Posts Tagged: Asheville NC Wedding Photographers
October Anniversaries ~ all the best to these couples
Kristen and Jason Lavender, 6 years October 1st
“What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.” – St. Augustine
Augustine was a smart man. He was a saint, a Christian, a philosopher and a studier of men and their relationship to each other and to God. I like this quote, because while it can apply to every single person who loves well, in a marriage, it describes what bride and groom, husband and wife, father and mother will need to keep the family together: hands and feet ready to help and carry, eyes to see both pain and joy, ears to listen to stories that are exhilarating or boring (don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about) and a big heart that wants to jump in no matter what. And it’s just a start. Happy Anniversary to the couples who married in October – all of you – and most especially to the ones we’ve photographed over the years. We love you. Keep celebrating and showing each other what love looks like.
Donna & Andrew Gilleland 5 years October 4th
Mickey and Ben Strope, 4 years October 4th
LeighAnn and Jason Moffitt, 3 years October 4th
Amanda and Rich Terpstra, 8 years October 10th
Melissa and Bob Paradis, 7 years October 10th
Katie and Josh Minor, 2 years October 10th
Mary and Gilbert Joseph, 9 years October 11th
Megan and Jeff Barnhart, 4 years October 12th
Lucy and Glen Klamer, 5 years October 13th
Bonnie and Amanda Walling, 1 year October 14th
Addie & Matt 7 years October 16th
Amy & Bobby Pruitt 8 years October 17th
Jamie and Daniel Harrison, 2 years October 17th
Annette & Omudhome 9 years October 18th
Laura and Michael Chumah, 6 years October 22nd
Christine and Adam Kessell, 1 year October 22nd
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 weddings, brides, 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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Our September Wedding Anniversaries ~ Congrats to All
Ruth and John Featherstone, 5 years September 3rd
September is a popular month for weddings and what better way to say Happy Anniversary to these couples than with popular movielines about love. We toast each of these couples on their years together already and the many years to come. Salute!
“In my opinion, the best thing you can do is find someone who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what have you.” ~ Juno
Crystal and Adam Graybeal, 8 years September 5th
“They say when you meet the love of your life, time stops, and that’s true.” ~ Big Fish
Jessica and Chris Gordon, 6 years September 10th
“It’s like in that moment the whole universe existed just to bring us together.” ~ Serendipity
Lindsey and Seth Prevette, 9 years September 13th
“I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love.” ~ The Vow
Hope and Taylor Cox, 4 years September 14th
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return.” ~ Moulin Rouge
Maren and Gordon Rennie, 5 years September 15th
“You make me want to be a better man.” ~ As Good As It Gets
Kristen and Jason Chilcot, 8 years September 19th
“You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love… I love… I love you.” ~ Pride & Prejudice
Teresa and Rob Glover, 5 years September 22nd
“So it’s not gonna be easy. It’s gonna be really hard. We’re gonna have to work at this every day, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day.” ~ The Notebook
Haley and Cody Fountain, 1 year September 24th
“Love is passion, obsession, someone you can’t live without. If you don’t start with that, what are you going to end up with?” ~ Meet Joe Black
Tameka and Willie Love, 7 years September 25th
“Choose me. Marry me. Let me make you happy.” ~ My Best Friend’s Wedding
Jennifer and Joey Stout, 1 year September 25th
“Life is not the amount of breaths you take, it’s the moments that take your breath away.” ~ Hitch
Rebekah and Joshua Bolick, 2 years September 26th
“Everything I have ever done, I’ve done for you.” ~ Great Expectations
Helen and Woo Lee, 8 years September 27th
“I’ve come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is, and always will be, yours.” ~ Sense & Sensibility
Angela and Andrew Fox, 3 years September 27th
“I wish I had done everything on earth with you” ~ The Great Gatsby
Tara and John McConnell, 11 years September 30th
It was like coming home. .. only to no home I’d ever known … I was just taking her hand to help her out of a car and I knew. It was like … magic.” ~ Sleepless in Seattle
Ashley and Kevin Ellis, 6 years September 30th
“Here’s looking at you kid.” ~ Casablanca
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 weddings, brides, 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.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License
All photos are ©2017 Pixels On Paper. Do not copy, crop, or remove watermark.
Outdoor Rock-A-Billy Wedding Photos in Wilkesboro NC
When you decide to get married and important members of your family cannot travel, what do you do? You bring your wedding to wherever they are. That is exactly what New Yorkers Elisabeth DeMaio and David Gross did when they married at the Doc and Merle Watson Stage at Wilkes Community College on July 13th. Elisabeth lost her own parents not long ago and David’s folks moved to Wilkesboro, NC a few years ago. Since the elderly Gross’s are not able to travel, Elisabeth and David made the decision to come south for their ceremony and share the day with their family. We were honored to be their photographers.
