Sam+Mark // Museum of Life and Science Wedding, Durham, NC

We absolutely adore the Museum of Life and Science, especially the inside and the outside of the butterfly house, so it was a little bittersweet that this was our last wedding there. But, we were so thrilled that the couple getting married was Sam and Mark, and that they stood in the high humidity of that butterfly house for us, and that Mark wore a trumpet flower as a hat. They truly are the best. We photographed their engagement session last year after they found us through Jessie and Dan. And soon in September we will be photographing Sam and Mark’s friends Sarah and Brandon and so all three of our wedding couples of past, present, and future were at this wedding together and it was so fun to see them all in one spot! SO MANY TEARS. Okay, nobody cried at all, but it was still nice.

I did cry at their wedding ceremony however, but it was from tears because their ceremony was hilarious. It was the very first one in my 10+ years as a wedding photographer where the officiant (their yoga teacher) had previously asked them to list some pet peeves about one another to her, and she incorporated them as vows. So there was a lot of vowing to stop leaving dirty clothes on the floor and cleaning up toothpaste from sinks. I expect they might need a vow renewal for at least that part of their ceremony every few months, but it’s important that they’re trying. We love these humans, and are so happy to be part of their day. Not only because their day involved the butterfly house but also spacemen and one chinchilla, but also because they’re great.

Date: June 1, 2019
Ceremony+Reception Venue: Museum of Life and Science // Durham, NC
First Dance Song: “Here’s To Us” – Halestorm
How You Met: At Duke
Honeymoon: Tuscany
Officiant: Sommer Sobin
Band: Dance Candy
Florist: Tre Bella
Cake: Guglhuph
Caterer: Rocky Top
Hair+Makeup – Wedding Hair by Liz
Coordinator: Stacey Newberg of Events by Memory Lane

Share this post: on Twitter on Facebook