We are going to break down the actual costs and ideal budget for getting married here in North Carolina, but these same principles can be applied to several wedding destinations in the Southeast.

On the coldest day in January, the best of Raleigh, NC wedding market gathered together to create absolute magic in the only way we know how – perfectly. There was snow on the ground, our noses were red, our hands freezing, but our smiles were wide and our hearts full as we opened the doors to Durham’s premier venue, Carolina Grove.

Insert – Fall Transition. This style embodies everything that we love about Fall including warm wooden barns, dried florals, cozy velvets and fallen leaves while still holding onto the Summer goodness we aren’t ready to part with just yet. You know, the cool pastels, party ponies and clean lines.

Oh the dreaded guest list. If there is one thing that my clients really dread, it’s their guest list. For some reason it seems that moms and daughters bicker the most over who should and shouldn’t get an invite, and dad wants to invite all of his golfing buddies that you’ve never met and your head is SPINNING.

The day before our wedding, it poured rain. I mean literally poured. All day. We had to rehearse in our Plan B location which was inside the Barn of Summerfield Farms. Our outdoor rehearsal dinner was moved under a picnic shelter, and everyone kept telling me that “there was no way we could have our wedding outside.”