I had so much fun getting to know these two cuties as we ventured around Charlotte for their engagement session. We started at Wooden Robot Brewery, where it all started for them, and casually strolled around to some of the popular spots like the Hearts Wall and anywhere we could squeeze in the Charlotte City Scape.

Fast forward to the wedding weekend, I joined them for a group hike with all their friends and family along the Tanawa Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was such a fun way for all their guests to get to know each other before the big day, I highly recommend for all my adventurous babes!

For the rehearsal dinner Mindy wore her grandmother/mother’s wedding gown which she had modernized, so we made sure to create a few portraits with it the morning of the wedding. With the remaining lace from the dress she made a brooch for her mother and pocket squares for her brother and dad. Her mother also hand painted all the wedding invitations and she wore her grandmother’s bracelet.

For their wedding party they wanted only the best dogs they knew, Lexie and Frankie, who of course had joined us on the big hike the day before as well. They were certainly a crowd favorite :)

At the reception they incorporated teal glass insulators and money tree seed pods onto the table design. These were to honor her grandfather who was a line man electrician and also loved money trees. He had collected them both through the years and they were perfect for the reception tables.

In addition to their other fun reception festivities, they chose to do an Hora Loca with their friends and family. “The Crazy Hour” it is essentially a party within a party and everyone had a blast. Fun lights and hats and masks, it definitely adds another element to the day.