Laura & Arnulfo = Wedding Day!

St. Ann Catholic Church – Clayton, NC  // The Farm – Selma, NC  // November 29, 2015

How did we get so lucky to have beautiful WARM weather the last week in November?! We couldn’t have been blessed with a more perfect day for Laura and Arnulfo’s wedding. I don’t know if they studied the Farmer’s Almanac really hard, or the skies were finally just emptied of rain…but it was ABOUT TIME that we could shoot a beautiful, sunny wedding day! (And the sun during formal portraits….OH MY WORD – to die for!!!)

Laura and Arnulfo decided to have a “First Look” before the ceremony. It’s a non-traditional moment, but it tends to be so sweet and tender. It’s really the only time of the day the Bride and Groom get a few minutes of QUIET, just the TWO of them, and get to soak in the day. It helps with nervousness of walking down the aisle, and allows for more raw moments, since you don’t have a church full of people watching your reaction! Arnulfo and Laura’s First Look was genuinely so sweet. Arnulfo was totally in AWE of his beautiful bride, smiling SO BIG, and he even (un-prompted!) spun her around to see her entire gown. Tears!!

After a traditional Catholic ceremony, we all headed to The Farm for an evening of food, dancing, music, toasts, and more dancing!! Laura and Arnulfo had put such a special touch on the reception – combining both of their tastes and cultures into a unique evening. They had both a mariachi band and a DJ, southern food AND Mexican food! It was so neat to experience such a blended evening.

Laura had a surprise for her dad…during the Father/Daughter Dance, their chosen song cut to the baseball song “Centerfield”, and her Mom brought out softball gloves and a ball. Laura and her Dad (her former softball coach growing up) tossed the ball back and forth – and he had NO IDEA she’d been planning it! 🙂 So fun!

Laura and Arnulfo left the reception to a glow-stick exit. It was as colorful as the evening had been, and a perfect way to finish out the night! We hope you two have a GREAT time on your honeymoon, and we wish you all the best! Enjoy this Sneak Peek into Laura and Arnulfo’s beautiful wedding day!