Wedding Photography in Raleigh Last Weekend

I had another opportunity to work with Mark Edwards at a wedding the past weekend. His clients are Cameron and Lauren and what a great couple they are. First, they remind me of... me. They enjoy science fiction, goofy nerdy stuff and probably comic books too.

The wedding was held at the Marriott Hotel in Raleigh, NC. I arrived to the bridal room a bit early and was able to get some nice photographs of the details of their wedding. Flowers, rings, dresses. One thing this couple did for their wedding unlike most weddings I have photographed and shot videos for is the fact that this was a highly self-produced wedding day.




Upon arriving to the bridal preparation room and taking out my Canon 50D, I quickly realized that the people getting the flowers and decorations ready were not your typical wedding and event service provider. This was all-hands-on-deck family members picking up the tasks and getting the bride ready for her wedding day.




The officiant for her wedding was a friend of hers as well.

One really awesome occurrence during the ceremony was a very unique wedding ceremony idea. They had the best man and the maid of honor read a script that told the story of how and why they love each other.

I thought that was such a magnificent way to share the love they feel for each other with the selected audience they wanted with them on their wedding day.

My favorite photo I got on their wedding day was of the flowers you see above - mainly because the flowers were originally on a gray chair and with a bit of photo shop I felt the green I added to it really made those family-made bouquets stand out.