Tj and Nikki's Wedding in Havelock, North Carolina

The story of our wedding

Tj and I got engaged back in Sept 2020 at a waterfall in TN. We knew because of covid that everything was tied up. Either weddings were being canceled or rescheduled all the time. So we wanted to wait it out. It was nice because in that time I was able to do research and see what type of wedding we wanted. I knew we wanted an all included wedding, I didn't want to worry about a thing on my wedding day, let go and leave it up to the professionals! I found the Neuse Breeze and immediately fell in love with the venue! So We took the date of May 7th 2022. It was a special date because most of my family got married on Cinco De Mayo and my grandparents anniversary was also May 7th so it was really special to share that day with my grandma. Fast forward through an amazing 2 years, nothing but good experiences with all my vendors! It is finally wedding day! At first there was not a cloud in the sky but they say rain is good luck on your wedding day! And of course at 5 pm we started to experience drizzle at an almost all outdoors event with almost 10 mph winds. Tj and I had our first touch (private vow reading) and ran out time for a first look! Right as my father and I were going to walk down the isle, my dress broke! My off the shoulder straps came undone and we panicked for a quick second behind the scenes! But it all works out I’m happy my now husband got to see me in the dress for the first time walking down the isle. I've learned to roll with the punches, tuck in the straps and to just keep on going. Rain held out till after the ceremony and we danced in the rain all night long! To any future brides reading this: Your only going to wear that dress once so just live! Don’t worry if you get a stain or if you don’t look picture perfect 24/7. Just be happy to see all the people who you love and love you in return!