May 29th 2010

photos by Lauren at Julie Dreelins Photography/Videography Inc.
vendors:The Pearl Restaurant, Julie Hume of Ocean Aisle Events, Dr. Dave Keller, 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

All photos courtesy Julie Dreelins Beach Productions <http://www.beach-productions.com>

At first the vendors doing this wedding at the Kilmarlic Club near the Outer Banks, NC were worried about logistics.  Do the brides walk down the aisle at the same time, do they cut the cake at the same time?  The question was asked, are they friends?  Yes to all of them!  This wedding photographed by Julie Dreelin and Lauren Cowart of Beach Productions ended up working out perfectly, thanks to their planner, Ocean Aisle Events's Julie Hume.  She would say yes, the brides did put more pressure on the vendors having more food, more decorating, and more photography, but it did pay off.  If Julie Hume can plan this event I would say she can plan anything!

Lana and Steve-A Military Wedding

This wedding took place at the Saltaire House in Duck, NC, one of our favorite wedding venues.

Yes, they really jumped into the pool. This is what you do when your wedding gets rained out, have fun with it! Katie and Jim's wedding day ended up a huge and memorable success-ending with a smores pit - what a great idea!