{owen & garrett} greenville, nc wedding photographer

Woop Woop! Owen and Garrett got married! We love traveling to Greenville....especially when we know we are going to see other LLP brides at the wedding! Myers and Andrew were there-what a fun treat! I knew Owen and Garrett's wedding day would be special, but boy did they luck out on some gorgeous weather and mild temperatures for a December day. They dodged a serious bullet, because the next morning when we woke up, it was freezing, foggy and raining. Not only are they cute as can be, but aparently everyone they know is too! What a good looking bunch of friends they have! We loved working with their wedding party and celebrating with them- UNC baseball players sure knows how to get down!

I haven't talked about folks doing first look in a while. Really, we are used to NOT doing it....but I can't stress enough how much it helps on a winter wedding day! When it gets dark at 5:00, doing a first look is really the only way to allow for natural light photos of the bride and groom. I am so glad they chose to do it! We were able in just a little bit of time to work with the amazing day we had and get some great natural light portraits of these two- which would have been impossible after their ceremony- it was already dark when the ceremony started. It also allowed us to get the whole wedding party outside as well- not just a few church formals. I think a lot of couples are afraid it is going to "ruin" a special coming down the isle moment, but quite honestly, that has never been our experience. We find that the isle moment is still just as special and real- apparently Garrett did too, because I'm pretty sure he had a few tears;)

Joe would like me to point out that the cakes at this wedding were the best he has ever had....that is some MAD props coming from someone who has tasted 75+ wedding cakes (assuming we don't eat cake at EVERY wedding;)) The cute guest book was actually having the guests sign baseballs- loved that, too! So many adorable details. Enjoy these photos and don't forget to watch the slideshow to see more photos from their big day. All our love, you two!