Market Hall Wedding | Brad & Carolyn

Market Hall Wedding Reception

After a long day of wedding day stresses, everyone just wants to sit back, relax, eat dinner, and then dance! I don’t think that there has ever been a better Market Hall wedding reception. Once dinner and the toast were done, DJ NYCE moved the wedding reception to the DANCING! Their wedding reception was not for shy people. It was easily the most active wedding reception I had in 2017. No one stayed in their chairs, the wedding party to the grandparents were all on the dance floor, in the photo-booth, or at the bar.

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The first details you notice when walking into Brad and Carolyn’s Market Hall wedding were the lighting and the food. The giant chandelier from Themeworks hanging over the sweetheart table to the purple uplighting bathing the room. The second detail was the massive buffet. The guest were treated to an delicious buffet from City BBQ and a decadent cake made by Carolyns aunt.

Themeworks Creative chandelier hanging at a Market Hall wedding

detail shot of a metal LOVE sign at a Market Hall wedding

Scavenger hunt game instructions laid on the guest plates

table detail shot of centerpieces and flowers along with plates and guest in the background

table detail shot of a Market hall wedding

gold bottles as centerpieces with flowers in them

detail shot of the table setup at a Market Hall wedding

different types of bbq sauces at a Market Hall wedding buffet

toppings from City BBQ for mash potatoes

The night started off with the bride and grooms introduction and into their first dance.

the bride and groom walking into Market Hall as they are announced by the dj

the bride laughing as the groom dances during his wedding introduction at Market Hall

bride and groom dancing together at their Market Hall wedding reception

bride and groom dancing under the string lights at Market Hall

bride and groom dancing together during their Market Hall wedding

the groom smiling as he dances with the bride during their first dance

the groom smiling and dancing with the bride during their first dance together at Market Hall

wedding cake at Market Hall with blue light bathing the wall behind it

bride and groom posing together with a knife before cutting the cake at Market Hall

the bride and groom both holding pieces of cake in their hands before they feed each other

bride and groom smashing cake into each others face after their cake cutting

picture of the bride with cake stuck to her face as the grooms back is to the camera

the groom with cake on his face as the bride tries to get the cake of her own face

the bride trying to take some cake off the grooms nose at Market Hall

maid of honor giving toast under the chandelier from Themeworks Creative at Market Hall

the maid of honor giving her toast to the bride and groom in Market Hall

The best man giving his toast under the chandelier provided by Themeworks Creative at Market Hall

the best man talking into the microphone with his smart phone in hand

the bride smiling before she throws her bouquet to the single ladies at Market Hall

the bride about the throw her bouquet as the single ladies stand behind her

two women catching the brides bouquet at the same time at Market Hall

women fighting over the brides bouquet pushing down a flower girl

bridesmaid falling on the ground as two other women fight over the brides bouquet

the groom removing the garter from the brides leg with the single male wedding guest waiting patiently

groom holding the garter in his hand after taking it off the bride

groomsman rolling up his sleeves in preparation for the garter toss

two single male wedding guest stretching before the garter toss

male wedding guest getting ready to jump to catch the garter

male guest jumping to try and catch the garter at Market Hall

groomsman raising his hands in victory after he caught the garter

groomsman dancing and wearing the garter around his head

Night Portraits

While all the guest are finishing their meals, I try to get the bride and groom to sneak away from a few minutes and do night portraits. Brad and Carolyn had an especially scenic location, with Market Hall having great outdoor lighting. The night portrait session is one of my favorite times during the wedding day. It allows for some special and dynamic portraits, that can show off the bride and grooms love and the beauty of the wedding venue.

night time shot with a dark blue sky outside of Market Hall of the bride and groom looking at each other

groom kissing his bride on the forehead outside of Market Hall at night with downtown raleigh in the background

night time shot at Market Hall with bride and groom snuggling into each other

bride smiling and placing her ring hand on his chest as he looks back at her

bride and groom smiling and standing together under the string lights

Bride and groom kissing under the sting lights outside of their Market Hall wedding

bride and groom walking together on the street outside Market Hall

groom and bride walking and holding hands at night under the string lights outside of Market Hall

night portrait of the bride and groom kissing under string lights outside their Market Hall wedding

More Dancing at Market Hall!!!

the groom dancing through the crowd at his Market Hall wedding

wedding guest dressed in a black dress singing and dancing by herself at Market Hall

wedding guest with a red neck tie dancing by himself at Market Hall

groomsman dancing by himself with his hands in the air at Market Hall

two wedding groomsmen with their shirts undone raising their hands in the air on the dance floor

wedding guest dancing together at market hall

wedding guest dancing with a neck tie around his neck

bride and bridesmaid dancing together back to back at Market Hall

bridesmaid smiling as she dances with the bride at Market Hall

wedding guest dancing against the bride during Market Hall wedding

bride dancing with a wedding guest at Market Hall

wedding guest twirling the bride on the dance floor at Market Hall

wedding guest dancing to YMCA at Market Hall

black and white image of bride and groom dancing during their Market Hall wedding reception

bride and groom dancing together hold hands and smiling

the bride and groom signing to each other during their Market Hall wedding reception

black and white picture of bride and groom holding hands together dancing

bride dancing with her arms around the groom at Market Hall

black and white picture of the bride and groom dancing together

The Send Off

The final event of the evening was the bride and groom send off. Carolyn had a vision for her wedding exit, glitter and sparklers. This was my first glitter exit and Brad and Carolyn’s wedding guest did not disappoint. Once the they passed the gauntlet of wedding guest with glitter and fire sticks, they hopped into their horse drawn carriage and disappeared into the night.