Bella Rose Photography Blog

January 31, 2010 - 04:56 PM

posted by Lisa | filed under: weddings

I am excited to share the beautiful photos of our fun couple, Kathy and Mike. Their fall wedding was rich in oranges, browns and yellows. We loved the unique flower choices, interesting details, and the candle light that created a very romantic atmosphere. What a great evening with close friends talking, dancing and celebrating! Congratulations Kathy and Mike!

January 31, 2010 - 03:11 PM

Wedding ~ Jennifer and Jason

posted by Lisa | filed under: weddings

The beautiful wedding of Jennifer and Jason took place at the Blockade Runner in Wilmington, North Carolina. The ceremony was dampened by a passing thunderstorm, as you will see from the photos, but that did not stop the party and Jennifer and Jason finished the ceremony in the rain thanks to some big umbrellas! Jennifer incorporated some special elements into her wedding like using her mother and father's wedding cake topper on her cake and using real goldfish in the table centerpieces to carry on the beach theme. The evening ended with a sparkler send off and the couple leaving on a boat in true coastal North Carolina style! Congratulations Jennifer and Jason!

January 30, 2010 - 04:14 PM

Winter Bride Modeling Shoot ~ Elena

posted by Lisa | filed under: Bridal Portraits, Fashion, Fun, weddings

What a perfect day to put photos of my 'winter bride' on the blog! We woke up to 4-5 inches of snow this morning and a temperature of 9 degrees with wind chill! Very usual for Raleigh, North Carolina!
These photos were taken in Wilmington with much milder temperatures on a pleasantly warm day in late November. We decided to create our own 'snowfall' on the steps of the courthouse. My mom and assistant Jill each had a bag of snow that they threw at our lovely bride. Elena was the perfect person to represent our 'winter bride' because she is gorgeous and also from Russia. This girl understands cold! The lovely dress is and Enzoani from A Carolina Wedding. The moment I saw this dress, I knew I wanted to accessorize it with a black sash. I decided to go for a glamorous 'Imperial Russian' feel once I saw the incredible necklace that Jan with Amuse Artisanal Finery offered to let us borrow. The color of that necklace with smoky sapphires became our inspiration. The make up was expertly done by the talented Amy Kennison of Mac and the lovely bouquet was designed by Salt Harbor Designs. We shot on location at one of my favorite locations- The City Club.

January 29, 2010 - 05:07 PM

Style Girl, Fashion Fix Party!

posted by Lisa | filed under: Fashion, News, Photojournalism

"Style Girl" Jess James hosted a launch party to celebrate the re-branding of her "Fashion Fix" e-zine at Odessa January 21st. Lindsay from B Branded collaborated on the "look," along with back-end wizard Michal Wisniowski. The party, attended by over 100 stylistas, featured a live performance by Bibis Ellison, a customized "Fashion Fix" cake and event design by The Dessert Divas, a retro photo booth by Full Sail Photography, floral design by A Boxed Event and Foz of Z107.5's "Foz in the Morning" as event MC. To receive the "Fashion Fix" every Friday morning, sign up at www.stylegirljessjames.com

The new logo!

The cute cake designed by The Dessert Divas for Jess

Fashion Designer Amanda DeLeon and husband Kevin DeLeon.

Shannon Dunn and Susanne James

Musical Artist, Bibis Ellison

Lisa Brown, Rebekah Hinkle, Jess James, Jennifer Mattis and Deborah Place

Rebekah Hinkle, Foz from 107.5, Jess James and Jennifer Mattis

Hats and accessories by Amuse Artisanal Finery!

Lisa Brown, Jess James, and Jan Wutkowski with Amuse Artisanal Finery

Jess with her new logo and web design layout.

Lindsay Blyth, owner of Fountaine Bridals and Jennifer Wartell Shoff, one of my previous brides!

Me and Foz from 107.5!

Me with The Dessert Divas!

Jess with her mother Susanne James

Jess and Jennifer interviewing the winner of the most fashionable award for the night.

Photos of me taken by Tom Sapp

January 29, 2010 - 02:39 PM

Photos of the Dudley Mansion Open House!

posted by Lisa | filed under: Bridal Portraits, Events, weddings

I so enjoyed showing my work at the beautiful Dudley Mansion open house a few weeks ago! Of course, I brought my camera along to capture how amazing this home is for a wedding location. Parlett Picket, the daughter of Jim and Cyndi Pickett, is the event coordinator and is currently booking weddings for 2010!

