Whimsical Warehouse Wedding at The Cotton Room Real-life couple Lauren Wilkinson and Everett Pendergast were selected as models for this styled wedding at The Cotton Room. Blush-toned florals combined with pink velvet seating created a whimsical, romantic feel in the warehouse space. The sweet style made for a fitting backdrop for a surprise proposal once… READ MORE
Where Should You Have Your Wedding? Take The NC Wedding Venue Quiz to Find Out Take The NC Wedding Venue Quiz to find out where you should get married! After you complete the quiz, click here for our interactive, wedding venue guide to help you narrow venues and search by specific areas in NC. The wedding… READ MORE
Engaged in NC? So is this Mountain Couple, who had a Magical Proposal aboard Disney Cruise Line By Emma Claire Henderson Did you think your boyfriend would be able to pull off a surprise proposal? Yeah, neither did I, until my fiancé planned the perfect proposal that combined our love for Disney and our love… READ MORE
Golden Hour Downtown Durham Engagement Photos by Fancy This Photography After meeting Fancy This Photography owner Nikki Whitt, Megan Le and Edward Nishio knew right away she would be the perfect person to capture their engagement photos. COVID-19 and the governor’s stay-at-home order made scheduling the shoot challenging. Eventually, they were able to meet Nikki… READ MORE
Unique Engagement Shoot Idea - This Couple Used Holi Festival Color Powder at their Eno River Durham Photoshoot with Richard Barlow Photography Who doesn't adore engagement photo shoots? They are a chance to get to know your photographer and capture some great images that you can use on Save the Dates. But more importantly, they… READ MORE
One Creative Guy Pulls off a Show-Stopping Surprise Raleigh Proposal at Pullen Park - and She Said Yes! To quote the bride, "Certainly, everyone's engagement is perfect, but this was the stuff of fairy tales." Obviously, we here at Southern Bride & Groom hear our fair share of romantic proposals. But on occasion, we hear… READ MORE
Need Ideas on Where to Go for your downtown Durham Engagement Shoot? Check out this adorable Bull City day date session by Fancy This Film Photography A really great engagement shoot captures the essence of the couple. Fancy This Film Photography, a Durham wedding photographer, loves for her portraits to go beyond that and tell… READ MORE
Surprise Christmas Proposal Photo Shoot in NC To all the men out there who are thinking about proposing, take note! Southern Bride & Groom's Preferred Photographer, Cor Photography, reached out to Courtney and Luke to be a part of her Christmas engagement styled shoot at the Leslie-Alford-Mims House in Holly Springs, NC, which is right… READ MORE
Engagement Shoot at the NC State Fair In celebration of an event that brings together so many North Carolinians, we wanted to share with you this amazingly creative engagement shoot by Richard Barlow Photography at the state fair! This Raleigh couple hammed it up for the camera while having a fun night out at their engagement… READ MORE
The heart of the city is the perfect lively and colorful backdrop for an engagement session, which is what we love about today's featured couple, Donald and Damion's "superhero-themed" same-sex engagement session in downtown Raleigh captured by Ariel Perry Photography! The two grew up in different cities in the South. Donald was born in Seaford, DE and eventually lived in… READ MORE
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