How cute is Elizabeth? She contacted me a few months ago about their Oak Island wedding next June. Dan and Elizabeth live in Chicago, but her family has vacationed at Oak Island for years, and it’s become a second home for her. From the early planning ideas, I can say that this wedding will be incredible – casual, elegant, and filled with meaning.

I’m really excited to get these two back in front of the camera next year. They’re absolutely adorable, funny, and so easy to get along with.

Finally! A wedding in my backyard!!! After all these months of driving no less than four hours for almost every wedding of the year, I finally had one that I could get to in under fifteen minutes! I didn’t know what to do with myself all morning!!

So, you may remember Danielle and Trey from their engagement session and bridal portrait. I got to spend a lot of time with these guys this year, and I’m really psyched about that, they’re just cool, easygoing, fun people.

After having perfect weather for their engagement, and a beautiful but windy day for the bridal session, OF COURSE the weather turned for the absolute worst on their wedding day. It was like 50 degrees and rainy all day long, just miserable. Naturally, Danielle and Trey weren’t even phased by it. If I remember correctly, Danielle shrugged and said, “so it’s raining. I’m still getting married!” She rocks.

The ceremony was at my all-time favorite Wilmington church, in downtown Wilmington. This is one of the most beautiful churches in Wilmington, I wish I could work there at least once a month. It’s so much fun to photograph.

The reception was at the Coastline Convention Center. It was a *crazy* fun reception, tons of dancing (Trey likes to “dance like Beyonce”, which was a treat in itself), drinking, laughing, good food… four hours of straight partying, the way a Wilmington wedding should be!

Danielle and Trey win the Low Maintenance Couple of the Year award, for being so laid back and easygoing about *everything*. They were so easy to work with, and I really loved being able to be around them so much this year.

This was one of the best engagement sessions ever. Lesley and Jon are laid back, funny, and completely irreverent – my kinda people!!! Michael and I had such a great time working with them! We can’t wait for your wedding!

I dunno. They’re almost too freaking good looking, don’t you think?

They’re also fun, energetic, and have fantastic wit. AND they’re getting married in Wilmington. I’m not kidding, I actually get to shoot a wedding within 100 miles of my house!!! It’s kind of weird, I’ll probably drive to Raleigh and back the morning of their wedding for old time’s sake.

They don’t get married until October 18th, so I have to sit on my hands and wait to post her kickass bridal session until then. I hate that.

Here, take a look at these two kids and try not to be jealous.

What’s so intriguing to me about this family and all of their friends, is how damn cool they all are. You just don’t see this level of *cool* so evenly distributed among families. Everyone has great hair, fabulous fashion, and really intense “looks”. I guess when everyone around you is cool, you have no choice but to be cool yourself. All I can say is, this family makes my job look easy. And makes my hair look like an afterthought.

some people seem to be on this earth just to remind you that life really isn’t fair.

Jesica and Brad were married December 30th, 2007 in a castle in Angiers, NC! Their wedding post is coming soon!!!