David, a tattoo artist, and Elisabeth have been together for more than a decade. With their son and daughter by their sides, they planned and pulled off a completely cool and off-beat wedding: a Jewish ceremony with a Rock-a-Billy theme. While the weather was some of the worst we’ve ever shot through for a wedding ceremony – sheets of rain and lots of severe lightning – it still managed to be joyous and fun. The Rabbi who performed the ceremony shared that lighting during vows was a sign of good luck and that this couple was being blessed with more luck than they would know what to do with.
The groom’s mother surprised the bride by having a family friend bring their classic Mercury for photos. It was one of many times Elisabeth shed tears of joy since it went perfectly with their Rock a Billy theme.
This event was all hands on deck. The venue and food were provided by Wilkes Community College. The decorations, wedding planning and desserts for the reception were handled by family and friends. These newlyweds are loved! Some of the sweetest moments included the bride and groom’s first dance, followed by dancing with their children. Most touching was a dance between David and his Mom who only a few weeks prior had suffered a heart attack. When she wasn’t able to dance on her feet any longer, she sat and David laid his head on her lap for the duration of the song. There wasn’t a dry eye anywhere, including ours.
We sometimes forget that weddings aren’t just about the couple who are joining their lives; they really are about bonding closer to our own families while broadening our family to include new members. The Gross’s are perfect examples of the love and how it’s manifested. Good luck David and Elisabeth. Come back to Wilkesboro soon!
august wedding anniversaries
August sometimes gets a bad rap. It’s hot; it’s the end of summer; it’s back to school time (“AND ALL GOD’S CHILDREN YELLED: NOOOOOO!!!); it’s buckle down, “we’re done with the beach for a while” time for families and we all start slouching toward fall. But really, it’s a pretty great month. It’s transition time and it always feels to me like there’s elbow room between summer and the cooling temps and tasks that come with autumn. It’s also the month Ryan and I got married. Our marriage stands up in August and says, “yes! Another year, peeps!” In that spirit, it’s time to wish our couples who were married in August a very Happy Anniversary! You’ll notice two faces below who were mere babies when they got married in August of 2003.
We’ve loved being a part of your journeys, watching your grow, have kiddos and enter new phases of life. We raise a glass to us all.
We join this month’s anniversaries celebrating 14 years of marriage on August 2nd. Photo ©Laura Auman Photography
Lindsey & James Roberts, 8 years August 1st
Amber & Andy Shumate, 2 years August 1st
Heather & Joey Sowell, 9 years August 2nd
Melody & Pierre Banks, 3 years August 2nd
Erin & Diego Moldonado, 10 years August 3rd
Amy & Tom Davies, 4 years August 3rd
Christine & Frank Crowley, 7 years August 7th
Meghan & Josh Roberts, 2 years August 8th
Stacia & Adrian Phifer, 9 years August 10th
Mia & Lawrence Naylor, 5 years August 11th
Edith & Kirk Irish, 1 year August 13th
Micala & Tyler Rash, 2 years August 15th
Sierra & Casey Tevepaugh, 3 years August 16th
Barbara & Will Vulcano, 7 years August 21st
Heather & Jayson Parker, 8 years August 22nd
Kendall & Nathan Williams, 2 years August 22nd
Heather & Jason Rice, 6 years August 27th
Laura & Jeremy Coviello, 8 years August 29th
Whitney & Preston Parsons, 2 years August 29th
Madison’s NC Mountain Outdoor Bridal Photos
This was a fun shoot for a number of reasons. Madi was excited on this day. She was dressed as a bride for the first time completely and the trial run was sort of her first opportunity to feel all bride-y. She was practically jumping out of her skin.
Secondly, this young woman is an only child, which I “get” entirely. I am one too and watching her mom get chocked up during the session took me back. Her mom shed tears multiple times and made me think about my own mom – how critical that relationship is and how much we’ve shared and will share in the years ahead. I loved watching them relate as bride and mother of the bride – that mix of unbridled excitement and nostalgia.
Madi chose well in Preston. He’s a great guy and their engagement portraits and the questionnaire they completed for us showed how in sync they are – and how funny. Here’s to many, many great years ahead and to gorgeous summer brides.
Madi’s dress: New York Bride & Groom, Charlotte NC
Hair & Makeup: Shear Shakti, Boone NC