We met Emily and Taylor for the first time at Abby and Aaron’s wedding we photographed in 2013 in the Outer Banks. Taylor is Abby’s brother. Now we’re friends with Abby and Aaron due to our mutual love of Halloween and our love-bordering-on-obsession of their dog Casey (look at that face), so because we hang out, we’ve also had the opportunity to hang out with Emily and Taylor at Abby’s Halloween parties (when we can recognize them in their costumes, that is). We liked them because they also like Halloween, and because they also like Casey, and because Emily retouches photos for a living so we can complain about mutual editing things. Now we like them even more because they had moss and ferns at their wedding, and Muse as their first dance song, and because they too, like Abby and Aaron, had the amazing Uncle Bill (Abby and Taylor’s uncle who plays Rod Remington on “Glee”) sing at their wedding (he is truly amazingly talented and also hilarious and we might’ve taken a selfie with him). So. It’s settled then. We like them. We’re unsure how they feel about us (jury’s still out since they called our Interesting Fact question “terrible”). But either way they’ll be forced to see us at Abby’s parties and we’ll win them over eventually.

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  • Date: May 30, 2015
  • Ceremony + Reception Site: The Oaks Events // Midland, NC
  • First Dance Song: “Starlight” – Muse
  • Emily’s Occupation: Photo retoucher
  • Taylor’s Occupation: Mobile Paralegal
  • How You Met: Halloween Par-tay! Taylor was the only one at the party to get Emily’s costume (Mia from Pulp Fiction).
  • Interesting Fact: Sincerely spent 30 minutes trying to come up with ‘interesting’ facts about themselves. What a terrible question.
  • Honeymoon: Bali, Indonesia
  • Vendor Credits: Officiant –Uncle Ralph Jones | DJ – CrackerJack | Cake – Delores Holt | Caterer – Concord Union Bistro | Hair – Images Salon | Makeup – Letsgetvamp Makeup | Coordinator – Michelle from The Oaks Events | Wedding Singer – Bill A Jones

This wedding had the 5 key components to any great wedding: a beautiful bride in a fluffy dress, a groom who is 6’7 who told you that you sounded taller on the phone, the cutest ring bearer in the entire land, a totally kick butt reception venue in the city, and dogs in bow ties named Calvin and Hobbes. The wedding wasn’t pitched to us quite like that… it was more like, “Hey, come shoot our wedding in Charlotte!” and we were all, “Okay!” and then when we met them and got there we knew it would totally rule. And rule it did.

Really, though, this reception venue is my type of venue. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a place so awesomely colorful or awesome. Please bring us back, Charlotte. We like it there.  You are always nice to us and contain the state’s only Ikea. And to Jen and Patrick – we love you both very much and had the BEST time. Thanks for putting up with us following you around and making cheesy jokes. We’ll come visit you, ok?

 Date: November 3, 2012

First Song: “You Are The Best Thing” – Ray LaMontagne

Jennifer’s Occupation: Advertising for Lowe’s Home Improvement

Patrick’s Occupation: Project Engineer for Crowder Construction

How You Met: We actually knew each other wayyyy back in high school.  I was dating one of his friends, and we all hung out together.  Fast froward about 10 years later and we were both living in a tiny town in NC (Kernersville) but didn’t know we both lived there.  UNTIL I saw on Facebook (of all places!), that he lived in Kernersville.  And since I didn’t know a single other person who lived there, I reached out to him and asked him what the hell he was doing living in Kernersville!  We had dinner a few days later and then were pretty much inseperable after that!  With a lack of exciting things to do in that small town that we loved SO much, we spent several nights in the Kville bowling alley drinking $1 drafts and having fierce bowling competitions.

Interesting Bride Fact: Jennifer loves to make things and crafted about 95% of the decorations for the wedding (with some help, of course!).  She’s also fluent in German, a language she learned in 3rd grade while attending a German Immersion School in Charlotte.

Interesting Groom Fact: Patrick is 6’7

Honeymoon Location: Mexico

Ceremony Location: Covenant Presbyterian Church // Charlotte, NC

Reception Location: The Extravaganza Depot // Charlotte, NC

DJ: Spintastic Sounds

Florist: Party Blooms

Cake: Simply Delicious Cakes by Whit

Caterer: Family Catering

Hair: La Bella Hair

Makeup: Jessica Bagwell