Kelly & Kevin ~ April 7, 2010 in Emerald Isle
Photography by Distinctive Photo Images
“We wanted a beautiful, intimate beach for our wedding. Emerald Isle had beautiful homes large enough for our family while still honoring the natural beauty of the Carolina shores. From the beginning, our family was the priority. Our wedding was about joining two families together: kids, parents, grandparents and all.
“We wanted to create a destination wedding where we could all enjoy the entire week together. We wanted our parents, kids and others to get to know one another - creating one loving family. So, we decided to have the wedding in the middle of our week. We celebrated the days before with coffee on the porch, dinners, board games and shell hunting.
“We enjoyed local BBQ for the rehearsal dinner. Wednesday’s wedding was relaxed, intimate and informal. It was perfect! That night we enjoyed dinner in Swansboro and stopped by Dairy Queen on the way home - in our wedding attire!! Then, we had the rest of the week to celebrate, play put-put and toast the new family.
”In the beginning, we were not certain if we could justify a photographer for such a small wedding. Then a miracle! Kevin learned that his oldest son serving in the Army in Iraq would be on leave during the week of our wedding. There are no words for how it felt to have him home to join us. We knew then we had to capture these precious moments. We are so glad we did! Our photographs are beautiful - reminding us not just of a beautiful wedding but of the week we were blessed to all be together as one family.”
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