Enchanting Summertime North Carolina Wedding

Carter and Kevin infused their wedding with warm colors and whimsical florals, creating an atmosphere that felt like an extension of their home. Captured by Julia Wade Photography, they held an Episcopal ceremony in the church where Carter’s parents were wed – a humble chapel featuring a rustic wooden interior. An enchanted reception took place at Camp Yonahnoka in Linville, North Carolina. Bold colors of chartreuse, salmon, melon, and peach enlivened the floral installations along the tables and the wooden beams of the open-air structure. As night fell, the venue was illuminated with string lights, transforming the backdrop into a twinkling affair. Their unforgettable wedding cake was adorned with delicate florals and berries, resembling a fairytale masterpiece of layers and frosting. In a nod to the beginning of their love story, a guestbook was created from individual golf scorecards, allowing guests to share their best marital advice with clever pun instructions on a sign that read, “How to Score the Perfect Marriage.”

“My wedding gown was Monique Lhuillier, and it was actually called the Carter dress!! I purchased it in NYC at the ML store on Madison Avenue. I loved the tails in the back. I wanted it to feel more traditional, and so we worked with an incredible ML seamstress to design a jacket to go over it, which was my favorite part. It was the Royalty Jacket with Honey Lace. I loved that it was illusion over the front of my gown, so it didn’t alter the neckline, but evolved into these very elegant sleeves and was tailored to match the back of the dress. It turned out perfect for me!”

“I wore my grandmother’s veil, which was the most beautiful thing ever! I am blessed to have had her there to see me wear it.“

“The ceremony was very special. We got married in a pretty small church, so there was a good bit of overflow with guests standing out front. Walking out of the trolly with my dad and up towards the front doors of the church, seeing so many friends standing outside felt like a magical moment.”

“I live by warm colors, and I would say the way we decorated our home is a mix of masculine and feminine items/colors/textures, but everything is warm in nature. I wanted the wedding to feel like a continuation of our home. Linville is so beautiful on its own, so I tried to just enhance its beauty with flowers and not overdo it. We incorporated a lot of chartreuse, salmon, melon, peach, brown, and leaned into bolder colors instead of pastels.”

“I think the seated dinner was my second favorite part. Sitting next to Kevin, with our closest friends and family at our head table, and just looking around together at all of our other friends and family, inside this venue that is so special to me, with my brothers across from me giving me a hard time about the wine, everything just felt so perfect I thought my face was going to break from smiling so hard.”