They waited for this day for so long. After being together through so much and for so long the day finally came that they would become one. Emily is originally from the North Carolina area and still holds it dear so when they were planning it only made sense to get married in North Carolina. Most traveled down to Pinehurst for Thanksgiving (I hear the spread is amazing!) and made a weekend out of it. Emily & Reese were married on a gorgeous fall day surrounded by dear friends and family. If you have never been to Pinehurst, it is beautiful! Old Southern charm really. Emily’s mom and one of her sister’s did a lot of the design for the wedding and was it ever gorgeous! As a photographer I was in heaven and just might have squealed with joy as I saw the day unfold 🙂 Don’t forget to leave them a comment on this post and help them win a prize!
Emily & Reese – Thank you for the honor of photographing your day! You two are amazing and I can’t wait to see what the future has for you. Love you both 🙂
I have to warn you that I had a very difficult time choosing images for this post so there are a lot 🙂 Enjoy!
Pinehurst was all decked out in their holiday decor – it was beautiful!
I adored her dress! The lace overlay was so beautiful and delicate.
Aren’t these the prettiest flowers you have seen?
As Emily was getting ready her mom gave her a gorgeous belt to wear with her dress that she made! Within the belt though she included a charm for something blue, a flower from her own wedding dress as something old, the belt was something new, her maternal grandmothers handkerchief as something borrowed, and a sixpence for her shoe. Love it!
Their rings on their maternal grandmother’s handkerchief…
Her earrings belonged to her paternal grandmother…
Since their ceremony was after dark Emily & Reese opted to take advantage of the daylight and do a first look, so that we had plenty of time to get their portraits done (THANK YOU!!!!!!).
The moments where it is just the bride & groom and I am not directing them at all (in fact I think I was in a bush at this point) are always some of the favorites 🙂
Emily you are gorgeous!
Definitely a favorite!
Seriously breathtaking!
Reese looking dapper 🙂
The gorgeous coat Emily is wearing belonged to her paternal grandmother as well. How cool that her wedding has a vintage feel but it also has so many elements that are truly vintage? So cool!
Favorite! It embodies the whole theme for the wedding.
I don’t normally blog images from the family portrait time but these two jumped out at me. The one of the left is with Rebecca, one of Emily’s sisters, and the one who introduced Reese to Emily. Rebecca used to work at a staffing agency that our old financial firm used. Rebekah passed along both Reese & Emily’s resumes to the firm within a few weeks of one another. Pretty neat eh? 🙂 The image on the right just makes me smile. I have a weak spot for brides with their dad though 🙂
The reception decor was amazing!
I was a little obsessed with the centerpieces 🙂
I had some competition during the first dance 🙂
Their favors were German snowflake ornaments…
Emily & Reese’s Wedding Day Ingredients:
Photographer: Heather Bee Photography
Venue: Pinehurst Resort, NC
Hair & Makeup: The Spa at Pinehurst
Dress: Lian Carlo (with custom alterations to the top) from Alexia’s Bridal
Menswear: JoS. A Bank
Flowers: Aldena Frye
Harpist: Marilyn Wienand
DJ: DJ Gary
Oh, how beautiful! I wish that I could have been there. You captured their personalities perfectly. To think that we were there when they fell in love….
I agree with Kim, HB captured their personalities perfectly. Beautiful photos of a beautiful couple. And that wedding dress….I love it!