While this venue appears to be gorgeous, LGBTQ couples BEWARE. After noticing several religious…read moreitems in their pictures, I emailed to ask if they were open to working with queer couples and got the following in response: "This venue is located at our Christian home. We personally have gay friends but we believe their behavior is a sin. I am a sinner and I believe we should love the sinner and hate the sin. The current law allows gay couples to marry. I think gay couples should respect the beliefs of others just as they want to be respected. " Clearly, they don't want to come right out and say we are not welcome, but they made it clear. Nowhere in my initial email was I disrespectful to them, so I'm not sure whey they felt the need to point out that we needed to respect their beliefs. A simple, "We can not accommodate your request at this time," would have been fine. We were not asking them to officiate our wedding. We were asking them if they would do their jobs as business owners, take our money, host our event, and keep their personal opinions to themselves. How their religious beliefs impact their business I don't really understand. It is really too bad, because as I mentioned, this venue looks absolutely gorgeous. However after the rude and frankly condescending email back, I will be taking my business elsewhere. I suggest those who support marriage equality do not support this highly unprofessional business.

The venue is absolutely beautiful! The owners are fantastic and will go out of their way to make…read moresure your special day is everything you dreamed of! It's so calming and the views are stunning. Guests will have an unforgettable experience and the pictures are all fantastic here due to the breathtaking natural beauty. Five stars!!

There are no words to describe how incredible Reverend Ron was before, during, and after our…read morewedding. We met with him a few months before our ceremony and he walked us through the whole process. We gave him vows that we wrote and personalized the ceremony with a family heirloom unity candle. He was always quick to respond to any emailed questions we had. He expertly guided our family through the rehearsal and made sure our ceremony was a dream come true. Reverend Ron's years of experience showed in his advice, tips, and professionalism. His prices are also very budget friendly, which was important to our extremely-low-budget plans. I'm going to recommend him to all of my and my husband's siblings if their ceremonies end up happening in the Raleigh area. Any couple would be lucky to have him officiate their wedding!

Reverend Ron was nothing short of amazing. He was patient and kind and knew the exact words to say…read morefor our ceremony. He had so many great suggestions from a wine box for our anniversary to roses for our parents. Our guests loved our ceremony and found his vows unique- they even asked us if we wrote them ourselves. I would reccomend any bride looking for an affordable, kind, thoughtful and talented wedding officiant to use rev. Ron!!

I highly recommend Gina Myers as a wedding planner. She was a real life saver to me and my family…read more I foolishly took on the job of planning the wedding of my son and his finance all by myself, and for a month and a half I was miserable. The details were just overwhelming. I finally decided I at least needed a "day of" planner and contracted with Gina. The breaking point came when the place I had contracted to do the reception fell through. Gina was by my side and she quickly swung into action. Within an hour, we had an appointment with another venue. From that time on, I asked her to take over, to be the full planner. She graciously agreed. She was invaluable in helping me locate and book a soloist for the church, a DJ, a band, a makeup artist, transportation, a graphic artist, a wedding cake baker, and other needed vendors. Her voice of experience was very helpful for me as well as my son and his finance. None of us were that familiar with all the wedding etiquette and protocols, but she's a pro. My son and his finance quickly grew to like her and trust her. It was very helpful to have a go between between me and the couple so they could feel like they could share openly and honestly. The best part was that she was always cheerful and upbeat and seemed genuinely interested in our needs and wants. Her years of experience made her quickly able to assess the likes and dislikes of the bride and make appropriate recommendations. My only regret is that I didn't hire her from day one.

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Daniel and Kasey A+++++. No reason to look elsewhere. I mean this dynamic duo blew my and my wife…read moreAlexis away. Best example right here: - Not once did I have to get up from my couples table and ask for anything. They made sure others came to us while we enjoyed our meals. They refilled our drinks and got us wine, cocktails, brought our meals 1st... got us great photos and were with us every step of the way. I'd recommend them for every wedding that happens in triangle

We had the incredible fortune and pleasure to work with Kaisey from Chad Biggs Event Planning…read more There's not strong enough words in the english language to express how thankful and lucky we were to have her as our wedding planner. Throughout the entire process she was able to provide extremely valuable advice and expertise. She had a mastery of the wedding profession beyond what we knew was possible. We learned quickly how much we didn't know about the planning process, but Kaisey always had the masterful ability to guide us down the right path. She was incredibly organized and easy to get ahold of. The support she provided to both the wedding and us as a couple was phenomenal. We truly valued her role in the wedding not just as a talented professional, but as a overall great person - when the wedding was all wrapped up we both agreed that working with Kaisey was something we'd miss. We can honestly say that the wedding planning process was fun and with minimal stress, largely thanks to Kaisey. Couldn't have done it without her - eternally grateful!

Highly recommend!! Tammy is the best!! We had her take newborn photos and she did an amazing job…read more She took beautiful photos and has no problem standing on chairs to get the perfect photo. She also allowed our session to go longer than we booked so that I could breastfeed when the baby needed breaks. Also she edited every single photo for those little baby acne bumps or cradle cap. Tammy is such a terrific photographer and person. She also has a little one and knew some tricks on calming baby etc.

As good as it gets! Tammy was recommended to us by a friend who also had her engagement shoot and…read moreeverything conveyed was realized. Tammy is professional, prompt, and personable. She immediately made us feel comfortable, was flexible with our schedules and was willing to go the extra mile every step of the way. We were able to have both an indoor and outdoor portion and she was even able to recomm nend a makeup artist. As far as the work, her portfolio speaks for itself. She has a true eye for capturing joy and frames her shots in a way to really immerse you in the experience- a strong mixture of tight close ups itermixed with grander full frame shots. She also just made the experience extraordinarily fun and memorable which after all isn't what we're all really looking for? I recommend her whole heartedly and hope you enjoy your experience as well!

Will definitely use again. Great value! Great space and they have even more beautiful props to use…read morethan the last time I used the space.

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Morgan photographed our engagement and wedding photos -- both incredible! Engagement photo session…read moreat Duke Gardens in the spring time, we brought our dog and Morgan knew all the tricks to get our good girl looking great. (Morgan also got my partner and me to look our best as well, ha!). Our wedding was in November in our backyard and then a reception at the Museum of Life and Science. She's shot lots of weddings at the Museum, so she really knows her way around and captured a ton of fun moments. Morgan is truly a pro in all settings and she's a joy to work with. Her photographs are beautiful and we are going to enjoy them for a very long time!

Can't say enough positive things about Morgan. She was very responsive, professional, and worked…read morewith us on short notice. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a photographer in the area.

I had a series of head shots a few weeks ago with Carolyn and want to give her a big thumbs up for…read morethe project. The ease in set-up, communication, and the photographs were top notch and very professional. Her keen eye for the setting, time of day, and artistic impressions were spot on and I am thrilled with my photographs. I plan to return for a full website package with her in a few months. Totally worth my time and money.

Carolyn has an absolute pleasure. Let me start by saying she is one of the kindest people I have…read moreworked with. She's extremely flexible and understanding, which is crucial during the newborn phase as a new mom. As far as the photoshoot itself... when we got started, my husband and I were extremely anxious. Our daughter and two pups are not the easiest to work with and the house was still chaos by the time she came to our house. Her calm demeanor immediately made the experience more enjoyable and relax. She never rushed anything and allowed us to do whatever we needed to calm our nerves down. She is so professional and is wonderful with giving instructions by making you feel good in front of the camera(especially someone with self confidence issues as myself). I'm so thankful and will certainly hope to do a photoshoot with her annually!