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Destination Weddings: North Carolina’s Hurricane Season
When planning a destination wedding on the coast of North Carolina, it is important to know that we rank third in the area most prone to hurricane strikes with Florida being number one, followed by Texas.
Our hurricane season begins June 1 and goes through November 30, but our official hurricane month is September. It is during the month of September when tropical development is at its highest, and our coastal region is threaten by storms that are formed in the Atlantic and the Caribbean, including any storms moving from the Gulf of Mexico.
If you are planning a destination wedding on North Carolina’s coast during the hurricane season, it is imperative that you are flexible and have a backup plan in the event of adverse weather conditions. Should a hurricane warning be issued during the weekend of your wedding, you must understand that curfews may be imposed as well as mandatory evacuation.
Is it worth having a beach destination wedding?
Why, of course…it’s beautiful here and just like Florida, we do not have hurricanes every day. In fact, most days are filled with beautiful, sunny weather during the season. You just need to know in the back of your mind that tropical storms and hurricanes are a possibility and to plan accordingly. For tips on creating a backup plan, please check out my outdoor wedding essentials blog series.
Happy Planning!
Read MoreVendor Chat with The Love Project Weddings
Vendor Name: Jenn Ackerman
Company Website/Blog: www.theloveprojectweddings.com
For this week’s featured vendor, I had the opportunity to interview half of the husband and wife team, Jenn Ackerman. Jenn and Tim are both international award-winning photographers, including the recipient for an Emmy for their documentary on mental illness in prison. In addition to having spent time documenting mental illness and aging in prison, living with the homeless to shred light on their struggle, and documenting rural heath in Africa (which is one of the things I am passionate about and have spent time researching, that is ethnic and rural health disparities), they are a brilliant team of destination wedding photographers based here in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, serving destination brides worldwide. Featured below is my interview with Jenn!
TD: What’s the story behind The Love Project Weddings?
JA: The Love Project actually began as a documentary. As documentary photographers, we have seen and photographed some of the most emotionally-draining and heart-wrenching stories. One summer, while photographing inside a prison about the mentally ill, it was too much. We decided that we needed to document something that was a little lighter and full of joy so we began documenting love. It was called The Love Project and we documented people of all ages who were in love. We documented old love, young love, large families and small families. As we continued the project, we started to look at those moments when love was defined such as births, deaths and weddings. It was extremely fulfilling and rewarding as we loved photographing people on the most important days of their lives. In 2008, we decided to continue The Love Project and focused on weddings. Since, The Love Project has grown into a wedding photography studio that continues to push us as photographers and bring us joy at the same time.
TD: Can you tell me about your approach to working with brides?
JA: We love getting to know the couple’s that we photograph and more than anything feel like our job is to tell their love story. As a team and married couple, we know and understand the power of shooting images from the heart. We believe you can’t photograph what you don’t feel so we value developing a relationship with the people we photograph and we hope it comes across in all of our images. We like to think of our couples as more than a client – they’re friends. Also, we are a boutique wedding photography studio. We pride ourselves in only doing a handful of weddings every year which keeps us fresh and creative. This approach allows us to photograph the first wedding of the season like the last with an abundance of creativity and excitement.
TD: What is your style of photography?
JA: We like to say that we cross the lines between fine art and documentary photography. Trained as documentary photographers, we love to capture tender and storytelling moments. At the same time, we want to make images that are timeless works of art.
TD: How many people shoot for The Love Project Weddings?
JA: Two photographers. Jenn Ackerman and Tim Gruber, a married couple, are the photographers behind The Love Project. Both are international award-winning photographers. We have an interesting perspective as a couple photographing weddings. We are in tune with how each other ticks and we’ve used this team approach on a variety of projects including our work for Miss Universe, The New York Times, and our Emmy-winning prison documentary.
TD: What advice would you offer to brides when selecting their wedding photographer?
JA: Aside from creativity, rapport is the most important ingredient to great photos. Making sure you both feel comfortable with your photographer is really important as they will be with you for the majority of your wedding day. You should also be excited to give your photographer creative freedom on your wedding day. You should hire someone that you have confidence will make beautiful images no matter the moment.
TD: What is your favorite time of the day to shoot weddings?
JA: Beautiful light is an important ingredient to making great photos so obviously we’re attracted to the times of day like dawn or dusk. However, some of our best photos this year actually came from overcast and thunderous skies. Overcast skies are great as it acts like one big softbox making for great diffused light. So while it may add a little drama to the day, we’re not opposed to the dramatic light a storm can bring.
TD: Lastly, what is the one thing you cannot start your day without?
JA: These two things get me going in the morning. I (Jenn) need a good morning kiss from Tim and my To-Do List posted on my keyboard from the night before.
TD: Jenn, thank you so much for the interview!
Featured below are photos from The Love Project Weddings of an Outer Banks destination wedding in Corolla, NC. Please note that Corolla is not pronounced like the car, rather locals call it Kuh-RAH-Luh, where the second syllable sounds like “all”. Hey lovelies, this is Eastern North Carolina.
I love this photo and that the guys sported Chuck Taylors!!
Matt and Adrienne’s wedding on 10-10-10 was filled with glorious details from head to toe – her birdcage veil to his Chuck Taylors. It was an October day on the Outer Banks you dream of for your wedding – 80 degrees and sunny. Shortly after Adrienne cheered on her beloved Redskins to victory, she walked to the beach and down the aisle. With the help of The Embellishers, all of their details came together beautifully, many of which Adrienne created herself. ~Jenn Ackerman
To view more work from The Love Project Weddings, please be sure to visit their company website and blog and if you are planning a destination wedding in the Outer Banks, please be sure to consider this fabulous husband and wife team, Jenn and Tim.
Contributing Wedding Vendors:
Cater: Good Life Gourmet
Reception: Gertrudes Breakaway, a Beach Realty/Kitty Hawk Rentals for Weddings and Special Events
Wedding Florist and Day of Coordinator: The Embellishers
Wedding Cake: Great Cakes
Ceremony Musician: Roy Murray
Reception Music: DJ Bruce
Read MoreDestination Weddings – Roanoke Island, NC
Debra and Chad’s Wedding Highlights Video in Adrianna’s, Outer Banks North Carolina (7D) from Silvas Photo Video on Vimeo.
I first introduced you to Manteo, NC located on Roanoke Island over the summer, when I featured the Elizabethan Gardens. Hailed as one of the popular wedding destinations in the Outer Banks, Roanoke Island is a beautiful place to host a romantic and intimate destination wedding.
The island offers options to host your wedding reception waterfront at a restaurant like Adrianna’s, at quaint bed and breakfast inns, and of course, you can exchange vows beach side or at the island’s lighthouse.
Are you planning a destination wedding in the Carolinas?
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