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Kerri & Greg | Raleigh NC Wedding

June 28, 2009 – 10:16 am

Wedding: Sacred Heart Cathedral - Raleigh, NC
Reception - The Renaissance Hotel at North Hills - Raleigh, NC
Flowers: The Purple Poppy - Wake Forest, NC
DJ: Joe Bunn DJ - Kevin Majoros - Raleigh, NC

Kerri & Greg’s wedding took place on June 13th, 2009 at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Downtown Raleigh. I originally met the happy newlyweds in January of this year. “One of my main priorities are the wedding photos” Kerri had told me. No problem.. I can do that.

While Kerri got ready in a beautiful suite in the Renaissance Hotel, Greg headed over to the church with the guys and my 2nd photographer captured them doing their thing (Won’t be posting those, sorry guys - but I see there was a table harmed in the process). As Kerri got ready, it was very apparent how close everyone in the bridal party and family was. A big challenge for photographers on the wedding day is finding out the relationships between everyone so we can better tell the story. Well, with Kerri’s party, I couldn’t determine who was immediate family and who were friends - since they were all treated like family, I did the same.

The cathedral is beautiful and following the ceremony, we were able to get a few quick photos of the couple before everyone took a midday break. The reception picked up that evening at the Renaissance Hotel and, with it being my first time there, I was very excited to check out the property. One words comes immediately to mind - beautiful! With the happy newlyweds and 100 of their friends and family celebrating, Kevin Majoros (Joe Bunn DJ) got the party rolling and, well, let’s just say a few pictures had to be censored for decorum purposes.

Congratulations to you both! I am always honored to be chosen to both document and create artistic imagery during a wedding day - so thank you for choosing me!

And on to the photos:

Wedding Dress at the Renaissance Hotel

Bridal Bouquet from the Purple Poppy

flower girl getting her makeup done

ring bearer ready to go

bride putting on her dress

wedding processional

Sacred Heart Catherdal

organ pipes and stained glass window

Brida & groom after the ceremony

Casual wedding portrait

Wedding - First Dance

kids at a wedding - watching the first dance

Father Daughter Dance at the Renaissance Hotel

wedding cake topper

wedding imitating a cake topper

cake paparazzi

Wedding Reception Dancing

Kevin Majoros - DJ - getting the crowd going

wedding reception dancing - Renaissance Hotel at North Hills

Wedding Reception Air Guitar

By Brian Mullins | Posted in Engagement Session, Public Eye, Raleigh Wedding Photography, Wedding Photography | Tagged B&W photos, Bridal Bouquet, downtown Raleigh, hair & makeup, North Hills, off camera flash, organ pipes, outdoor photography, Raleigh NC, raleigh photographers, Raleigh Wedding Photographer, Renaissance Hotel, ring bearer, Sacred Heart Cathedral, stained glass windows, wedding dress, Wedding Photography | 1 comments Add a Comment

Mandi -

Fantastic images. Beautiful

Anna & Chris | Raleigh NC Wedding

June 16, 2009 – 11:36 pm

Wedding: St. Francis Methodists - Cary, NC
Reception - The State Club - Raleigh, NC
Flowers: Flowers by Stephanie - Raleigh, SC
Catering: University Dining - Raleigh, NC
Cake: Cinda’s Creative Cakes - Raleigh, NC
DJ: Joe Bunn DJ - Randy Bennett- Raleigh, NC

Anna & Chris were married on June 6th, 2009 at the St. Francis UMC in Cary, NC. I initially met Anna thru a referral from the Church and was really excited to be shooting a wedding there again (You’ll see why below). Over the months of planning and a bridal portrait session with Anna, I really got to know alot about both her and her family. I decided some time ago that building these relationships were a very important part of this business, to me anyway, so I want to extend my thank you for your courtesy and generosity. It was my absolute pleasure to capture your wedding day memories!

After the service, we took a few formal shots outside (thankfully the temperature had not yet been set to boil) then off to the State Club for the reception. As many of you know, I have a real passion for photographing Architecture. If you haven’t seen the new NCSU Alumni hall then you really need to stop by. It’s a fantastic venue complete with twin staircases, marble floors and ornate furnishings everywhere the eye can see. This was also my 2nd weekend in a row with the very talented and photogenic Randy Bennett from Joe Bunn DJ Company.

