Allen & Megan | Museum of Life & Science Wedding Photography in Durham

Shortly after I got to Megan's suite at the 21C, she was showing me pictures on the designer's website of the original version of her wedding gown. The bodice was similar, and the fabric was the same, but that was where similarities ended: the original was short and had long, puffy sleeves, compared to Megan's romantic tie-shoulder straps and long, flowing skirt with train.

But this is what Megan & Allen do: they see something they love, take what attracted them to it, and make it wholly their own. They did this with their entire wedding day. They live within walking distance of the Museum of Life & Science, and used their favorite parts across the entire Museum campus to structure their wedding: First Look in the Butterfly House, wedding party photos in the play areas, ceremony adjacent to the Butterfly House, cocktails in and around the Butterfly House and its entryway terrace, dinner in the newly renovated South Gallery, dancing and fun in the Aerospace exhibit. I love having separate spaces for each phase of a wedding day, so this plan suited me perfectly.

Their wedding ceremony, too: both Reverend Kath's welcome and love story and the couple's vows illustrated this amazing skill of taking what they love and adding their own hearts to it to make it a beautiful new thing. Their relationship, their home, their adorable dogs, a rainy wedding day. We delayed the ceremony by about 15 minutes to wait for an energetic bout of rain to pass and it's a joy that we did——Mike caught the most fantastic double rainbow adorning the Butterfly House and shining colorful bliss on Allen & Megan's marriage.

Megan told me that they were planning their wedding as a love letter to their city, sent and shared among their friends and family, and I could not love this description more. Their deep love for Durham, for their community, and for each other infused every aspect of the day. For some other favorite elements, please see: dogs in bow ties; Megan kissing Major the Bull; all the little silver dinos Megan's mom collected and painted for escort cards; an epic dried-flower-adorned cake; ethereal twinkle light drape gracing the sweetheart table; a string duo providing the atmosphere for the ceremony, cocktail hour, and dinner; Megan & Allen's gorgeous vintage rings; liquid nitrogen margaritas; and friends and family going hard on the dance floor.

We are so grateful for the opportunity to help Megan & Allen write their love letter to Durham, and to witness the beginning of their marriage. Join us in wishing them every possible happiness that a long life together can bring as you scroll through a selection of our favorites from their wedding day below!

Wedding and portrait photographers. Husband and wife. All-purpose nerds. Extremely enthusiastic. Durham, NC.

Allen & Megan | Museum of Life & Science Wedding Photography in Durham

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