I remember the first time I met Caroline. I promptly marched over to Bret’s desk the next day at the office and confessed, “I’m in love with Caroline!” Stunning beauty both inside and out and a charismatic personality with a southern sweetness. It’s impossible not to love her immediately! I had worked with Bret for a few months before I finally met his other half and I’m so happy I’ve been able to get to know such an amazing couple! I love October weddings and these two are getting married the day after my birthday so they picked the best weekend in the world according to me 🙂
Bret proposed over Christmas and I couldn’t be more excited for them. They have such a great history together in the Queen City, so we decided to spend some time taking engagement photos for their announcements at a few of their favorite places in Charlotte. We walked around NODA and hung out at some really cool graffiti murals, then grabbed a beer at the awesome Salud Beer Shop, a new favorite joint for me!
We really wanted to be sure to get a photo in front of the Neighborhood Theatre. It’s a great little spot with so much history. I saw my first performance there last night from Citizen Cope and it was nothing short of amazing! It was mellow and fun and good energy all around. Matt and I ended last night at our go-to place, Jack Beagles. If you haven’t tried their mac’n’cheese — stop what you’re doing this very minute and go get some right now. Beagles will always be special to me as it was one of the very first places Matt and I went to on our journey to Charlotte. And Beagles never disappoints – great food, great music, great atmosphere.
So, Charlotteans, what’s your favorite local spot? With such a big city, my goal is to try someplace new at least every other week.
Oh, and did I mention how much of a handy man Matt is? He helped me rig the sign above the theater for these awesome shots 😉
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