The reception flew by and after a great dinner from University Dining (also clients of mine), Randy got the crowd jumping and everyone partied the night away. Near the end of the evening, Anna & Chris celebrated their marriage in (what I personally think) the coolest fashion - by singing the NC State Fight Song. The crowd sent the couple off in old-school fashion - with a shaving cream and vienna sausage laden car. After my gear was packed up and I was on my way home, I got lucky and found the slightly less happy couple cleaning off their car at a local gas station…

Congrats to you both! I really enjoyed being a part of your wedding day!

As always, here are a few photos:

MOG Pinning boutonniere on son

Bridal preperations before the wedding

Bride surrounded by bridemaids

Bride's walk to the wedding ceremony

Wedding Ceremony at St. Francis UMC Cary, NC

Signing of the marriage certificate

wedding formals in Cary, NC

Bride & Groom formals

NCSU Wedding Cake Toppers

Aerial photograph of the State Club

First dance at the State Club - Raleigh, NC

Dad and Daughter dance at wedding reception

Mother and son dance at the wedding reception

wedding reception dancing

wedding photographers

candid wedding photography

an unexpected dip at the reception

Bride & Groom singing NCSU fight song

Sparkler Exit at the State Club - Raleigh, NC

The last wedding surprise - a trashed car

Cleaning trashed car after wedding

By Brian Mullins | Posted in Bridal Portrait, Engagement Session, Event Photography, Fuquay-Varina Wedding Photography, Greensboro Wedding Photography, Personal Photography, Public Eye, Wedding Photography | Tagged B&W Photography, black and white photos, candid wedding photography, cary NC, Flowers by Stephanie, Joe Bunn DJ, NCSU Alumni Club, off camera flash, on location photography, photojournalistic wedding photography, Raleigh Wedding Photographer, sparkler exit, St. Francis Methodist, The Park Center, The State Club, University Dining, Wedding Photography | 1 comments Add a Comment

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Very nice photos….you are a very talented photographer!!

Thanks
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Raleigh, NC Wedding | Katie & Steve

June 6, 2009 – 1:49 pm

Katie & Steve were married at the beautiful Duke Gardens in Durham, NC with a reception following at the Umstead Hotel in Cary, NC.

Wedding: Sarah P. Duke Gardens - Durham, SC
Reception - The Umstead Hotel - Cary, NC
Flowers: The Watered Garden - Raleigh, SC
Cake: Sweet Memories - Raleigh, SC
DJ: Joe Bunn DJ - Randy Bennett- Raleigh, NC

This year I’ve had alot of “travel” involved weddings. Either I’m traveling to a particular destination or the bride & groom are traveling here. Katie & Steve fit the profile, well, exactly. They currently live in Texas and decided on getting married in North Carolina because of its central location to their friends and family. I remember how difficult it was planing my own wedding so I can only imagine removing the ability to meet with people face to face. However, on Saturday, it was obvious that all the planning, phone calls and even facebook chats (guilty) made it worth it.

With an outside wedding, we really kept our eyes on the sky as the forecast was calling for scattered showers. On the ride over to Duke Gardens, Katie would look up nervously at the sky just to make sure the weather was behaving. Once we arrived, I think the weather got the message because the sun same out and made for a beautiful ceremony. With storm clouds approaching after the wedding, we got thru our formals and made some pretty awesome photos with the looming clouds.

A quick trip back to the Umstead where the surprises were endless: A helicopter grooms cake from Sweet Memories, beautifully decorated and coordinated flowers from the Watered Garden and, of course, dinner from the Umstead. Randy from Joe Bunn DJ got the party started with dancing and Katie’s father brought the room to tears (yes, me as well) with his performance of a song he wrote for his daughter. After the cake cutting and dancing, everyone got back to the dancing & celebrating of Katie & Steve’s beautiful wedding.

Congrats to you both! I am honored I was present to capture your day and produce some beautiful photos for you to remember it by. Speaking of, here’s a selection of images from the day.

