Wilmington NC Wedding Photographers Kevin and Lauren Millard KMI Photography

Southern Weddings Feature~Ginger+Jeff

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:29:32 -0500

Southern weddings featured Ginger and Jeff's fabulous wedding on their blog yesterday and today!
Check it out here and here!

Mallory+Wiley~Wedding, Wilmington NC

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:55:32 -0500

Mallory and Wiley are finally married! It has been quite an anticipated event, and we were so thrilled to be a part of their day! Mallory and Wiley are wonderful together. They are intuitive, kind, encouraging, and it is beautiful to watch how they care for each other. Theirs is the sort of relationship that could be found in the pages of an epic love story, it's truly that great. And speaking of epic, their wedding took place the day after the huge snow, which turned out to be the most snow we have received in a decade!

The ceremony and reception took place at St. Thomas Preservation Hall in downtown Wilmington, NC. We had the pleasure of working with:
Matt and Melissa Davis with Lifestage Films
A Beautiful Event, the flowers were lovely as always
Nicki Macrae, who designed a gorgeous cake

The ladies got ready at The Graystone Inn, it is such a beautiful bed and breakfast!

Mallory and her dad seeing each other for the first time

Mallory made a gorgeous bride!

Snow!

Mallory and Wiley chose to write their own vows and they were the by the far the most beautiful vows I have ever witnessed. I am not exaggerating when I say there was not a dry eye in the house!

It just so happened that Wiley's brother had this fabulous car parked where we were photographing, so of course we took full advantage. I am in love with these shots!

I love the window light in St. Thomas!

I love these images, the flare, the warmth, the couple!
These are the my favorite exit shots of all time! So much fun!

Thanks Mallory and Wiley for allowing us to be a part of your wedding day, it was fabulous from beginning to end! We are so very happy for you both!

Orton Plantation's Greenhouse

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:20:57 -0500

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!

Rochelle, you are stunning.

Snowball fight awesomeness!

Mandy looking effortlessly lovely.
Besties for real.

Thanks again everyone, it was a blast!
We will be posting lots of wonderful images from the Orton show on Sunday soon!

Orton Secret Garden: A Wedding & Event Gathering

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:27:54 -0500

To all you brides and grooms feverishly wedding planning, take a breather from the stress and come attend Orton's Secret Garden Wedding Event this Sunday from 11am-4pm!
There will be some fabulous vendors present, wonderful wedding planning ideas and free stuff! The different venues at Orton will be set up like actual ceremonies and receptions-It's going to be amazing!

We will be located in the Greenhouse, so make sure to come visit us.

Here is a sneak peak of the wedding goodness to come on Sunday!
See you soon!

The Garrett Boys~Wrightsville Beach, NC

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:28:36 -0500

The Garrett boys are growing so fast! Kevin has been photographing their family since the inception of the business and it has been so wonderful to watch them grow up through the years! Greg (a.k.a Dr. Garrett) is our wonderful dentist!
If you are in need of wonderful dental care check him out!

Little boys are VERY busy :)

Elizabeth & Molly~Wilmington, NC

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:05:09 -0500

Kevin photographed these beautiful girls in late 2009, and they are too cute not to share!
We met this sweet family in a Bradly Birthing Class while their Molly and our Maggie were still in the womb. Molly is 5 months old in these pictures...Babies grow fast!

Elizabeth likes to twirl.

And laugh.

Naked baby!!!!

Both girls have stunning blue eyes.

A day in the Life.

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:48:00 -0500

Maggie is becoming increasingly difficult to keep up with. She is in to everything that should not be gotten in to, and we are enjoying every minute chasing behind her. She is the best thing ever.
This is a little snapshot from her seventh month that provides insight into how a day ebbs and flows around here.

The girl has so many toys, but for some reason prefers to to bang on the door and look outside. It's one of her favorite past times.
I love this one. She still has her pjs on, still has sleepy eyes and her hair is crazy. It is so Maggie.

She is finally starting to realize that swings are fun!

I swear, she really does have toys, but she likes to play with things like paper and boxes....and computer cords.
She also prefers to just sport the diaper.

Diapers. Are. Awesome.

It's really that much fun. Go find a box and try it for yourself.

And now on to glorious bath time. Maggie adores bath time.

I have to explain this final shot. Our dear, sweet daughter has started growling at us lately. It's sort of a "look-at-me-I'm-super-cute" growl. And then we growl back and it becomes a sort of growling match. It's the cutest thing ever. This is the growl in action.

