July 15th 2010

photos by Julie at Julie Dreelin's Photography/Videography Inc.
vendors:Music: Ipod, Venue: Ocean Hill, Corolla: Week-of Coordination: The Bride, Caterer's Coastal Provisions

From the Bride:

OK! WOW! SO I've been on the phone with my sister and we went over these photos over and over! YOU DELIVERED EVERYTHING I HAD HOPED FOR AND THEN SOME! You captured all the joy and fun and happiness and goofiness and seriousness and love that all these people have for one another, not just Glenn and I but the whole special group. It feels like this was how I wanted the pictures to turn out and you made it real! I cannot wait to see the rest, what a completely satisfying moment for GLenn and I!

I have to tell you how homemade this wedding was. I think you'll enjoy it.  My husband to be did my hair, for his first time and got it perfectly. I honestly believe the deeper coloring made it photograph better and made my eyes pop bluer in the pics! It just worked! And you were right, the lighting was beautiful!

I called to order flowers a few months ago...the bill was going to be ridiculous...so I called Harris Teeter and asked if I could order flowers there and make my own. They let me! So...even though the other  florist places were way cool, since I had done flowers in a past job, I couldn't overpay by a few thousand dollars....seriously, so I did them. They had dreamy flowers, really, for all the flowers and enuf leftover to fill the bathtub it cost less than the quotes I got for the bride bouquet alone. Truly!  So we pooled our abilities, (Glenn and I made the pies, ironically he was a pastry chef in another life and could have made a fabulous wedding cake, he did both his sister's cakes, but we like pie better..) He tortured me with mock up wedding cakes to sample and pick from only to decide we liked fruit pies best! Glenn is a mad good cook, so he knew to ask the right questions for the caterers and they were FANTASTIC!

All in all it was a wedding with tons of personal touches throughout- and then adding the cast of characters these families unite, photo -op heaven.

Extremely satisfying, I'm just so pleased already I cannot tell you!  I think they are so fun and so well done- they speak volumes for your talent and should be shared. I feel like the emotional happiness was captured- and everything came together to really make them extra special- mother nature included! Just exceptional. - All My Best, Heidi

June 19th 2010

Beachy Bright-Getting Married on a Sunny Day on the Beach can have its positives with timing, but make sure you are prepared with water and shade for every guest if it gets too hot.  It worked out fantastic for this bride and groom because they had a very short wedding ceremony of 5-10 minutes.  Then they splashed and put their feet in the water . . . .View the Beach at the same location and same time of year to get an idea of what it will look like, don't assume it will be deserted.  It's best to ask your vendors where a less used beach is for your private ceremony like these two.

photos by Julie at Julie Dreelins Photography/Videography Inc.
vendors:Dave Keller, Minister, Black Pelican Restaurant, The Cypress House Inn

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photo scrapbook was made out of by Julie at Julie Dreelins Photography/Videography Inc.

June 18th 2010

photos by Julie at Julie Dreelins Photography/Videography Inc..
vendors: flowers by Harris Teeter

May 30th 2010

photos by Julie at Julie Dreelins Photography/Videography Inc.
vendors: thehiltongardeninn.com, Jay Bowman Minister

May 29th 2010

From the Bride:Tom and I both grew up with a love of the ocean so it only made sense that the most important day in our relationship take place on the water.  Planning a wedding in this setting almost takes care of itself.  With the ocean as your backdrop, not much else is needed!  I would call our theme Beach Chic. Less was definitely more in our case. It was simple, natural and beautiful.

photos by Julie at Julie Dreelins Photography/Videography Inc.
vendors: thehiltongardeninn.com, Holiday House Flowers, Jay Bowman Minister

May 15th 2010

This springtime wedding at the Saltaire House in Duck, NC had a classic backdrop contrasting with a fun mermaid underwater theme.

photos by Lauren Cowart of Julie Dreelins Photography/Videography Inc.
vendors: thesaltaire.com

Reach within your creative being and unleash that inner art Diva that is just dying to splatter her artistic energy all over your wedding.  You have one, she's hiding there just below the surface and every time you pick up a Martha Stewart magazine or a Real Simple, she screams- "I can do that- but I'll do it better than that stuffy Stewart!"

At a recent wedding in Corolla, N.C., a creative bride unleashed her inner-art Diva and created a masterpiece that was a delight to photograph. Every detail had her personality and creativity dripping from it and falling into her guests hearts and memories.  She printed a large tree with empty branches and asked the guests to place their thumb print on their new "Family Tree".  Her desert table was filled with peanut-buttery shot glasses, sans alcohol. Shot glasses filled with dessert mousses filled the table surrounding her wedding cake.  A soup bar was established, using ceramic mismatched bowls as a wonderful appetizer for guests.  Funnels of beautiful scrapbook paper attached to sticks were filled with french fries so guests could nibble these greasy delicacies and not have to wipe their hands on their expensive wedding attire.  Even the table settings were covered in her creativity, using a symbol from the night she met her future husband. Bowling pins adorned the table tops as the happy couple met at a bowling alley through mutual friends.

No matter what your budget, tapping into your inner-art Diva will create a lasting memory for you and your guests.  Be sure your photographer is aware of all this special creativity and captures the details prior to the beginning of the festivities.

article by Crystal Street
photos by Julie Dreelin's Photography/Videography Inc.
vendors:redskycafe.com, theembellishers.com, House-Gertrude's Breakaway-Beach Realty

Photographs by Julie Dreelin's Beach Productions

Photographs by Julie Dreelins Beach Productions

Put photos of your Grandparents and special people hanging from your bouquet.

When there are military members in the family or friends, you can waive the favors in exchange for something like below:

All images provided by  Julie Dreelin at http://www.beach-productions.com