Bridesmaids Flowers from the Watered Garden

Wedding dress hanging at the Umstead Hotel

Putting on the wedding dress - Cary, NC

Groom getting ready at the Umstead hotel

grooms final check before wedding

bride getting the final touches before her wedding

bride in hallway - Umstead Hotel Cary, NC

limo ride to duke gardens

nervous bride checking for rain on her wedding day

ringbearer and flower girl

bride walking with her father

wedding day image at Duke Gardens in Durham, NC

Wedding ceremony at Duke Gardens

ring bearer getting prepared for rain

after wedding portrait at Duke Gardens

Reception at the Umstead Hotel in Cary, NC

Grooms cake from Sweet Memories

bride and grooms first dance at the Umstead Hotel

diamond ring and coffee beans - wedding photography

Wedding cake - Umstead Hotel in Cary, NC

bride crying from her fathers toast

dancing at the wedding reception at the Umstead Hotel

Dancing at the reception - Umstead Hotel

wedding reception dancing - Cary, NC

wedding reception dancing - Umstead Hotel in Cary, NC

wedding exit at the Umstead Hotel in Cary, NC

Raleigh, NC | Bridal Photography Shoot

May 31, 2009 – 10:31 pm

Leading up to the busy wedding season, U have been working with a few fellow photographers to put together a pseudo bridal/fashion/model shoot. The concept behind this shoot is to get a buncha photographers, a few brides/models/willing participants, head out to a general area in downtown Raleigh and shoot bridal portraits. I helped organize one last year and it was a wonderful success, so this year I super-sized the idea. Here are a few ideas on the size and scope of the event:

21 Photographers
5 Models
8 Wedding Dresses
2 city blocks

As we laid siege to Glenwood Avenue, it was quite a sight to behold, apparently too much to behold as I did hear of one accident involving two cars, one rear ending the other just after passing one of our gorgeous brides.
After 2 hours of shooting, the models & photographers we’re all exhausted but very happy with the end results. In my group, we had 5 photographers working with Lena, our bride, and we visited 8 locations in two hours within 2 city blocks. It’s a wonderful reminder that we don’t always need green pastures or studios to get stunning portraits.

As always, here are a few select photos from the day! You can learn more about the event I organized or our group which holds monthly wedding photography meetings here.

As always, here are a few photos from the day!

Bridal portrait photography - Raleigh, NC

Bride in front of railroad trestle

model posing under low roof - NC wedding Photography

bride standing on roof - Raleigh Wedding Photography

the green door - Raleigh, NC wedding photography

downtown Raleigh bridal portrait

B&W wedding portrait

wedding portraiture - Raleigh

B&W photo of bride with veil

Urban bridal portrait - Raleigh, NC

B&W wedding photography - North Carolina

bride in a Raleigh, NC parking garage

Urban bridal portrait - downtown Raleigh, NC

By Brian Mullins | Posted in Bridal Portrait, Raleigh Wedding Photography, Workshops | Tagged ambient light, B&W Photography, Brian Mullins Photography, Bridal Portrait, downtown Raleigh, Iconic photography, location photography, off camera flash, on location photography, outdoor photography, portraiture, Raleigh NC, raleigh photographers, Raleigh Wedding Photographer, street photography, Urban Bridal Portrait, Wedding Photography | 1 comments Add a Comment

Michelle Robinson -

Beautiful photographs Brian. It is amazing the locations that we all got to photograph in. Thank you so much for all your hard work, it was and still is so very much appreciated!

Holly Springs, NC | Newborn Photography

May 27, 2009 – 10:00 pm

Over the winter months, when weddings slow down, I really get a chance to look at my photography business and formulate a plan on what & how I want to focus on for the upcoming year. Since I have two children myself and I know how much I treasure my photos of them, I thought I should check more into portraits for babies & newborns. I know I had my work cutout for me as some of the best childrens photographers in the country reside within an hour of me so I did what I used to always do, hit the books.

After studying up a bit on newborns & young children, looking at countless other photographers work, I felt I could bring something to the table that would be both different and treasured by my clients. While I love a good portrait as much as anyone, I usually prefer it to have a little more life and honesty. After all, while the baby won’t remember anything about the surroundings at that time, I can show how his arrival affect his parents lives, and that, I believe, is truly priceless.

So, after studying, researching and practicing on my own kids (my cat moves to fast), I felt I was ready but I had one major issue.. no clients. So while I had pondered on how to tackle this minor issue (this is sarcastic, really), I received an e-mail from Liz & Ryan who were expecting their first child soon. What great timing my clients have. So after talking a bit with them both and finding out they are, literally, within walking distance of me, we setup a rough time frame and waited patiently for the little guy to make his appearance.

Connor Hourihan was born on May 14th, 2009. As we setup a time to meet, it struck me what an absolute and true honor it was to be the first professional to capture his image & spirit on camera. So as I headed over to their house, I started remembering my own feelings as a father and how I could use that to photograph young Connor in such a way that, in 30 years from now, he can look back and see how his parents adored him so. That, as they say, is why I love doing this work!

Newborn photography in Holly Springs NC