The "I Do's" of Anna & Chris...

I've often wondered, if as parents, you truthfully don't have favorites among your children. Really? Now I am not a mother yet, so I can't say for sure. But as a wedding planner for the Bald Head Island Club, I do feel a little guilty admitting that I do in fact, have favorites. Now I love all of my brides, each in their own way and for many different reasons. But Mrs. Anna Rose... well, she stole my heart the minute I met her.

Anna was the very first bride I met with when I arrived at Bald Head almost 1 year ago to the day. She was radiant, she was kind, she was glowing, she was endearing, she was genuine. And I soon realized, she was just being Anna. To say that i was looking forward to her wedding, is definitely an understatement. I was counting down the days, but at the same time savoring it all because I knew one day May 21st, 2011 would arrive and Chris & Anna would sail off into the sunset... a sunset in Turks & Caicos I believe :)

And as I knew it would, May 21st did arrive. And it was everything Anna had dreamt it would be. It was everything I dreamt it would be. Kim Fisher provided a magical ambiance of floral delight, with light pink peonies (my favorite) and succulents galore.



The ceremony was held on the Bald Head Island Club's Ocean Terrace and what a magical setting that was.

The reception kind of took over the entire club, with the cocktail hour in the palms room, and the reception inside the Ocean Room & Ocean Terrace.

Anna & Chris had such a fun wedding, and a majority of that is due to their rocking band, The TFC Band! They were so laid back and just kept the party going. This pic below is of the bride's brother. He, as well as the rest of their guests, had a blast with TFC!

I love this pic of Anna's parents dancing. Georgia & Fred Rose are just as adorable as their daughter Anna and it was just so cute watching them dance to their special song. I had to stop what I was doing to watch, it was that dang cute.

And a stunning cake courtesy of my favorite boys over at Flower & Flour. Wow! Not only did it look gorgeous sitting there on that table, but it was delicious going down too!

Congrats again to the Newlyweds, Anna & Chris. You two will forever have a special place in my heart and I will never forget your beautiful day - thanks to the fotabulous photographing of Kellie Kano! PS - for more images and a tear-jerker of a slideshow, go to Kellie's blog. She does phenomenal work! 

Bald Head Island Club Wedding - Shane & Melissa

Well, it's raining on Bald Head today, (and even though we need the rain - badly) I still find myself longing for the gorgeous sunny days we typically have here on the island. So how about a beautiful spring wedding for today's blog post, to help bring a little sunshine to this unusually wet day?

A couple months ago the Bald Head Island Club hosted a lovely Sunday afternoon wedding for Shane & Melissa. It was a gorgeous May 15th wedding, without the wind, without the rain, but with a whole lot of love and support from the couple's friends and family.

Shane & Melissa were married under our gorgeous Ocean Terrace Tent and then spent some time driving around the island with their photographer, Chris Van Atta, capturing some of the island's pristine environment and unique landmarks that have become so much a part of the island experience.

Their guests enjoyed a wonderful spread of food out on our back terraces including a chilled seafood station ...

a mashed potato martini bar... 

a beef tenderloin station...

and much, much more.

 I love events held out on the Grille Terrace - which overlooks the golf course and the croquet courts. It has such a peaceful setting -  fans blowing above, palm trees swaying in the distance and the sun casting it's lovely glow on to the greenery beyond.

And that sun certainly does a good job of keeping our entertainment warm :)

PS... DJ J. Tatum of Active Entertainment is a total rockstar. Love him!

The gorgeous flowers were provided by Wendy Wright of A Beautiful Event, and it certainly was - a beautiful event.

The bride and groom shipped the most decadent, pre-sliced chocolatey-chocolate cakes to the Bald Head Island Club from their favorite bakery and for the life of me, I can not remember the name of the bakery. I want to say Big Daddy's Bakery??? Anyway, I didn't get to try the cakes but they looked and smelled

DE-LICIOUS!

Oh, and the club's pastry chef created an assortment of delicious treats to go along with the cakes including mini cheesecakes, mini key lime tarts, and an assortment of liquor filled truffles. YUM.

Congrats to the beautiful couple. They were so laid back and just enjoyed their special day here on the island. It was a pleasure working with you both. 

And thanks again, for bringing a little sunshine to my day :)

Bridal Portrait Session - Wowsers!

I recently experienced two first's since joining the Bald Head Island Club as the Event Planner last summer. My first *First* was finally getting the opportunity to work with Scott Piner of Scott Piner Photography. Scott and his wife Donna - who second shoots with him - are an absolute joy to work with and oh-so-talented (as you'll soon see, evidenced by this amazing bridal session shot on Bald Head Island!)

