in the best way possible. Matt & Jessica’s Cookery wedding this past weekend involved a megaphone, props, and audience participation. An absolute perfect fit for a couple who works in media production. Shout out to their team: VENUE: The Cookery CATERING: Donovan’s Dish COORDINATION: […]

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Cookery Wedding in Durham, NC

September 27, 2021

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DIY Wedding in the backyard? LOVELY! Dustin & Jamie tied the knot in Dustin’s parents’ backyard and it was a true DIY wedding. These two planned and handled everything themselves, with loads of help from family. When I arrived at the house on Friday for the rehearsal dinner the garage doors were open, and the […]

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Raleigh backyard DIY wedding!

September 23, 2021

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Samantha & Cesar’s Duke Lemur Center wedding Y’all, I was SO ready for this lemur center wedding!! It’s been a while, since they had to postpone due to COVID, but you may remember Cesar & Samantha from their engagement session at Duke Lemur Center back in 2019. Well, we finally got to have their intimate […]

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Duke Lemur Center Wedding

September 7, 2021

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Katie & Brian at Lavender Oaks The summer wedding season ended with Katie & Brian on the 28th at Lavender Oaks Farm, which is a gorgeous venue in Chapel Hill. Just look at it up there under the stars (and there’s more of the comfy casual reception attire too!) These two lawyers actually got married […]

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Lavender Oaks Farm – Chapel Hill Wedding

September 1, 2021

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Follow this event Sarah & Abe’s Covid wedding at Murphey School Our second Murphey School wedding in the time of COVID! The Old Murphey School is actually a perfect spot for a COVID wedding because there’s plenty of outdoor space for distancing, and you can do your ceremony up on the stage like Sarah & […]

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Old Murphey School Wedding

August 27, 2021

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Bradford Wedding reception for Lisa & Josh The Bradford wedding venue is just outside of Raleigh, in New Hill, NC and it was the perfect backdrop for Lisa & Josh’s reception this past weekend. You may remember these two from their intimate, COVID-safe, December wedding in Lisa’s dad’s backyard. Now that vaccines are out in […]

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The Bradford Wedding Venue | Kivus & Camera

August 3, 2021

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Angel & Jeff’s NCMA Wedding Party!!! First things first, sweetest couple ever!!! Angel & Jeff got married last year in an intimate ceremony but planned an amazing NCMA wedding reception to celebrate with their favorite people this year. It was a gorgeous day at the museum of art and so relaxed. Since there was no […]

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NCMA Wedding Portraits & Celebration

July 25, 2021

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Corinne & Ian’s fun wedding at the Cotton Room The initial plan was 7/11/20 for these two, but COVID bumped it to 7/10/21. I think that just built up all the anticipation to culminate in an incredibly amazing, fun wedding this past weekend. We met Corinne & Ian ages ago at a Cotton Room open […]

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Super fun wedding in Durham

July 13, 2021