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A Leatherwood Mountain Resort Outdoor Wedding for a Princess and Her Engineer

Katie Vance loves Disney Princesses and Patrick Carlson is a computer engineer and self proclaimed geek. Together they are absolutely perfect for each other and their wedding was perfect too. Perfect location, perfect weather, lots of sentiment and love, laughter and tears. It’s what you hope for when you decide not to elope.

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The couple told us that their favorite moments were the toasts from the maid of honor and best man, watching Katie’s dad try to keep it together while dancing with her and Patrick dancing with his mom.  Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Family and friends from all over and from various cultural backgrounds came to Leatherwood to celebrate with these two and boy did they ever. The dance floor was jumping. The DJ and vendors they chose are listed at the end of this blog and everyone worked well together to keep the stress to a minimum — something Katie shared with us that she was so grateful for. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo. Katie Vance and Patrick Carlson Leatherwood Mountain Resort Wedding. Pixels On Paper Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock NC Photographers Photo.

Katie arrived to walk down the aisle and the couple departed in Katie’s Dad’s classic muscle car, a Supersport Nova. Not bad, huh?

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Location: Leatherwood Mountain Resort
Wedding Gown: David’s Bridal, Charlotte
Wedding Planner: Abbie Hanchey
DJ: Soundstorm DJs – Boston Bobby Cavanaugh
Catering: Woodlands BBQ
Cake and Desserts: Lowes Foods
Another big shout out to our close friends Anna & Devin Ulery of Boone Photobooth.

CONGRATS to the newlyweds! We wish you nothing but happily ever after!

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Anniversaries | The Darling Buds of May

Kaitly & Denny Gappens – 4 years on May 4th

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:

Jennifer & Thomas – 5 years on May 5th

Olivia & James – 6 years on May 7th

Kathy & Phillip – 10 years on May 12th

Andrea & Mike – 6 years on May 14th

Jessica & Zach –  8 years on May 16th

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimmed,
And every fair from fair sometime declines,
By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimmed:

Jessica & Chris – 3 years on May 17th

Maggie & Saeger – 4 years on May 18th

Rachel & Ryan – 6 years on May 21st

Holley & Ron – 7 years on May 22nd

Kathren & Nathan – 3 years on May 24th

Shanna & Ethan – 4 years on May 25th

Ashleigh & Philip – 5 years on May 26th

But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,
Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Sonnet 18 from William Shakespeare

Candace & Bob – 8 years on May 30th

Congratulations and Happy Anniversary! We love you all and hope the year ahead till the next anniversary is adorned with the blooms of prosperity, good health, laughter, devotion and LOVE!

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One January Anniversary ~ celebrate!

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Bethany & Kevin McCoy 7 years January 23rd

Happy Anniversary to a couple we watched (and photographed!) marry 7 years ago. A winter wedding filled with warmth and love. Sounds trite but it’s true. And if you don’t believe me, here’s 16th century poet Thomas Campion.

Now winter nights enlarge
This number of their hours;
And clouds their storms discharge
Upon the airy towers.
Let now the chimneys blaze
And cups o’erflow with wine,
Let well-tuned words amaze
With harmony divine…

This time doth well dispense
With lovers’ long discourse;
Much speech hath some defense,
Though beauty no remorse.
All do not all things well:
Some measures comely tread,
Some knotted riddles tell,
Some poems smoothly read.

The summer hath his joys,
And winter his delights;
Though love and all his pleasures are but toys
They shorten tedious nights.

Happy Anniversary, Bethany and Kevin!

If you’re planning your wedding and are looking for engagement portraits and wedding photographers, please contact us. We’d love to hear your story and capture your big day.

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best of 2016 wedding day photos

HAPPY NEW YEAR, everyone! As we ease into 2017, we thought we’d share some of the best of our wedding images from 2016. Looking back at these, it really was a great year to get married and we loved being a part of these and many other important occasions in your lives. CHEERS to all and for those of you tying the knot in 2017, we cannot wait!

What’s a little rain and snow with the right lighting?

Gorgeous views and gorgeous couples.

 

A pirate-themed wedding for a couple who’ve been together long enough to really celebrate.

Autumn weddings outdoors!

 

A church wedding in Fort Mill SC and fabulous reception (above).Amanda Walling and Bonnie Hostetler On The Windfall outdoor Wedding West Jefferson NC

Bonnie & Amanda Walling
Our first but hopefully not last same-sex wedding. Truly beautiful. (above)

Outdoor wedding with a cigar bar at the reception (above).Caudill / Orozco Elkin wedding photography by Wilkesboro NC Photographers Pixels On Paper

Ashley & Oscar Orozco
Our last wedding of 2016 with this couple who met on a youth activity trip.

We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddingsbrides, and special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

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Happy Wedding Anniversary to our November couples

“Love is the answer”… and there are at least 2 comic endings to that sentence, but you’ll have to look ’em up.
I love a good sonnet as much as the next person, but this month – as I highlight the anniversaries of the couples we’ve photographed – I’m returning to humor. I don’t think we can ever get enough, do you? Just sayin.

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Rachel & Jeremy – 4 years on November 3rd

“Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet service to see who they really are.” – Will Ferrell

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Amy & Rex – 5 years on November 5th

“Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in.” – Richard Jeni

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Jesse & Bobby – 6 years on November 6th

“Being a good husband is like being a stand-up comic. You need 10 years before you can call yourself a beginner.” – Jerry Seinfeld

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Katy & Josh – 4 years on November 10th

“My best birth control now is just to leave the lights on.” – Joan Rivers

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Betsy & Scott – 5 years on November 12th

“Obviously, if I was serious about having a relationship with someone long-term, the last people I would introduce him to would be my family.”- Chelsea Handler

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Lindsay & Scott – 6 years on November 20th

“Love is a lot like a backache, it doesn’t show up on X-rays, but you know it’s there.” – George Burns

We love family portraits whether they are set in the studio, the great outdoors, a specific location like the mountains or high country, or on our property in our outdoor portrait garden. Pixels on Paper photographs, engagements and weddingsbrides, and special events and portraits  of all kinds in our Wilkesboro, NC studio. We would be honored to meet with you, learn about you and your family and be a part of taking special portraits that will become, we hope, family heirlooms.

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