We had the opportunity to do a shoot in the Orton Greenhouse, which is now open for weddings at Orton Plantation Gardens. The shoot took place the day after the monumental snow in Wilmington and we had a blast photographing the snowy grounds!

The ever gorgeous Rochelle and Dana were our amazing models and they rocked it out! Oh how we love Rochelle and Dana! And the lovely Mandy played the role of maid of honor...again :)

Fiore Fine Flowers provided the stunning flowers, we are huge Fiore fans! Thanks to everyone for making it such a fun day!

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orton0007.jpg Rochelle, you are stunning.
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Thanks again everyone, it was a blast!
We will be posting lots of wonderful images from the Orton show on Sunday soon!

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The Dudley Mansion is opening it's doors for weddings in 2010 and we are so excited for the future events we will be photographing there!  This place is ahhhh-mazing!  We were surprised that such a jewel existed in Wilmington.  The house itself is breathtaking. Every inch is perfectly decorated in a way that brings you back to the South of the 1800s.  Pembroke and Sarah Jones were former owners of the mansion and they would throw lavish parties there, even presidents attended their events. Because of the mansion and the parties thrown there eventually the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses," was coined. Seriously. This is "the" house that started that saying!

We were thrilled at the opportunity to photograph the mansion and grounds. We had some lovely models to pose for us too.  The backyard gardens are spacious and beautifully manicured, and would make a stunning backdrop to any wedding or reception. There is definitely no other venue in town like the Dudley. 

So to our future brides, secretly planning the tiny details of your big day while waiting for him to put a ring on that finger, please oh pretty please, get married at The Dudley! 

A huge thanks to Allison and Alex our models and everyone else that contributed to the shoot, you all are the bee's knees!

Wendy with A Beautiful Event did an lovely job with the flowers and table spread and with super short notice-thanks Wendy you are amazing!!! Also thanks to Party Suppliers.

The ever gracious gals at Fountaine Bridals gave Allison an uber chic gown to wear.

Makeup was done by N Salo Salon, and I know from experience that they give killer hair cuts there as well!

Elisha Wendt owner of Lavish Boutique Salon, styled Allison's gorgeous red locks.

The vintage hair piece was from Amuse and the tux was provided by Men's Wearhouse.


Here is a view of the back of the mansion

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The beautiful back porch

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The lavish dining room

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Wendy's beautiful work!

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The light in The Dudley is stunning and abundant-It's a photographer's dream.

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Allison is gorgeous. She made me want red hair.

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Kevin rocked the tilt and shift. bam.

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dudley00036.jpg Gorgeous girl + gorgeous light= wonderful.

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Don't you want to get married there, please?

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Wilmington NC Wedding

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Parlett Pickett:

Kevin and Lauren- you are fantastic!!! Thank you so much for all your STUNNING photos! Can't wait to work with you again! -Parlett

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April 2, 2009 // commercial
I enjoyed doing this commercial shoot awhile back, and I think the product is pretty nifty too!


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