I met Jenna and Justin at last January’s Wedding Showcase event in Myrtle Beach. We briefly discussed their upcoming wedding on October 2nd in the courtyard at the 21 Main Events at North Beach wedding venue in North Myrtle Beach. January was such a short time ago. However, a lot of things have changed since then with Covid. I will be at the Wedding Showcase again next year, I’m sure things will be slightly different with social distancing and masks, but I hope many people come and have a good time.
The bride loved some of my previous pictures from 21 Main Events and asked if I used a drone for some of the overhead ceremony shots. I explained that a balcony in the main restaurant overlooks the wedding courtyard. I have a small extra charge if someone wants a second photographer for the wedding. For most smaller weddings, this isn’t necessary, but for something like this, when I need to get shots from a balcony location, I recommend it. My wife came as my second shooter for this wedding, so she could stay on the balcony during the ceremony and get some great overhead shots. She even got some nice group shots from the balcony after the ceremony.
Puppies for adoption
As the wedding got closer, Jenna told me they had teamed up with the Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach to bring puppies available for adoption. My wife and I love dogs, so we were excited about the puppies. The bride and bridal party planned to carry the puppies down the aisle in the place of wedding bouquets. Jenna and Justin did a first look with each other before the ceremony. Since the puppies couldn’t stay too long, this gave me a chance to get some great pictures of the bride, groom, and wedding party holding and playing with the puppies.
One of the little black puppies seemed to take a liking to me. He came over and climbed on my shoe and cried when I had to leave him. I knew it would be hard to resist adopting one of the puppies, but we adopted a Labrador puppy a couple of years ago, and she is a big crazy dog now. I also have a toy poodle that is about 13 years old now. We can’t handle another dog, at least for now. But I hope my pictures will help the Humane Society adopt out some puppies.
I love one of the pictures below with the bride holding the white and beige puppy close to her face. This was an adorable and calm dog, and they said he had already been claimed for adoption. We also took a considerable risk putting all the puppies on the bride’s dress for a picture. Thankfully there were no accidents, and we got a cute shot.
Sunset at the gazebo and on the beach
After the ceremony, we went down to the gazebo with the wedding party for some pictures before sunset. As long as no cars or people are in the background, the gazebo, with the palm trees and sunset behind it, is beautiful. There is also a lovely beach area behind the North Beach Towers, with a marshy inlet where water flows out to the ocean. I got some beautiful pictures, with the bride and groom standing before the sunset, just as the sun fell below the tree line.
I was working again with Eyecon Entertainment during the reception. He has indoor sparkler equipment that can shoot sparks behind the dance floor. I love pictures of Jenna and Justin dancing with the sparklers firing in the background. I also loved some nighttime images of them, in the courtyard, with the lights hanging in the background. I set up a flash behind them to give some background separation.
The large group picture on the dance floor below was too wide to capture with the lens I currently had on my camera. So, I did a quick three-shot panorama of the dance floor. It’s impressive how good Lightroom’s panorama features can be. It seamlessly combined the three pictures, even with the group’s movement between each shot.
I hope you enjoy the pictures below. Please let me know if you are having a wedding at 21 Main Events at North Beach, and I would happily give you some tips or discuss things further.
Entrance to 21 Main Prime Steakhouse – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachDoggie paw print detail on the veil – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and bridesmaids in matching pajamas – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridesmaids helping bride with the dress – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride smiling back as bridesmaids finish the dress – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachMother pulling bride’s veil over her shoulder – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridesmaids standing on the balcony – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachPuppies from North Myrtle Beach Humane Society – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachFirst look with the bride and groom – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachHolding hands after the first look – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachKiss after the first look – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachDetails on the groom’s boutonniere – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachGroom’s watch present – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachPortraits of the bride and groom after the first look – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachKiss under the ceremony pavilion – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachRing bearer helping groom with his tie – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridesmaids and bride holding the puppies – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridesmaids snuggling the puppies – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride holding two puppies – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride with puppies on her dress – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and groom kissing with the puppies – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride holding cutest puppy – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachCute puppy getting tired – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachDetails on bride’s bouquet – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachTable details – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachSweetheart table – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachCake table – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and groom holding napkins with their pets’ pictures – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachPanorama of wedding courtyard – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachRing bearer posing – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachWalking to the ceremony with puppies as bouquets – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridesmaid carrying a puppy down the aisle – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachAnother puppy bouquet coming down the aisle – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachOverhead shot from the balcony – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachHere comes your bride – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride walking with her father holding a puppy bouquet – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and her father on the way to the ceremony – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachCeremony picture from the balcony – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride listening to officiant – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachGroom giving vows – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachPanorama of ceremony – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachPanorama of the courtyard during the ceremony – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachGroom putting ring on the bride – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachFirst kiss – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachCheers after the ceremony – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBalcony view of bride and groom after ceremony – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachRecessional seen from the balcony – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and groom kissing with everyone cheering – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and groom portraits in the gazebo – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachClose together in the gazebo – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachKiss in the gazebo – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachSeated kiss in the gazebo – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachLeaning on the gazebo columns – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachHolding hands in the gazebo – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachKiss between the gazebo columns – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridal party in the gazebo – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridal party cheering in the gazebo – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and groom portraits in front of the ocean – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachHand on hip on the beach – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride looking up at the groom on the beach – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachEmbrace at the water’s edge – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride pulling groom in for a kiss in front of the ocean – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride smiling up at groom – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridal party in front of the ocean – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridal party walking down the beach with hands in the air – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBridal party in a pretty sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and groom in front of the inlet backlit by sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and groom kissing in front of the inlet backlit by sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachHug by the inlet at sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachClose kiss by the inlet at sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachWide view of the inlet at sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachPortraits of bride and groom backlit by the sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachKiss in the dunes at sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachNose to nose at sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachKiss backlit by the sunset – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachDip in front of the ocean – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachRaiders fans – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachFirst dance – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachKiss during the first dance – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachSparks fly in the background of the first dance – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachSparklers during first dance – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachLaughing through the first dance – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachFather and daughter dance – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride and groom under the lights in the courtyard – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachNight kiss in the courtyard – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachMacro ring pictures – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachWedding bands together – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachEngagement ring macro – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachFun on the dance floor – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride dancing with guests – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachGroup dancing with the bride – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachBride dancing with a guest – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachHands up on the dance floor – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachKiss at the sweetheart table – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachHugs after the toasts – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachCake cutting – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachFeeding each other cupcakes – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachKiss at the cake table – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachFinal dancing of the evening – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachGuests dancing under the lights – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachPanorama on the dance floor – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachSlow dance kiss – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachCouples slow dancing – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachGuests slow dancing – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle BeachFinal kiss on the dance floor – 21 Main Events – North Myrtle Beach
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