Chateau Belle Vie Wedding Photography - Brandon and Laura

I had the pleasure this past weekend of traveling to Chateau Belle Vie in Fuquay-Varina North Carolina (say THAT three times fast) to photograph the wedding of Brandon and Laura on March 1st, 2008. They’d first contacted me at the very end of January about this wedding. I sent them a contract at their request, didn’t hear anything for a while, and on the 28th of February I got the confirmation that we were a GO. Needless to say, that took some juggling on my end. I had appointments to move around and hotel reservations to make, gear to pack and batteries to charge up.

I went down on Friday to check it out since the wedding was early Saturday morning and it was a 212 mile drive. I’d never been there before, and I couldn’t find anything online about this venue, so I had NO idea what I was in for.

I was pleasantly surprised by Chateau Belle Vie. It was simply off the hook incredible. There are actually two houses that make up the Chateau, and this wedding was in the small house. The large house is complete with on site catering, tents, chairs, and everything needed to make a storybook wedding. The smaller Chateau was no different. All the fixtures and furnishings were imported from France. It is amazing.

I could go on and on about it, but it’s probably best to just show you.

This was how the dining area was setup for the brunch that followed the wedding ceremony. Gorgeous setup, furnishings, linens, view, flowers, the whole nine yards.

Brandon and Laura exchange their wedding vows in the large foyer of the house. The guests were seated in the dining room with full view of the ceremony. Piano was in the great room to the right.

Brandon and Laura exchange rings during their ceremony.

Brandon and Laura behind the house in a HUGE gazebo. I shot pictures of them alone for around 20 minutes after the ceremony. Some great images I’m sure they’ll enjoy.

At the end of the brunch reception, Laura put her Cowboy boots back on. During preparations, I found that Brandon and Laura are going to Dublin in October to run the Dublin Marathon. So, they decided to do a little training.

To see a slide show of 118 more images from Brandon and Laura’s wedding at Chateau Belle Vie in Fuquay-Varina Click Here for the wedding slide show.

I’d drive back to shoot a wedding there anytime! Congratulations Brandon and Laura!