Brooke and Wes are the sweetest couple. The kind of couple that at the end of the wedding day, we shouted our goodbyes and said “let’s have dinner once you get back from your honeymoon!”. We haven’t had dinner yet, but soon. Their wedding day was a picture perfect Fall day. We couldn’t have asked for better weather (in November!) and the colors were stunning.

They did a “first look” which I am so happy about… We were able to get all of the bridal party pictures and family pictures done, which was key because they had several of their nieces and nephews in the wedding. It is always best to get the pictures with the children done first! But we also had a short bit of time around sunset for pictures of just Wes and Brooke and we had fun with those!!

If you remember their engagement session, you will remember the tandem bike that they used. I love how they incorporated the tandem bicycle theme, from their invitations, programs, candy table and my favorite part….Brooke found an artist on etsy that drew a tandem bicycle and guests used their thumbprints for the guest book. A very colorful, and unique idea for a guest book.

They used sparklers for their exit, and we snuck away from the reception with Wes and Brooke for a few fun pictures with sparklers. I had Jamie running circles around Wes and Brooke for a long exposure with a few sparklers…it turned out quite well!

So happy for you Wes and Brooke! You two are such a fun couple and we look forward to dinner one day soon!

Happy 2012!

Joy | Raleigh Wedding Photographer