Kris & Tristan

Asheville. Courthouse. Wedding.

Three little words that made my heart so excited. I absolutely loved the idea of this when I heard about it from Nicole, sister of Kris, the bride to be. Nicole and I met when I came to NC about a year ago, so I was so honored when she asked me if I would be interested in shooting her sister’s wedding. It is always a lot of pressure photographing events for friends, but I couldn’t pass up the idea of 1. an Asheville courthouse wedding, and 2. meeting Nicole’s family.

Carl and I drove to Asheville the day before to explore and check out the area. I was also mentally preparing myself for a courthouse wedding. In all honesty, I had no idea what to expect. Would I be allowed inside during the ceremony ? What type of lighting would it be like inside ? Would it just be us in the ceremony or other people ?

However, I knew I loved the feel of Asheville so if anything, we could always walk around outside the courthouse for some awesome, eccentric, urban bridal portraits. . . and that is exactly what we did !!!

Kris and Tristan and I met outside the courthouse and chatted about what they wanted in bridal portraits. They wanted to capture the spirit and uniqueness of Asheville with a mix of natural and urban, mural photos. First, we took a few photos in front of the courthouse.

 I love their style. They are too cool for me  The courthouse doors have this beautiful metal facade, I just couldn’t get enough !  There was also a beautiful amphitheater in front of the court house From the courthouse, we headed out into the city on an adventure ! We stopped on a beautiful pathway lined with orange and yellow trees. I absolutely love fall, it’s the most beautiful time of the year !  Nicole, Kris’ sister, designed the bouquet for her sister. It was absolutely STUNNING !  We kept heading deeper and deeper into downtown and came across this beautiful mural bridge  Such an attractive couple. . . seriously though, they are so cool. . . and I loved Kris’ headpiece  Tristan and Kris spotted this little plant nook before I did and they jumped in the alleyway !  Kris found this INCREDIBLY beautiful rooster mural and we spent a lot of time playing with this wall  After the rooster mural, we found an orange wall ! All the colors !  One more bouquet shot. . . for good measure  Next, it was time for some FAMILY PHOTOS !    ready for the ceremony !! 

This wedding was an absolute blast and like nothing I had experienced before ! Thank you Kris and Tristan for sharing your beautiful day with me and being awesome Asheville tour guides !

-Sam