128 South Wedding. I photographed Marcos and Nicole’s wedding on a hot summer day in Downtown Wilmington, NC at the always beautiful 128 South. They were well prepared for the heat with sunglasses and fans for the guests and a tent covering the ceremony location on the back deck, which has a great view of the Cape Fear River. It was great seeing to families/cultures come together, as Marcos is from Brazil. And boy can those Brazilians dance!
I had the pleasure of meeting Scott & Lindsey for their Engagement Session at Fort Fisher in April of last year. Check those out here… We got some amazing images for their engagement session (they decorated their reception with the some of the images! LOVE that!), they were super fun and laid back, I knew their wedding would be just that. The ceremony was held at the BEAUTIFUL St. Mary’s Catholic Church (seriously one of the most amazing churches in ILM) with the reception being at the Arab Shrine Club. Mike Worlet of Edge Entertainment provided the tunes, while Middle of the Island provided the eats and Roberta of Verzaal’s picked the flowers. Here’s how their day unfolded..
Good day blog stalkers! I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas followed by an even better New Years! We’re enjoying a bit of down time here preparing for our batch of 2014 weddings. I was incredibly greatful to have worked with so many amazing couples throughout 2013, and I am looking forward to the many more I will work with in 2014. I’ve decided to go through my images from 2013 and post of a series of my favorite images. Some personal, some from weddings, engagements, family portraits, etc. I’m not the best at picking favorites, so there are quite a few, but I think you will enjoy looking back on my year.
Now without further ado, here is my 2013 Year in Images (In no particular order). Enjoy!
It’s pretty rare to get to shoot a wedding of the same couple twice, but on this friday evening in September I got to do just that. I had the pleasure of joining these two in New York last year to shoot a small, intimate ceremony in Central Park, as well as some engagement/lifestyle images in the urban-esque landscape of the Big Apple. (If you missed that post, you can check it out here, https://chriszachary.com/blog/2012/10/11/briecaroline-engagement-wedding-new-york-ny/). Brie has roots in New York, while Caroline is a local girl, so it only makes sense to have a wedding in both locations. After the New York wedding, I knew this one would not disappoint. The love these two share is rare and its quite apparent whenever they’re together. The ceremony & reception were held in Downtown Wilmington at the Brooklyn Arts Center. It was quite the honor to have the opportunity to document both of their wedding days. Hopefully I’ll be able to attend their wedding next year! (There is one next year, right guys? Guys???) The day after their wedding I got to drive up to Edenton, NC to shoot a stunning wedding at Pembroke Hall, look for those next on the blog.
Ceremony: Brooklyn Arts Center Courtyard
Reception: Brooklyn Arts Center DJ: Kevin Durant DJ: Jesse Stockton Band Florist: TBD Caterer: Bon Appetit Cake: Imaginary Cakes Coodinator: KickStand Events
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Here is another wedding from this summer. This one was back in July. Fall wedding season is in full swing so I’m trying to get caught up on some blogging. I have about 6 queued up. It’s been almost 2 months since the last post! Whew! Anyway, back to Nate + Jen. This was my first time shooting at the Brooklyn Arts Center in Downtown Wilmington, NC. Formerly St Andrews Church, constructed in 1888, the Brooklyn Arts Center has been transformed into the ultimate wedding venue. Nate & Jen opted to shoot a “First Look” prior to the ceremony, and the courtyard at the BAC provided the perfect setting. Jen and her bridemaids got ready at the historic house attached to the BAC while Nate and the groomsmen were in the Tower room at the Best Western on the riverfront. Post ceremony we took a trolley to the riverfront to shoot some bridal party portraits, while guests enjoyed cocktail hour in the courtyard. The reception kicked off with a bang with a live band providing a musical backdrop late into the night. We even got a visit from the fire department after the building alarm was set off, still not sure why, but it sure did provide some awesome photo ops. A lot of time and thought was put into Nate + Jen’s wedding which is evident in all the little details. It was a pleasure shooting for these two and I wish them the best! Enjoy!
Contact Me about shooting your Brooklyn Arts Center wedding.
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| Hair+Make-Up: Bella Salon (Hair), & Dawn Haga (friend of bride) Ceremony: Brooklyn Arts Center Reception: Brooklyn Arts Center Band: Jupiter Jones (Greenville, NC) Cake Artist: Kimber Herring Catering: Middle of the Island Rentals: L & L Florist: Fiore Fine Flowers |
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I had the privilege of shooting Stephen & Ashli’s wedding down at Fort Fisher, North Carolina a few weekends ago. They had a great ceremony on the beach followed by a great little reception at Inlet Watch. It was a smaller wedding so they only requested my time for a few hours. Like most beach weddings I’ve shot, the forecast leading up didn’t look too promising, but the weather ended up being perfect. We also were able to separate from the wedding party and guests for a half hour following the ceremony to get some great shots of the newlyweds, which I always recommend. As I mentioned in the last post, I took a trip out to California for a couple weeks after this wedding, so look for that post(s) soon!
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I shot Alex and Kristin’s wedding a couple weekends ago at the Cameron Art Museum. This would be my first time shooting at this venue and the place is fantastic, as the photos show. You’d probably recognize these two from their engagement session a few months back at Ft Fort Fisher, my wife has known Alex for sometime; we first met Kristin at our wedding last September and we’ve grown to be good friends. You got yourself a keeper Alex! We wish you guys the best! Here are a few photos.
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