As Outer Banks wedding photographers, we get so excited when someone says they want to trash the dress. Not many brides do it. When they do, we enjoy every minute of it! We will come to your location. If you don’t have a location, there are plenty to choose from.

Please check out our last blog post on this super awesome and super fun couple. They had their wedding and their trash the dress session all in one week. Don’t be afraid to talk to your photographer about bringing some key elements of who you are with you to your session. That could be a family portrait, wedding, engagement or trash the dress session. It can make for a lot of fun during and after your session.

Serving from Carova beach south to Ocracoke Island including the 4×4 area beaches,Corolla, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Colington, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Roanoke Island, Manteo, Wanchese, Hatteras Island, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras and Ocracoke Island.
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Katie and Hunter
Clemson, SC
May Wedding
Corolla, NC

House: Wish Upon A Star: 893 Lighthouse Drive, Corolla NC
Realtor: Twiddy Realty
Musicians: Kim Kalman
Photographer: Outer Banks Productions
Coordinator/Planner: Heather Clark http://www.apremiereevent.net
Florist: The Embellishers
Caterer and Cake: Basnights Lone Cedar
Beauty and Spa: Aqua Day Spa
Equipment rentals: Ocean Atlantic Rentals
Limos/Transportation: Outer Banks Limo
Officiant: John Tyson from Duck Methodist

We loved working with this couple. They had such a wonderful day! They also had a great planner to help keep everything on track.
Katie and Hunter chose to use us for most of the day with two photographers. This allowed us enough time to capture details, getting ready, ceremony, portraits and their special events without rushing through the day.
We started the day out with the pre-ceremony shots. I was able to work with the bride, her attendants and family. We were not only able to capture getting ready photos but we were also able to get some of the family portraits done before the ceremony as well as bridal party portraits. I was able to capture Katie with her family and bridesmaids while Doug worked with the groom, his family and groomsmen. This allowed the bride and groom to get to their reception faster after the ceremony, combined family portraits and romantic portraits were finished.

Katie and Hunter got to say their I do’s in front of their closest friends and family on the beaches of the Outer Banks in Corolla, NC. The ceremony was beautiful! They decided to keep their ceremony simple and reserve a few minutes afterward for themselves to spend time together in their first moments as husband and wife. A table with congratulatory drinks was set aside for them in the gazebo with champagne to celebrate. Shortly after their time together we were able to gather everyone for a group photo and then finish up with the rest of the family and bridal party portraits, so that we could focus on the couples intimate session.

Katie & Hunter were so fun to photograph. You can see the love they have for each other in every photo. They were so expressive. I was so happy to know that we would be spending another day together shooting a trash-the-dress session. I will have those photos in another post.

While I was working hard on the beach, Doug was working hard to capture the details of the reception and the cocktail hour. He was able to keep himself out of site and capture the guests making memories and the details. This allows the guests to enjoy themselves without feeling like they have to perform for the camera.
The bride and groom joined everyone for cocktail hour for a little bit before the reception started.

The bride and groom focused on their time with family during the reception. They were able to keep their reception moving at a good pace with the help of the day of planner Heather from Premiere Events.
The reception was started off with dinner. While everyone was finishing up dinner the toasts began. I always love this approach as everyone is still in their seats and you don’t have to disrupt the party to get the events started. Shortly after the toasts the desert bar and cake cutting took place. It is so fun when the couple is playful! The final events of the evening ended with the dances and then to an open dance floor. Each dance was so emotional and thoughtful. It was truly a memory filled day.

Don’t forget to check out our trash-the-dress session with this lovely couple in our next blog post. Coming soon!

 

 

Serving from Carova beach south to Ocracoke Island including the 4×4 area beaches,Corolla, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Colington, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Roanoke Island, Manteo, Wanchese, Hatteras Island, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras and Ocracoke Island.
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Anh & Brian
Wake Forest, NC

Ceremony & Reception: Basnight’s Lone Cedar Café
Caterer & Cake: Basnight’s Lone Cedar Café
Photographer:Outer Banks Productions Michelle Haber
Flowers: DIY
Decor: DIY
Officiant: Father of the groom

Anh and Brian decided to have an intimate ceremony on the Outer Banks for their closest family and friends. They were already officially married in Anh’s home country and now it was time to tie the knot with Brian’s family. The ceremony was held on the sound side at Basnight’s Lone Cedar Restaurant in a beautiful, tucked away little spot. After the ceremony friends and family enjoyed h’ordeurves  and cocktails while we went to the beach and  Jennette’s pier for some romantic portraits of this adorable couple.

We headed back for the formal part of the reception and dinner. During dinner I was able to grab Brian and Anh for a few more pictures in the gorgeous sunset. The evening was wonderful.

 

Serving from Carova beach south to Ocracoke Island including the 4×4 area beaches,Corolla, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Colington, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Roanoke Island, Manteo, Wanchese, Hatteras Island, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras and Ocracoke Island.
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Stefan & Sydney
From Raleigh, NC
Spring Outer Banks Wedding

Wedding Vendors
Rental: Carolina Designs
Wedding Location: Grande Atlantis 807 N. Virginia Dare Trail Kill Devil Hills, NC
Officiant: Tony Joseph
Caterer: Black Pelican
Photographers: Outer Banks Productions Doug and Michelle Haber
Videographer: Benny Baldwin
Planners: Embellishers
Florists: Embellishers
DJ: John Harper

The day started off with heavy rain showers. Doug headed to the guys house in the Tuckahoe neighborhood of Duck,NC. I met up with the bride and bridesmaids at the event home in Kill Devil Hills. Despite the wet weather everyones spirits were high.

As we neared the end of photographing everyone getting ready the rain stopped. We were able to get the ceremony in before it started to drizzle again. We also got some family portraits in on the beach before the rain got heavy again. We took some pictures in the cabana with the bridal party and as we finished them up we got another break in the rain. We were able to sneak out to the beach again to get some gorgeous romantic photos with Sydney and Stefan.

The rain stopped at the beginning of the reception and the planners were able to set up the tables and chairs for the reception. The rest of the night was perfect and beautiful. The couple ended the night jumping in the pool with their bridal party!

Serving from Carova beach south to Ocracoke Island including the 4×4 area beaches,Corolla, Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk, Colington, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Roanoke Island, Manteo, Wanchese, Hatteras Island, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras and Ocracoke Island.
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