Claire + Adam = Wedding Day!

Pavilion at Carriage Farm  |  Wedding Day  |  Claire + Adam  |  October 19, 2019

Adam and Claire are finally married!!! It was a beautiful day full of personalized touches, ECU purple, gorgeous florals, great food, and lots of FUN!

We started off the morning photographing all the pretty detail items – including a huge gift bag full of “NC” themed goodies for all their out-of-state guests! The invitation suite was special because Adam’s family printing business got them made, and I especially loved the custom program Claire made with watercolor graphics and the timeline of the day!

The girls were upstairs getting glammed up by ladies from The Makeup Addict, hanging out and snacking on Chickfila. One of my favorite parts of the afternoon was when HUGE pizzas arrived for the girls, and they fed Claire a slice. It was hilarious – and my kind of girls to prioritize FOOD! Haha!

The weather was a perfect temperature, and pretty overcast skies. But all of a sudden, Shawn (Shawn Schindler Events) realized the forecast was now 100% chance of rain right at the ceremony time, so she made the call to start the ceremony SOONER! So, we quickly photographed all the ceremony and reception details ahead of time, and got prepared for a rainy ceremony! Claire and Adam wrote their vows, and both included promises of endless Cookout Milkshake runs (so cute) and I especially loved how they included their dog, George, as the ringbearer.

Claire + Adam probably didn’t envision having a rainy wedding day, but WOW!! They were amazing sports to embrace the weather, go with the flow, and have their ceremony & ALL THEIR PORTRAITS in the rain without a second thought!!! I was SO PROUD of them!!! They never once complained, and even tossed away the umbrellas to rock out portraits literally IN THE RAIN!

Who said rain can’t be beautiful? I thought the rain made their portraits look extra romantic, like we were in the mountains rather than Raleigh! 🙂

The reception kicked off with a bang, and I’m pretty sure the ROCKSTARS of the dance floor were all the grandmas & grandpas! They were seriously THE CUTEST – dancing the WHOLE night, putting in DJ requests, starting a dance train, doing air guitars, and it was my favorite thing ever. Adam and Claire spoiled their guests like crazy – tons of delicious food for dinner, a late night snack of hot biscuits with spreads, 6 flavors of wedding cake and cupcakes, favors of “thankful” wood trays, pies, and apple cider doughnuts, a photobooth, and endless cocktails. The cocktails were named for each of their pets, and there were SO MANY personalized aspects from the wooden signs to the cocktail napkins. Amazing!

Claire and Adam ended the night by going through a tunnel of sparklers to their getaway car! It was a perfect way to end such a beautiful day!!!

We hope you love seeing my favorite photos from their wedding below!!! ENJOY!!!

A huge thanks to all the talented vendors:
Venue: The Pavilion at Carriage Farm
Planning/Directing: Shawn Mendenhall Schindler / Shawn Schindler Events
Florist: Expressions of Love Florist
Videography: Whitewash Films
HMUA: The Makeup Addict
DJ: SPIN
Bar: Barbox
Catering: Rocky Top Catering
Cake: Baked By Billie
Invitation Suite: Hinson’s Printing
Favors: AR Workshop Bristow / Mary Stiehm
Transportation: EcoStyle Chauffeured Transportation
Dress/Boutique: Carolina Bridal World / Maggie Sottero Designs