Here is a sneak peek. Wedding photos to follow!
Gown: Hayden Olivia Bridal
Veil: Hayden Olivia Bridal
Flowers: The Blossom Shop
Ring: Mother’s original engagement ring
Hair and makeup artist: Who’s The Fairest
Planner: Hall and Webb
Bridal portrait photographer: Critsey Rowe
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The session can be for your After Session; romantic portraits taken of the bride and groom in their wedding attire. It’s becoming increasingly popular with newlyweds because it can take place up to a year after the event. Taking photos after the wedding allows the couple to feel more relaxed and act more natural, providing for some gorgeous shots. This is not your average After Session this is a kick ass under water after session. Yep, I said KA.
Some people also call this an Anniversary Session. Once again this would be the most kick ass anniversary session you could ever do!
The sessions are also open for an awesome engagement session, a bridal session (can you say “Girls trip!!”) How fun would that be as a bachelorette weekend!
If you are worried about wearing your wedding gown for the underwater session we have some back up options for you. We also have had many clients that purchased a second gown from Ebay just for the shoot.
This does not have to be wedding gown related. If you just want to wear a gorgeous gown for the session that works just as well. We will do a wardrobe consult for anyone that is doing the session for fun and not wedding related.
The price is $1500 and includes the session with beach or resort romance photos and our famously fabulous underwater shots, a wardrobe consultation for the best look, 20 of your favorite digital images from your session. And a sweet little surprise after you receive your images. From your digital copies you can print wall portraits, canvas prints, photos prints as gifts for parents and family members. Just imagine how much your Facebook Timeline photos will smoke everyone else’s!
The dates are November 13th – 18th. We will also include a few extra days to make it a long weekend so if you rather have your shoot on a Friday or a Monday that can work too. Please let us know your date choice when registering. A 50% retainer is due to hold your date and may be paid via credit card or check.
We will have a limited number of bookings for this special occasion so get your spot before they are all taken! You may register by emailing critsey at critseyrowe.com
We will be staying at the Dreams Tulum but you are welcome to book a location of your choice. The before images on the beach or resort will be taken at Dreams Tulum.
This shoot can be for any of the below sessions:
{note to photographers: this is also open to you as a workshop on underwater and beach photos. Please email for more details}
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Wedding Photographer: Critsey Rowe
Ceremony Location: Saint Mark Catholic Church
Officiant: Richard Bellow
Church Coordinator: Kris Brodoff
Reception Location: Peninsula Club
Reception Coordinator: Grainne Gray
Invitations/Stationery: Three Little Birds
Catering: Peninsula Club
Cake: Cake Lady Jill
Flowers: The Linen Loft
Hair/Makeup: Janna Williams and Stanley Owens
DJ: Split Second Sound
Videographer: Brian Bunn Films
Wedding Dress Designer: Casablanca
Bridal Store: Mecklenburg Bridal
Tux Store/Rental: Jos A Bank
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All brides receive free admission to annual event
BELMONT, N.C. – All brides, and everyone interested in weddings, are invited to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden during its annual Wedding Showcase on, Sunday, Feb. 16, noon to 4 p.m.
All brides, regardless of their planned wedding venue, will receive free admission to this event hosted by the Garden — the region’s premier wedding destination and named the Best Overall Venue for the Charlotte area by Charlotte Wedding Magazine. Whether attendees are looking for new ideas or for help in planning a dream wedding, they will find a top-quality vendor ready to lend a hand.
Guests will have the opportunity to talk with the Garden’s staff and its partners about booking and planning every detail of the perfect wedding. Guided tours of the Garden and its facilities will be offered every hour beginning at 1 p.m. The Garden conducts more than 100 events each year, from luncheons, to social affairs, to black tie events and a wide range of weddings.
During the event, guests will be able to meet with representatives from event sponsor Best Impressions Caterers, the Garden’s exclusive catering and event equipment rental company. Best Impressions, Inc. was founded in 1989 and provides culinary services for weddings and a wide range of high-profile corporate, philanthropic and social events. During Wedding Showcase, Best Impressions will feature the best and latest in the culinary industry along with the hottest trends in wedding décor.
