The only minor thing about Katie and Josh’s October wedding was their now-shared surname. Katie Muskal wore her mother’s wedding gown when she walked down the aisle to marry her groom, Josh Minor. The gown was reworked and tailored to suit her style, but kept the elements that reminded her of her mom and bonded them that day. And that’s only the beginning….
The bride told us that she, “wanted to create a casual, rustic but chic, festive atmosphere where everyone could be comfortable and have a good time. And of course, we wanted it to be in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains!”
Katie is a native of Pennsylvania, but as an Appalachian State alum, she got the mountain bug and fell in love with our Blue Ridge …… and fell even further for a NC boy – Josh. “After dating a few months, we spent an amazing weekend deep in the mountains while attending a football game. I can honestly say that the beautiful scenery helped us fall in love more and more each day. For our wedding, I wanted to recreate that feeling of love we experienced on that trip.”
There is something about an outdoor wedding that is both challenging and adventurous and so deeply cool. Everyone is surrounded by mother nature, we’re all under the sky, there is tender ambient noise, and the trees and flowers and the rest of nature become attendees.
A little shout out: this couple worked with the amazing talent of Buddy Fore and his efforts tend to result in the most beautiful and well-organized weddings. Just look at his table arrangements!! Also, look for him in the 2016 issue of High Country Wedding Guide.
There was no shortage of details that spoke to autumn and tradition. The bride’s Jewish upbringing was celebrated with a “chuppah” made of antique cloth from both the bride’s and groom’s grandmothers. They celebrated with a “breaking of the glass” ceremony, and later the “hora” chair dance at the reception. Finally, the centerpieces and decorations on the head table were from the bride’s grandmother, who passed away last year.
We love the Blue Ridge Mountain Club! It couldn’t be more picturesque and it, along with the fog and rain in the morning followed by a starry night, allowed us to get gorgeous photos of this glorious couple and the many people people who came from hither and yon to be there to celebrate with them.
This reception had the highest energy we’ve seen and photographed all year. The dance floor never cleared thanks to DJ Erok, whom we would highly recommend. Ages young and old partied well into the night. We loved that when they did need a break, the outdoor fire-pit was close by and the stars were out.
Katie asked if it might be possible for us to thank her parents – David and Tracy Muskal, for giving them an amazing wedding and to thank everyone else who came to celebrate with them. Of course we can: THANK YOU SO MUCH!
From Ryan and myself, we’d like to thank Katie & Josh for allowing us to be a witness to their special day. Good Luck, you two! We love you!
We want to get to know our clients and the best way to do that is during an engagement portrait session. Lucky for us we already knew Chris and Jess who are getting married in Charlotte NC in May. But getting to spend the day with them in a place like Blowing Rock NC, a place that holds a lot of fond memories for Chris as a graduate of Appalachian State University, is the icing on the cake. Listening to Chris tell stories of his college adventures and share his love of the mountains which is already becoming a love for Jess too is precious time that will only make our job that much easier and fun on their wedding day. We think these photos from their engagement session gives you a sneak peek into their personalities. Take a look.
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Sam & Olivia came to us with a unique idea for the their engagement portrait session photography. They specifically wanted to use their photos for Save The Date cards and wanted to use the concept of a Photo Booth. Lucky for us we have a portrait studio located in Wilkesboro that lends itself very easily to this concept, especially when we’re in the NC mountains, it’s really cold outside, and it’s December.
Olivia found a chalk board and since she has pretty teacher’s writing she created all the messages. We photographed lots of possible images, shared lots of laughter, and had a whole lot of fun in our own make-shift photo booth in the studio. After selecting their top photos we designed and had printed postcards that the couple mailed. Save The Date cards in leu of Christmas cards = perfect timing! Now that those on the receiving end have been pleasantly surprised we can reveal the final design and some of the fun engagement photos that were taken in the process.
Here is the final graphic design of the front of their postcard:
And a few of the fun photos and outtakes from our session…
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It’s engagement season and we’re sharing one of our favorite rings from this past year’s weddings. In the midst of this season we’re excited to see what the new year will bring. Did you get an engagement ring or did someone you know get engaged? Pixels On Paper photography is a husband and wife team specializing in engagement and wedding photography in the NC High Country, Charlotte, and NC Mountain Destination Weddings.
Want to learn more about our wedding photography packages and portrait photography in the NC Mountains, Blowing Rock NC, Boone NC, and the NC High Country and packages for NC Mountain destination wedding photographers? Call 336-990-0080, visit our website www.pixelsonpaper.net or send us and email at mail@pixelsonpaper.net for more information.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License
All photos are ©2013 Pixels On Paper. Pixels On Paper Photography Blowing Rock NC Wedding, Blowing Rock Wedding Photography, NC Mountain Weddings, NC Mountain Destination Wedding Photography, NC Mountain Wedding Photographer, Boone Wedding and Portrait Photographers, Boone Wedding Photography, Boone Wedding Photographers, High Country Wedding Photographers, NC Wedding Photographers, Charlotte Wedding Photographers. Husband and wife team providing creative photography for weddings and portraits in NC, specializing in the NC High Country, Charlotte, and NC Mountain Destination Weddings.