Deb & Mike | Intimate Spring Wedding in Greensboro, NC

Aaaaaand we're back! Back from COVID times (...sorta: we are fully vaccinated!), back from maternity leave, back on track after so many changes in the past year.

Deb & Mike are helping bring us back! They planned a sweet and intimate celebration to fall on the fifth anniversary of their first date (plus one day, but who's counting), and it was full of delightful reminiscence: The Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden was green, in bloom, and full of teenagers dressed for prom photos, as it was for their first date. They signed their marriage papers on the bench where they sat and talked in person for the first time. Their personal, heartfelt ceremony reviewed their shared travel history; their reception kicked off with an Aperol Spritz toast, a drink they and their kids shared in Italy. My own memory for events and happenings is garbage, and it makes having touchstones like this that much more important, in my book: take a step back, take note, witness the pieces that make up your life together before moving forward. Admirable, essential, and touching.

There's a refreshing sense of assurance about couples who meet later in life: they know what wild weirdness life can throw at them, and have a clear idea of what they want for their future together, what they want to leave behind and what they want to bring forward. All day, Deb & Mike just felt so sure of themselves and each other. Deb's fully realized vintage bridal look stopped me in my tracks when I first saw her—she carried it perfectly! They laughed and cried their way through their entire ceremony—you know I love an uninhibited expression of emotion!—and ad libbed a twirl on the way down the aisle at the end. We cut our couple's session a little short because they were confident that what we'd gotten already was amazing. (And, I mean, they weren't wrong...) What a way to bring it back after several months' hiatus!

It was an absolute pleasure to be a part of Deb & Mike's wedding day, and I wish them every possible happiness on their continued journey through life together. Enjoy some of my favorites from the day below, and congratulate them in the comments!

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

Deb & Mike | Intimate Spring Wedding in Greensboro, NC

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