Real Wedding Spotlight: Unique Autumn Wedding

Wedding at a Glance

October 2019 Ceremony & Reception | 147 Guests | Plated Dinner

Vendors

Photography: Melissa Toma Photography | Planning: Emily Katherine Events | Caterer: AC Events | Floral: Petals on the Go | Hair: Culture Hair Studio Durham | Makeup: R.A.E Makeup Artistry | Chalkboard: Filled & Flooded | Dessert: East Durham Bake Shop, Two Roosters | Rentals: American Party Rentals | Entertainment: The Poetry Fox | Band: Restless Carolina | Musician: Randy Tobias


Love in the Garden

With an October breeze in the air, this day was anything but cold. These love birds exchanged vows and were married in an elegant, very personal, garden ceremony. Their zest for life was on display throughout the wedding: life-size cut out posters of their dogs, a personalized cookbook for each guest, The Poetry Fox creating poems for guests on his typewriter, an ice cream truck with late-night sweets, and much more. When two people have found their perfect match, you get an evening as joyous as this.

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A Day to Remember

When planning your wedding, take a step back to remember those special people you want to include in unique ways throughout the day!

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A Union of Two Families – & Two Kitchens

Weddings are the celebration of love – of two lives joined and committed to everlasting love. This couple shared a special part of that union with their guests: “A Merger of Two Kitchens!!” – a recipe book with favorites from the Mother of the Groom and Mother of the Bride. Keeping the theme going, each table vase sat atop a stack of cookbooks special to the couple.

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Personal Touches

A wedding day is your day – and this couple lived up to that! Their personalities and creativity were easy to see in their guest favors, furry friend posters, and the best entertainment: a Poetry Fox that write personalized poems on his typewriter!


Dinner & Dreams of Ice Cream

With toasts that sparkled happy tears, the sweetest first dance, and the Two Roosters ice cream truck rolling into the courtyard, we’d say this couple really knows how to throw a party. During the newlywed’s first dance, they were in their own wonderland, the way it should be. After a few dances with the guests on the floor, it was time for an ice cream break before turning it up a notch.

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Ice Cream Dreams

There’s no better time for a scoop of ice cream than after you’ve started to break a sweat on the dance floor. Our courtyard is perfect for late night snacks & food trucks!


We Hope You Came To Dance

Everyone was up and dancing when the band’s saxophone player got in his groove and the guitarist decided it was the right time to don his top hat. The bride and groom were no strangers to the center of the dance floor, and truly danced the night away. As the hours passed and the night started to come to a close, their friends and family cracked neon glow sticks and held them high. With one more kiss under a neon arch, the guests sent their favorite people off with great memories & more to come.

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You Glow Girl

With glow sticks waiving in the air, this adorable couple danced right on into their lives as newlyweds – but not without an all-too-classic dance dip.

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