My second *First* was planing the wedding of a previous employee of the club, Ms. Georgiana Key. Of course these day's she's going by her married name, Mrs. Wester.

Georgiana & Thad were married at the Village Chapel on Bald Head Island on June 18th, 2011. Since her guests have already seen the beautiful, blushing bride in person, I think I can now safely reveal these gorgeous bridal portraits with you all.

Scott Piner took Georgiana all over the island, capturing her natural beauty in some of her favorite picturesque locations. Bald Head Island has so many picturesque locations though, it's a wonder they were able to get it all in, in just one afternoon!

 

I am just floored over some of these images. Georgiana is a knock out in person, and these images really bring her beauty to light.  

And the dress? I LOVED. In person, in photographs, everywhere! This dress could do no wrong.

wow. that's it. just wow.

I can totally picture these two images below inside the pages of Weddings Unveiled Magazine. 

Adorably perfect.

Scott has promised to send me the wedding images soon so I'll make sure you all get to see the big day pics as well! Thanks again Scott! Gorgeous images as usual!

Engagement Pics on Bald Head Island

One of our "Oh-So-Cute" couples, getting married at the Bald Head Island Club later on this year, recently had their engagement pics taken on the island and they are just so adorable - i have to share.

Rachel Barker of Millie Holloman Photography (one of my absolute favs!) captured such a wonderful, peaceful, easy-going feeling in these shots. Of course, Bald Head Island is one of the most peaceful, easy-going places you'll ever find, but Rachel gave it that *Rachel* spark!

Stephanie and Shane... are sitting in a tree...

K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

How cute are these two? And apparently, it was Stephanie who requested the adorable"Tree-Shots"!

I love this picture below, it just feels so natural and fun!

 

Gorgeous pics as always from the uber-talented Rachel Barker. For more of these delightful doo-dads, check out the Millie Holloman Photography blog here.

Stephanie & Shane will be getting married in October of 2011 and I am seriously counting down the days on the calendar after seeing how photogenic these two are. I'll be sure to post some of the wedding images here too, just as soon as I can!

Time Flies when it's Wedding Season!

Wow... it's been a while since I had a moment to post any updates on the Bald Head Island Club Weddings Blog! But in a rare moment of down-time, here we go!

In no particular order - since some of our Spring weddings have yet to yield any pictures, I will be updating the blog as I receive them. And today's gorgeous showing is from our May 14th 2011 wedding, Mr. & Mrs. Austin Redwine!

This wedding was one of the most fun events we've held at the Bald Head Island Club. The couple was not only drop dead gorgeous, but so much fun and just absolutely easy going. I love the shot below, their photographer Rachel captured, of Carey's wedding day footwear. It is just so Carey!

Carey was not your typical bride - in fact, I rarely heard from her unless she just happened to be on the island and would stop in to say hello. But one of the things she and her now husband Austin did care about, was the food. So together we designed a menu that would fit both of their families tastes who traveled from Texas and all over the Carolinas to help the couple celebrate. The menu included Kobe Beef and pulled pork sliders (as Carey said, my Texas people need their beef!), a mashed potato martini bar, pasta station, corn & cilantro fritters {YUM!}, vegetable spring rolls and a tomato & basil bruschetta.  Their guests did not leave hungry - that's for sure!

Carey & Austin had their ceremony in front of an old Oak tree covered with Spanish Moss in front of Old Baldy Lighthouse. The images Rachel captured are so dramatic - I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them!

The reception was held at the Bald Head Island Club where Salt Harbor Designs played an intricate roll in   making it as gorgeous as it was. I love working with Salt Harbor. They are true professionals, hard workers, creative - OH SO CREATIVE - and just always make the whole occasion simply stunning.

 This image is one of my favorites - so cute.

And I can't forget to mention the desserts! Sugar Confections supplied the most wonderful spread of desserts from mini strawberry & blueberry topped cheesecakes (i think i ate like 12 of these the next day) to cookies and truffles and a GoRgEoUs wedding cake! I mean GORGEOUS. And so, so, so delicious. I seriousy can't say enough good things about the sweet treats!

For more pictures from the Carey & Austin wedding at the Bald Head Island Club, you can go to the Millie Holloman Photography blog where Rachel has posted the images. Rachel is just as adorable as the images she captures so make sure you check out her work!