Julianne and Jonathan's Wedding at The Grand Bohemian Asheville

Julianne and Jonathan celebrated their marriage with incredible elegance and grace, while finding the FUN in every single second. As always, choosing the photos to show you from the wedding was So Hard!!! But choosing the photos from this wedding was particularly challenging because the moments I want to show you jump from photos worthy of a styled shoot (doesn't this bride look like a model???) to show-stopping hilarity! Here are my top choices so you can see for yourself what a great day we had.

Awesome mugs make AWESOME gifts for the groomsmen!

One of my favorite shots. These guys were so genuine, fun and made everyone's day a little better!

Loved that he kissed her hand before putting the ring on her finger. Such a gentleman!

This cake...Another Karen Donatelli masterpiece. The fresh flowers from Flower Gallery came in such amazing hues, they hardly looked real!

The normally sedate and completely traditional mother son dance got a toss-up as all the groomsmen broke in for a turn dancing with this sweet mama.

And a father daughter dance that would bring a smile to anyone's face.

The band is incredible! Can't you just HEAR them?!?? What fun we had!

Check it out. Julianne and Jonathan wanted to be sure no one left hungry...so they provided a hot dog stand... a HOT DOG STAND! at the end of the night. This is going to be a tough ending to top.

Sweet goodbyes...

Vendors:

Thanks to the awesome team who pulled it all together!! It's a pleasure to work with each one of you.
Ceremony and Reception Venue: Grand Bohemian

Wedding Planner: Mary Bell Events
Officiant: Mary Katherine Robinson
Ceremony Musicians: Linda Kendall Fields and Judy Wolter Bailey

Florist: Flower Gallery

Reception Band: Ascension

Cake: Karen Donatelli

Make Up: Powder Me Pretty

Hair: Lalena Settlemyre

Hot Dog Cart: Avery's Hot Dogs

I have had a wonderful birthday. We celebrated last night at the Olive Garden with most of my family and friends. Waynette of Sweet Promises http://www.sweet-promises.com/ made an awesome birthday cake that was so delicious! I am so happy that everyone could make it, especially my life long friend Charlene. I realized just how lucky I am to have so many people close to me that I can share my life with. Being that I had two of my dear friends there (who just happen to be photographers) I got some amazing images to remember my day. Thank you Regina and Athena. Life changes so quickly and we grow up so fast. I think back to just 10 years ago when I met my husband and see just how far we have come. Our love is so strong and I don't think I could be where I am today without his love and support. Lots of people come to their birthday with their minds set to "oh no another year older", but I am so happy to be where I am and have so much to live for. Today is a point in my life that I can say I am 30, truly happy, and I am very excited to see where I go from here.

I had the pleasure of photographing a wonderful couple just before the new year. Nicole kept telling me they were very excited to have found me and with our conversations about their the shoot, I knew this was going to be fun. The information they provided in their worksheets allowed me to create a plan for the day with some great places that were real and meant something to them as a couple. We started at a sushi bar, strolled downtown, stopped for a glass of wine, and went to the garage to shoot with Adam's off road jeep (currently under repair). He was a little reluctant thinking this would not be good for photographing, but it turned out awesome. After we finished, I was so happy that I had to show them the photos from the back of the camera. I can't wait to shoot the wedding. View their slideshow http://www.coreycagle.com/Siska