The rental of the home includes access to the house for the week of the wedding. Wedding guests have access to the first floor and the front and back gardens. The gorgeous bride's dressing suite includes the use of two bedrooms and groom's entertainment suite includes the use of the private gym, gaming room and a 20 seat movie theatre. Space can also be rented for bridesmaid's luncheons, rehearsal dinners, a post wedding brunch. Another amazing feature of having your wedding at the mansion is the 1961 Rolls Royce. Great for photos- I must say!

The open house featured the vision of the ladies of The Dessert Divas. The team of fabulous bakers is multi-talented and they also do event and floral design. So you can have a gorgeous and tasty cake and amazing decor to go along with it! The total package! The Divas decorated the pretty in pink bridesmaid's luncheon table with a design inspired by pink rosebuds. They also made a very unique cake fashioned after the chandelier hanging in the bride's room of the mansion!

It was so cold on this morning- 18 degrees plus wind chill! The Divas braved the severe weather to create these gorgeous magnolia swags for the four posts in the front of the house. I thought they fit perfectly with the grandeur of this lovely southern mansion!

The elegant 'chandelier cake' with a photo of the real chandelier from the bridal suite.

The adorable bridesmaid's luncheon table setting.

The elegant private dressing rooms for the bride and her bridesmaids. Dresses provided by Fountaine Bridal.

A few of the beautifully decorated rooms in the mansion!

The Pickett's also have the cutest dog I have ever seen! This is Chase! I want one just like him!

January 28, 2010 - 07:30 PM

My Day as a Diva

posted by Lisa | filed under: Fun, News, weddings

I am used to photographing weddings, and I am around a lot of the behind the scenes work that is a part of putting a wedding together. One thing I have never done is drive with someone's wedding cake in the car, transport a wedding cake, or serve a wedding cake. Well, my good friends, The Dessert Divas, recruited me to be an honorary 'diva for the day', and I got to do ALL of those things. It was a little nerve wracking, but Rebekah assured me that if I had to stop the car suddenly, she would stick a dowel into the 5 tier cake to save it! Well, we had a very smooth drive with no incidents and the cake arrived in one piece!
The design elements were created after the bride's beautiful earrings! The cake looked fantastic in the fabulous winter wonderland themed reception. I brought my camera and took a few photos. I just love the sparkly backgrounds with curtains of crystals lining the walls. What a great effect for the photos!

January 7, 2010 - 10:08 PM

Dudley Mansion Open House

posted by Lisa | filed under: Events, weddings

Come mingle with Wilmington's premier wedding vendors at the Dudley Mansion decorated with beautiful wedding decor.
Plan your dream wedding, sample hors d'oeuvres, and taste delicious wedding cake!

Dudley Mansion Open House:
Sunday, January 10th from 1-5pm
400 South Front Street Wilmington, North Carolina 28401
www.dudleymansion.com

Featured Wedding Vendors:

The Dessert Divas
www.thedessertdivas.blogspot.com

Culinary Creations
www.culinarycreationsonline.com

Bella Rose Photography
www.bellarosephoto.com

Fountaine Bridals
www.FountaineBridals.com

December 5, 2009 - 06:49 PM

Feature on the Bride's Book Blog

posted by Lisa | filed under: News, magazine features, weddings

Morgan and Joel's beautiful wedding was recently featured on the Bride's Book Blog! Take a look!

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December 5, 2009 - 06:16 PM

Recent Editorial Images in Cape Fear Wedding Magazine

posted by Lisa | filed under: News, magazine features, weddings

Woke up this morning to find my photo on the front page of the Cape Fear Wedding website! I also decided to display some of the images featured on the section pages of the magazine in recent issues.

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December 5, 2009 - 06:58 AM

Wedding ~ Sarah and Sam

posted by Lisa | filed under: weddings

Sarah and Sam were married August 1st at the historic First Presbyterian Church in downtown Wilmington. Sarah looked stunning in her beautiful gown and we loved the bridesmaid's pretty apple green summery dresses! The scene was picture perfect! After a wonderful ceremony, the bridal party jumped into a trolley for photos downtown by the River Walk and then we took photos on the beach of Sarah and Sam before they went to their reception. I love the photos we took on the beach. They were just glowing with happiness! Makes my job easy!

When I think of Sarah and Sam's wedding, I can't help thinking that it was the party of the year! Seriously, they danced the entire time at the reception with about 300 of their closest friends. Sugar the Band rocked the house. I'm not kidding, the floor of the Surf Club was literally shaking! We danced too, in between taking photos! What a fun night! Oh, and I have to give some love to Bryan and David at Flower and Flour for creating such a fantastic cake. Congratulations Sarah and Sam!