Chelsea & Art and a whole "Hill" of a lot of love!

It was the middle of January, a time of year that's pretty quiet on the island, when I got a call from a bride who had just lost her wedding venue. A wedding, that was planned for just three months away on April 22, 2011. They had three months to book a new venue, rearrange their plans, alert their guests and vendors and  they had never even been to Bald Head Island before. We schedueld a visit for the two of them and they booked the club immeditately.

The amazing thing about this couple though, as stressed as I know they both were, they were cool as cats when they came to visit with me. Chelsea and Art Hill were just two, very much in love individuals, who wanted to celebrate that love in front of their friends and families. The fact that the Bald Head Island Club happened to be available the day they wanted to marry, was just a bonus.

After booking the club for their reception, they decided to have a beachfront ceremony. So the morning of their wedding, we delivered 100 or so white padded chairs to the beach and they were all set to go.

That is until about 30 minutes prior to the ceremony, the rain started falling. It wasn't enough to wash away the chairs of course, but when their guests showed up at the club seeking shelter from the rain, we decided to move the ceremony to the Ocean Terrace, underneath our gorgeous white linen lined tent.

I called Chelsea to let her know of the change in ceremony locales. She was at her beachfront home, having the finishing touches put on. All she said was "Thank you."

Peaceful and calm as ever, Chelsea. 

Art, who was already at the club, was also very grateful for the last minute switch. But I think Art and Chelsea are loving the dramatic skies now, after seeing the amazing images their photographer Matt McGraw captured that afternoon and evening.

In the end, Chelsea & Art had a wonderful wedding day experience and their guests had a fabulous time.I should know - i was there marveling at how much fun they were having. Of course it didn't hurt having the ever-fabulous J Tatum from Active Entertainment as the evening's entertainment. And Vince Stout on the Steel Drum was a marvelous addition. 

Congrats to the happy newlyweds and congratulations on your move and new home!

The coast misses you though!