Relaxed and Vibrant Lakeside Summer Wedding at Montague Lake Pavilion || Raleigh, NC

There are beautiful weddings that make you cry (and I’ve teared up during every single ceremony!) and then there are the weddings where you watch your college roommate marry her best friend (I didn’t even make it to the ceremony before I started tearing up!) 14 years and change ago, Heather and I were moving into Mills, deliriously jamming to the Wicked cast recording as we set up our dorm room, trying to survive our first college preseason. A year later, my second ever professional photoshoot featured Heather in goal. After another year as roommates and several classes together, Heather’s seen my dream of a business grow since the very beginning.

Fast forward 13 years, and I had the absolute honor of spending the day with Heather, Logan, and their families as they celebrated this new chapter in their story together. We had surprisingly pleasant weather for August in central North Carolina, which set the tone for what turned out to be a remarkably calm and joyful wedding day, ending in the perfectly-summer way of ice cream and glow sticks. Thank you so much to the friends, families, and local businesses who came together to help create such a memorable day!

Venue - Montague Lake Pavilion

Photography - Adrian Etheridge Photography

Assistant Photographer - Sarah Whitmeyer

Dress - Savvi Formalwear & Bridal

Hair and Make Up - Beauty by Ashley Prins

Bouquet - Sola Flowers

Table Florals - Fallon's Flowers

Catering - Redneck BBQ Lab

Ice Cream - Mama Birds Ice Cream

Bartending - On My Way Bartending

DJ - Vox DJ Co

Rentals - Curated Events