Category Archives: Biltmore House

19th September, 2008

nadine and brandon – champagne cellar, biltmore estate

Nadine and Brandon came from Arkansas to get married at Biltmore!  How cool is that!  When she first contacted me, I was worried about what I could possibly do with 7 people for 6 hours.  LOL!  The couple, her son and both sets of parents were the whole wedding party.  Luckily, Donna Germano played throughout the dinner and that made 8.  When I arrived, Nadine was getting her hair done, Brandon was laying on one bed and her son was playing video games on the other one.  Nothing about their wedding was traditional!  Nadine’s dress was wowser!!!  When they came by the day before the wedding to meet me and go over everything, they told me how much they didn’t like having their photos taken.  They did their initial meeting down in the lobby and then we took off around Biltmore for couple shots.  We were almost late for the ceremony, because they were so excited about the different places on the Estate to take photos.  As always, Blossoms at Biltmore Park did a beautiful job on the floral design.  

Click here for Nadine and Brandon’s slideshow.

 

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17th June, 2008

get to know – erika and johnathan

I have a new blog category – get to know.  Engagement session sounds so boring.  If you haven’t noticed, there is a new category header and you can search for different vendors or venues.

Ta da – Erika and Johnathan.  I can’t tell you how much I love Erika and Johnathan.  I first met them at the January bridal show and was so excited when her mom called and hired me 2 days later on Monday morning.  They are having a fabulous wedding at Deerpark Restaurant on the Biltmore Estate.  I am extra excited that they have event planners extraordinaire Maggie Schlubach and Carlene Scharf working with them to make everything wonderful!

They brought along their beautiful Boston Terrier, Jewelz, and she is such a camera hog.  I mean Erika is gorgeous, but Jewelz tried to steal the show.  Erika and Johnathan have my favorite couple story – they have known each other since kindergarten!  How sweet is that!  Always friends, they didn’t fall in love until 3 years ago.

We just happened to time their “get to know you” session when all the azaleas and all the spring flowers were in full bloom.  The Estate was so bright and beautiful!   They love the bamboo, too.  Wait until you see some of Erika’s bridals!!!

Click here to see their slideshow.

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16th July, 2007

jill and derrick – inn on biltmore estate

Jill and Derrick were married on a Friday evening at the Inn on Biltmore Estate. They had a fun day filled with family and friends. Jill actually allowed the most amount of time for family photos of anyone ever. She had a shuttle lined up to take the family members in front of the Biltmore House prior to the wedding separately and again after the wedding for their formal portraits. The Biltmore Estate has strict rules about the front of the house, because it is trademarked so I can’t share those images on my blog or website. There are some truly fun shots in front of the house with the family members in the slideshow!

Jill was so awesome to work with! She had just started having her hair done when I arrived. It was so funny to her neices when the hairdresser was teasing her hair. She did a hilarious impersonation of Suzie Who, from Dr. Seus! Each of her neices took turns spinning around, showing her how pretty they looked in their dresses. Jill also did a special honor to one of her dad’s close friends, who recently passed away from cancer – she wore her wedding dress! After a redesign to remove the “Dynasty sleeves”, Jill wore the dress that was so special to her dad’s friend who happened to be the same size.

When I talked to Jill and Derrick about why they had their wedding at Biltmore, they explained that it was not only a beautiful and prestigous location, but they didn’t have do all the extra planning of hiring a lot of other vendors. Blossoms at Biltmore Park is my new favorite florist! I have done three weddings recently that they just blew out of the park. Highly recommend!

Here’s what Jill said: We love the wedding slideshow! There are so many great photos with wonderful (natural) expressions and joyous moments. Thanks for taking such great shots of our special day. You have been so wonderful as our photographer and captured every moment. Jill

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