chapel hill wedding: abby and guion!

Oh, Abby & Guion!  How cute are these two?  After their guests had their fill of delicious pie & lemonade at the reception in Carrboro, Abby, Guion, and I headed back over to Chapel Hill to spend some time in the beautiful arboretum on the UNC campus.  Kudos to Abby & Guion for planning a lovely daytime wedding that allowed the three of us plenty of time (& daylight!) to take these pictures.  It doesn’t matter to me whether a bride & groom choose to do a First Look, take some time during the reception for photos together, or arrange some time after the wedding for photos- I just hope that somewhere during the day they carve out some time for pictures of just the two of them.  Besides photographing the first dance & the recessional, these are definitely my favorite photos to take on a couple’s wedding day.  These moments really emphasize the couple’s connection, and these connections are what I love to shoot most in this world.

The scene of The Proposal.  Abby is standing on “their” tree, which is why she appears to be a little taller than Guion in this photo.

Oh, Abby’s dress.  I’m pretty sure you can tell after looking at all of their photos, how much I was in love with it.  And PS- Abby’s pearls?  Too perfect for her, the dress, the setting- everything.

Beautiful bride in a beautiful setting.

Guion requested that we take some shots lying down and I’m so glad he did.  I love this one!

After we explored the arboretum, we headed down the street to one of my favorite spots on campus- the Forest Theater.  I loved the juxtaposition of a bride & a groom against the stone.

Yes.  I pretty much loved shooting here.  In fact, I could have photographed these two until well after sunset.  They were just that great. 

Thank you for inviting me to be a part of this truly one of a kind day, Abby & Guion.  The ceremony was stunning, the reception was filled with warmth & love, and the connection between the two of you in such a meaningful & special environment, reminded me (again) why I chose to become a wedding photographer.  Also, photographing a wedding in Chapel Hill allowed me to reminisce my own experience at Carolina.  Thank you for giving me such a magical photographic opportunity, A&G.