Dan+Jessica | Wedding | Fort Fisher, NC + Winner Party Boat

I had the pleasure of shooting Dan & Jessica’s wedding as my first wedding of 2014. Couldn’t have been a better group of people to kick it off. Dan & Jess are from Ohio, but we did manage to get in an Engagement session at Fort Fisher in July of last year, you can check those out here. They were super fun and outgoing, a lot of fun to photograph and be around, I knew their wedding would be a blast. We started off the day at their rental house in Kure Beach, before moving on to the beautiful ceremony location; a secluded section of the beach at Fort Fisher. Take notes brides, Spring is the best time for a beach wedding, not a lot of people on the beach and great weather. Following the ceremony, we made a quick stop at the Grove at Fort Fisher for some Bride & Groom portraits before moving on to the Winner Party Boats in Carolina Beach. There’s nothing better than crusing down the waterway as the sun sets, grooing to some good tunes (provided by DJ Professionals). We even had an opportunity to shoot some night portraits down at the Kure Beach pier following the reception, which turned out to be some of my favorite images from the day. Here are some of the hightlights of Dan & Jess’s wedding day…

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Ross+Leina | Wedding | Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area

Ross & Leina got married on a beautiful September day at the Beach House Bar & Grill on the grounds of the Fort Fisher Recreation Center, overlooking the Cape Fear River. The weather couldnt of been any better. We started the day at the Fort Fisher Historic site to shoot Ross & Leina’s first look and some bridal party portraits before heading to the ceremony/reception site. After a beautiful ceremony on the banks of the Cape Fear, we proceeded on to the Bar & Grill for the reception. Ross & Leina had hands down one of the best reception entances I have ever seen! The day was capped off with some dancing and a spectacular sunset, a fitting way to start my fall wedding season.

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Ceremony: Fort Fisher Air Force Recreation Area
Reception: Beach House Bar & Grill
Band/DJ: The Muzic Machine
Florist: Marshall Gardens
Caterer: Macgrooders
Cake: Cake Creative Cake Design by Tammy Hodge
Videographer: Our Wedding Story Productions

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Dan+Jessica | Engagement | Fort Fisher, NC Photographer

Dan & Jessica are from Ohio. Jessica has been vacationing on Pleasure Island for many years now, and since her first visit, she knew it was the perfect place to get married. I can’t blame her. These two were a blast to work with, Dan had us all cracking up the whole time and it really helped bring out those great, natural smiles you’ll see below. Their whole family was in town vacationing and both Dan & Jessica’s mothers joined us as we toured around the scenic areas of Fort Fisher for their engagement session. Can’t be happy enough to shoot their wedding in March of next year.