Maggie and Cooper

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:16:46 -0500

Maggie met her cousin Cooper for the first time this week! Cooper is two months younger than Maggie, however one would never be able to tell this as he is a beast in comparison.
I brought along a camera to document the epic meeting...which turned out to be not so epic because they weren't that interested in each other :)
We are looking forward to some fun beach days with Cooper this summer!

I find them very cute.

Cooper is such a happy little boy and so very sweet!

John+Kelley~Wedding, Wilmington, NC

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:10:50 -0500

John and Kelley are so much fun and we have been thrilled to be a part of their wedding process! They keep each other laughing constantly, and I find this adorable.

They had a beautiful candle light ceremony at St. Thomas Preservation Hall in historic Downtown Wilmington, NC. Their ceremony will forever be one of my favorites, it was such a intimate, romantic atmosphere.

We headed to Caffe Phoenix for a lovely dinner reception....and a party ensued.

Thanks to Beautiful Bouquets by Betty for such wonderful work! The flowers were simply outstanding!
And thanks to Rob with Forever DJ for rocking out the reception!

Kelley got ready at The Riverview Suites which overlook the Cape Fear River.

Kelley was a gorgeous bride!

Our brides have fabulous taste. Kelley ordered these beautiful hairpieces from Etsy.com

Kelley has such a sweet dad. He looks so captivated by his daughter.
Kelley carried a baby bonnet her mother made for her when she was an infant as a handkerchief

Isn't it so lovely?

I told you they were fun.

And they had fun guests! yay!

A Shindig Southern Events

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:54:35 -0500

We must take a moment to gush about Hannah and Jessica at A Shindig Southern Event Planning! These gals are the best! They are a joy to work with because they keep their brides really happy...and happy brides are easy to photograph!
They are attentive to the smallest of details and they always aim to create a unique look for each wedding. We heart them.

So to all you beautiful brides in the midst of wedding planning chaos...call them. Do it. Now.

This lovely set up was designed around the theme "The Big Apple."

Michelle+Stuart~Wedding, Lake Waccamaw, NC

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:48:36 -0500

We have truly enjoyed getting to know Stuart and Michelle through their wedding process, they are such a genuine and kind couple! Stuart, who is currently in seminary, gave Michelle a strict deadline of 6 months to plan their wedding. I must say that Michelle and her darling mother, Liz, definitely pulled off quite a glamorous affair!

These two tied the knot January 9th under a blue sky and some chilly temps in Lake Waccamaw, NC. The cold was no match for the joy of the day and the love that emanated from this sweet couple.

We are thrilled for you both! Welcome to the journey and we hope for much joy (and lots of babies) on the way!

Many kudos to
Memory Florist the lovely flowers and reception design.
The Dessert Divas for the beautiful and delicious cake!
Joe Durivage kept the party hopping.

Michelle is a stunning bride!

I thought the jewels in the bouquets were a lovely touch.
It was freezing! But these girls were great sports and braved the cold for some pictures.

Waiting to walk down the aisle.

The detailing on the cake was to mirror the design of Michelle's dress, and it was accented with a jewel backdrop-I think it turned out perfect!

The reception was held at Vineland Depot in Whiteville, NC. It was a beautiful backdrop for the event!

And the party was started.

Congrats you two!

Best of 2010 from The Knot!

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:46:29 -0500

We are so excited to announce that we have been chosen for Best of NC Wedding Photography 2010 by The Knot!

Yay!!!

This is a huge honor that we owe completely to our FABULOUS brides and grooms who so kindly nominated us and had lovely things to say about our work. We are so thankful to all of you!!! We count ourselves pretty darn lucky to be able to work with such wonderful clients!
You are the bee's knees!

Bikes are fun

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:33:56 -0500

Maggie had her first biking experience this week and the outcome was incredible cuteness. I don't think she's a fan of the helmet, but she looks so darn adorable in it! I like her. A LOT.

Brides Choice Award from WeddingWire.com!

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:55:20 -0500

We just won the 2010 Bride's Choice Awards from WeddingWire.com! This award recognizes the top 5 percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire.com Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service and professionalism.

The Bride's Choice Awards™ are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms) through extensive surveys and reviews, which means your past clients have spoken on our behalf and selected you to receive this honor.

Thank you Everybody!!

The Dudley Mansion on White Thread

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:45:36 -0500

The Dudley Mansion shoot is featured on the White Thread Wedding Blog!
Check it out!!