Party Turned Wedding

Last Saturday night Michael and I headed to Charlotte for what was supposed to be an engagement party for Hillary and Philip. Little did we know that we’d be attending their wedding instead! Setting a date has been quite the struggle for the couple; so in December/January they decided to turn the engagement party that their parents’ were throwing into their big day, unbeknownst to their guests. It was held at the eclectic Green Rice Gallery in the up and coming NoDa neighborhood of Charlotte.

Around 8pm, Philip’s dad took the microphone and thanked everyone for attending while reiterating how hard the “setting a date” process had been for them. He then announced that they had decided to end their engagement (with gasps from the audience)…to get married tonight (more gasps from the audience & this time it was joy)! It took a few minutes to assemble the chairs and get everyone in place, but we all stood to watch the couple get married in front of about 100 people. Their wedding party (who were all there) found out earlier that day but they were just as excited as us!

A few pictures from the night:


Groomsmen being silly...CT and Bri breaking it down...as usual. You're next CT!Pretty ladies!Boys with the groom.
Our next wedding is CT and Hef's on April 24 in Shelby, NC...we are so excited to celebrate with them!


-LB