Alli and Matt wanted a small wedding and the Horace Williams House in Chapel Hill provided the perfect venue for the 50 plus guests of friends and family. I've done lots of ceremonies there over the years and it adapts well to many needs. ( I even did a ceremony years ago under the branches of the Magnolia tree on their yard. We all climbed into the little cave created by the massive branches, about 9 of us, and felt that we were in a chapter from Tolkein's 'The Lord of The Ring' trilogy.)
Matt and Alli chose the front porch of the house in the sunshine, and it was a gorgeous day. Almost everyone had traveled to NC to be with them. They're both in, or have been in science programs at UNC so Chapel Hill is their home now. They met in 2004 at a summer internship together.
Alli and Matt both have a dry easy low key wit. They connected over cooking and their shared senses of humor so decided to have a quote from Julia Child's 'Mastering the Art of French Cooking' because, as Julia says, 'Cooking is like love; it should be entered into with abandon or not at all.'
They had their cocktail hour at the Horace Williams House ...
and then everyone walked downtown, or rode, to The Franklin Hotel for the reception with Greg Ramsey from Joe Bunn DJ Company and I'm sure a wonderful cake by Sugarland Bakery in Chapel Hill. Alli's and her attendant's flowers were made by Charles House at University Florist.
Carisa Chee was their fabulous photographer. .Here's the link to the slideshow of 9 of her pictures for Matt and Alli's wedding on WeddingChannel.com: Enjoy. http://galleries.
I loved having Matt and Alli in my life for that short time. They are easy low stress people. They even had their photos taken before the ceremony so they could relax and enjoy their guests after the ceremony. Their ceremony was a sweet moment on a lovely NC spring day. I'm so glad I was there with them. I wish them many many blessings!
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