Charlotte, North Carolina Wedding by Smitten Photography
There is something about a Southern Wedding that just exudes romance and charm and this next wedding is certainly no exception. Charlotte, North Carolina played host to the festivities while Sharon Clark of Smitten Photography knocked it out of the park with her photo capturing skills. Everything about this day is so soft and pretty and gorgeous and breathtaking…we really could go on and on but we know you want to get to the pictures already so I’ll stop typing and you start gazing. And don’t forget to do a little more gazing in the gallery where there are a bevy of fab photos from the day.
See all the beautiful images in one pretty place!
From the Bride:
We really wanted an intimate, relaxed, quaint wedding with under 100 guests. Old vintage charm was an inspiration our wedding and I wanted to use Anthropologie inspired touches throughout the wedding. Family is important to Tim and I and a few months before our wedding, his grandmother passed away unexpectedly. We wanted to incorporate our grandparents who couldn’t be there in person into our special day. I took my grandmother’s wedding dress and had it transformed into an overlay for a “Memories table” and part of it was made into the ring bearer pillow that my nephew carried down the aisle. The buttons from the sleeve of her dress adorned the front of the pillow, and they even managed to keep the Saks Fifth Avenue tag from her dress on the back of the pillow. The train of her dress was turned into the table cloth and we put framed pictures of our grandparents on their wedding day for guests to see when they entered the reception. My florist used the lace from my grandmothers dress to skirt my bouquet and I adorned it with a rosary from my other grandmother.
Some DIY projects: Instead of a guest book to sign, we had a “well wish tree”. We found prints we liked and cut them into tags and attached string to them. We left markers next to them and our guests wrote encouraging messages and hung them on the tree.
Tim and I met working at an advertising agency where he did web design and I was in PR. In order to cut costs on our invitations, Tim bartered with a friend who was a graphic designer to create our Save the Dates and Invitations
We picked a venue that had decor and personality in order to save on flowers. In the year leading up to the wedding I purchased seasonal items when they were on sale. I purchased the lanterns for the outdoor tables and twinkle lights from Lowe’s Home Improvement. I also sourced all of the hydrangeas from a local grower in Huntersville and provided them to my florist to save money.
Photography: Sharon Clark of Smitten Photography / Flowers: Cindy Davenport of La Reve La Fete / Ceremony Location: Historic St. Mary’s Chapel / Reception Location: Morehead Inn / Invitations: Jon Cain designed, printed at Crane Heritage / Shoes: Ann Taylor / Dress: Paloma Blanca
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Love the shoes!! Any idea when the bride purchased these or what the name is?
I also live in the Charlotte area. Who was the source of hydrangeas in Huntersville?
thank you so much for featuring this wedding! smitten loves style me pretty :)
The bride's bolero is so pretty :)
My shoes were from Ann Taylor and my hydrangeas were sourced through Metrolina Greenhouse in Huntersville and Lowe's stores in the area (ask for the florist grade hydrangeas)
I had a blast planning our wedding and am estatic to be featured on one of my favorite sites ever!
Those shoes are amazing!! Also the gown is so beautiful. Love the back!
Colleen!!! This is Megan Bowker (from South Meck). My sister is getting married and we have been looking at SMP for inspiration and I saw this wedding was Charlotte and I was like "Shut the front door! That is Colleen!" How funny! You look beautiful and your wedding is beautiful too. Congratulations!
Really impressed with the dress and the bolero...they go so well together...as well as the upswept hair! So elegant...well done!
I love your dress-and the headband!! Beautiful wedding.
Amazing shoes!!!
Marry in a villa is my dream!
Good variety of flowers used in the wedding.
Ooh the wedding stationery looks lovely from what I can see of it... I'd love to see more! Such a beautiful, genteel feel to this wedding. It's gorgeous.
North Carolina! yay!
Love her look: classic but not stuff and still playful- LOVE the pockets in the dress!
And the details are so romantic: the old books, the flowers...love it.
That dress, bolero, and headband ROCK MY WORLD!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome awesome awesome!!!!!! Charming to the 10th degree!! Big shout out to a tasteful elegant couture bride!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bride! I am getting married at the Morehead in October and I loved your pics. I would love any suggestions you can give!
Wow.. that tree by the house is very cool. Very sweet wedding!
Thanks everyone for the comments! For those of you who asked, the stationary was designed by our good friend Jon Cain, www.joncain.com. Amazing designer here in Charlotte.
Beautiful!! My mom had her wedding here too. Soo enchanting! Congrats