Today I was back on the campus of Angus Barn to take a last external shot of the pavilion for HART Design Group.  While on the property I had the opportunity to meet the c0-owner of Angus Barn, Steve Thanhauser.

After looking at the building we came to the agreement that the sun was not in a good enough position to capture the shot that was wanted.  I was going to leave and head to Garner to take care of some business then simply come back later in the day.  When I was on 440-North  I received a call which contained a request from Steve.  It turns out that there is a bridal room in the Pavilion located in the women’s bathroom and he wanted it captured.

I agreed to capture the bridal dressing room once I had returned from Garner.  When I was allowed to enter the women’s bathroom I was amazed at the detail that went into decorating this room.   It was decked out with vintage wedding design elements.

Below are a few of the pictures from this set.

 

August 23, 2008

Tanika’s day started before daybreak on Saturday August 23, 2008.  She had an appointment to get her hair done at 6:00 a.m. at “Reflections of Elegance” hair salon in Carborro, NC.

When I arrived on the scene at around 6:05 am Tanika was already in the chair making getting ready for “her” day.

Before we knew it Tanika’s hair was complete and her veil was set for the rest of the day. Around 11:30 am I stopped by the home of her parents to capture her dress and shoes followed by makeup etc.

Once her makeup was complete I left the room to give she and her bridemaids privacy to get dressed.   However, I had a special request.  I asked that they call me back upstairs when they were about to fasten the back of her dress.

A few more images were captured of the bridal party getting ready.  You can view those images in the full gallery located at the end of this post. Next we made our way to Duke Gardens where the ceremony  was to be held.

As the reception moved forward I noticed that the setting sun’s rays were shining on the windows.   Derrick Tucker and I took the lights outside and rounded people up to capture a few photos in front of the sunset.

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