In addition to Best Impressions Caterers, dozens of vendors will offer the latest trends in wedding attire, photography, food & beverage menus and samples, floral arrangements, entertainment needs and much more for the big day. Exclusive discounts will be offered to all brides at the show who book their event at the Garden.
Best Impressions Caterers and Party Reflections are the Sponsors of the Wedding Showcase. The Garden also thanks Charlotte Wedding Magazine for its contribution to the event.
The Wedding Showcase is free with general Garden admission – brides and members are free, $12 adults, $11 seniors 60+, and $6 children 4-12. For more information, please visit www.DSBG.org or call 704-829-1252.
Photos by Critsey Rowe Photography
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Melissa is a reporter for WBTV. You might recognize some of her co-workers.
…and a peek back at their awesome Charlotte engagement session. Click HERE.
Church: St. Mark Catholic Church
Reception: Bentley’s on 27
Invitations/Stationery: Red Stone Press
Cake: Crumbs Couture
Flowers: The Place for Flowers
DJ: Split Second Sound
Wedding Dress Designer: Christos
Wedding Dress Boutique: Nitsa’s
Transportation: Royal Limousine
Wedding Photographer: Critsey Rowe
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The Bridal Showcase - North and South Carolina’s largest bridal event. A bridal trade show.
Come see over one hundred wedding professionals as they showcase their products and services. Fashion, Photography, Honeymoons, Flowers, Catering, Bakers, Rentals, and plenty more… there’s something for everyone.
Sunday, January 26th, 2014 12pm-5pm at the Charlotte Convention Center
Be sure to stop by my booth to check out my latest albums and to see my work up close. I will be there to answer all your wedding photography questions and meet with you personally.
My booth is Pinterest inspired so it will be hard to miss:
The Bridal Showcase in Charlotte, NC is held twice a year at The Charlotte Convention Center and is sponsored by Belk Department Stores, Party Reflections Inc, and The Knot Magazine.
Don’t miss the grand finale fashion show presented by Men’s Warehouse and David’s Bridal.
Brides & Grooms, register now online, get $2 off admission, and become eligible for gifts, including a grand prize honeymoon vacation!
To learn more visit The Bridal Showcase Website!
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For the longest time my collection has been spread throughout our house and some in storage because I ran out of room to display them. Today that changed when my amazing husband hung shelving for me to display most of them in one room. I am giddy with happiness to see my cherished possessions staring back at me every time I walk into the room. Here is how the transformation turned out…
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Here is a sneak peek of Julia’s beauty session:
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I always ask clients what they love about each other and I totally adore what Rachael and Bobby had to say about each other:
Question for the GROOM: What things do you love the most about her? I love that Rachael is my best friend. We can finish each other’s sentences and can always talk to each other. Rachael is such a great person with a warm heart. She truly loves to be loved. She is always doing kind things for myself and others. Rachael has such a warm heart. I know she will always be there for me, through the good and the bad. I’d say my favorite thing about Rachael is her personality and the way she makes me feel as a person.
Question for the BRIDE: What things do you love the most about him? I love how he can make an entire room laugh and never takes himself too seriously. I love how he enjoys the simple things in life and would rather build a fort at home and roast marshmallows sometimes instead if always having to go out. I love how ambitious he is and how successful he wants to be not only for us, but for our future children so they can go to college and be given some of life’s greatest opportunities. I love how much he wants to be a dad and how great of a dad I know he’ll be. I love that he’s close with his sisters and his mom and always puts family first. I love that even we’re running around in the morning to get ready, he’ll stop me just to tell me he loves me and more recently, I love when he tells me he can’t wait to marry me and for me to be his wife.
Bobby is moving to London in January and Rachael will stay in NC for a short time so her sister made them these cute coffee mugs to help them feel closer until they are both in England together.
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