Whew! It has been a BUSY fall season for me! With several weddings, family portraits, the upcoming holidays, and my primary job, I’ve been putting my blog and social media on the back burner. I’m hoping my hustle-and-bustle slows down next week, but in the meantime, I grabbed a few minutes today to blog Jada & James’ big day. This fall season started with a bang with their wedding at Kiln Creek Golf Club and Resort. This venue is so beautiful – inside and out – and so is this couple!
The couple chose to hold their ceremony outdoors on a covered patio right outside of the reception space. The weather was just beautiful. One really unique thing about it was that the bride’s father was also the officiant! It’s not every day that a father gives away his daughter – but it’s even less often that he’s actually the one to pronounce the couple as Husband and Wife!
My favorite part of the day was when the whole family took a ride on golf carts to get to a great spot that Nikky, one of the venue’s wedding coordinators, recommended for portraits. It was definitely an exciting difference from other wedding days! And I can’t forget to mention how hard she and others worked to get the patio lights on for an awesome night shot – huge shout-outs to all of the team working together to make this wedding at Kiln Creek rock!
James & Jada are an adorable couple who have been together since a friend introduced them while they were attending ODU. They are frequent travelers, and James proposed to Jada while on a trip to Mexico from their balcony overlooking the ocean (I’m jealous!). You could really tell throughout the night that these two truly value their friendships– and so many great people surrounding them on this day! Everyone had a great time dancing the night away to DJ Stokes’ medley of tunes.
I hope both of you have an amazing life together and keep making those beautiful memories!
A huge thank you to all of the vendors below that made this wedding at Kiln Creek amazing!
VENUE & CATERING: Kiln Creek Golf Club & Resort (@kilncreekgolfclubandresort)
HAIR/MAKEUP: La Marie Bueate (Yolanda Woods) (@lamariebeaute)
FLOWERS: Tawania Brickhouse (@FloralTevents)
RECEPTION DECOR: Tawania Brickhouse & Nikky Dezero
COORDINATOR: Laura Davis & Nikky Dezero
DJ: DJ Lawrence Stokes (@djlawstokes)
BRIDES DRESS: Allure Bridals (allurebridals) & Truly Yours Bridal (@trulyyoursbridal)
BRIDESMAIDS DRESSES: Allure Bridals & Studio I Do (@studioidobridals)
TUXES: The Black Tux (@theblacktux)
CAKE: Confections by Julia (@cc_by_julia)
INVITATIONS: Minted (@minted)
Are you planning a Kiln Creek wedding for 2019? I’d love to chat with you! This venue offers so many different plans and ideas for weddings – I’d love to shoot every variety!
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