Brooke and Chad chose to have their wedding at a B&B in Durham--Carol's Garden Inn. You can see the side and back of the large house in the background as Brooke's father, Chip, escorts her in for the wedding and assistant photographer Gary Kurtz captures the moment.
The lovely ceremony took place in front of a huge pecan tree which was a perfect spot for their wedding. There was a power outlet nearby for our sound system provided by our best man, David. Thanks so much, David!
(This photo above courtesy of our professional photographer, Jim Colman, with his telephoto lens.) Here Chad is making his vows to Brooke. He shocked both me and Brooke by having them completely memorized and delivering them perfectly and with much enthusiasm!
There they go...in wedded bliss!
Here is the wedding party all lined up for pictures after the wedding. I don't know how much acreage the B&B has but it sure looked like a lot. This was a huge open field bordered by woods.
Brooke and Chad chose to do the unity candle ceremony and I warned them of the perils of keeping candles lit outdoors but they found the perfect candle holders for outdoor weddings on clearance at World Market although I do not see them on their website. You can see that each individual candle is housed inside a glass vase with a hole in the side for ease of lighting yet does not allow enough moving air to get through to extinguish the flame. The center/unity candle is recessed into a goblet-type container which protects it from wind. Their mothers lit the individual candles with a long butane lighter. The couple used the taper candles to transfer their flames from the individual ones and joined them to light the center candle. It worked like a charm!
Lovely classical guitar music was provided by the talented Mark Liberto. His phone number is (919) 363-6586. He told me he would like to do more weddings.
Brooke and Chad, I know you will be very happy together. I wish you all the happiness in the world. (PS. We are all so glad the rain held off this day!)Jim Colman sent me this photo above of the three of us. Jim and I have done 3 weddings together since I met him at a wedding on 7/24/09. He has been a photographer for many, many years but has only recently become more active in doing weddings. He is really good and has a blog too--go check it out. Thanks for sending me these photos so fast, Jim.
Introducing Carol Barden who owns and operates Carol's Garden Inn with her husband, Steve. This was my first wedding here and I found it to be a delightful wedding venue. The property is spacious and she has so many interesting areas to relax or play. There is a fish pond and patio, a deck under the spreading pecan tree with comfortable seating, a scuppernong arbor or two, a large swing, a pavilion for shelter and receptions and in case of rain, a ceremony plan B. There is plenty of parking and bathrooms conveniently located for guests. I hope to do many more weddings here!
This is the front of the house and the parking is to the left.
View of the house from the back yard area.
This is the set up for the wedding. As you can see there is plenty of space. The pavilion and an auxillary tent are in the background as well as a red barn type of structure that houses restrooms and storage.
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