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Winnie & Her Bridesmaids: Our Alexander Homestead Wedding Weekend

Winnie in a white robe standing with her bridesmaids in red satin robes outside a row of glass doors

The Story

Winnie and I were married on Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Alexander Homestead in Charlotte. I photograph weddings for a living, so I did the natural thing and photographed the two days leading up to ours myself.

On Friday afternoon, before our rehearsal at Alexander Homestead, I took Winnie and her bridesmaids out onto the lawn and across the wooden footbridge in the garden. Winnie wore a tiered white lace dress, and her bridesmaids came in blue and blush florals. It was the first time the whole group had stood together on the grounds where we would be married two days later.

Saturday belonged to the celebration dinner, the night before the wedding. That afternoon, Winnie and her bridesmaids got ready together in Charlotte. There are portraits of Winnie in her white sequin dress for dinner and one frame of the whole group in black, but most of the afternoon was spent in matching red satin robes, with Winnie in white: champagne on the balcony, a few quiet minutes with her mom, a selfie, and a game of pool with the 7 and 13 balls set out for our wedding date.

Mathelle and Sri, two of the bridesmaids you will see here, have their own frames with Winnie. A year later, I photographed Mathelle’s wedding in England.

The next morning, Winnie walked down the aisle at Alexander Homestead.

Also from this celebration Mathelle's own wedding: Mitch & Mathelle at Rothley Court Also from this celebration Winnie's golden hour bridal portraits at a secret location

The Photos

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Winnie in a tiered white lace dress with a red haired bridesmaid in a blue floral dress, arm in arm on the lawn at Alexander Homestead Winnie leaning into her bridesmaid and laughing on the Alexander Homestead lawn the day of the wedding rehearsal Winnie in white with six bridesmaids in blue and blush floral dresses on the lawn at Alexander Homestead in Charlotte Winnie and a bridesmaid in a blush floral dress laughing as they cross the wooden garden footbridge at Alexander Homestead Winnie and her bridesmaid seen from behind with their arms raised on the footbridge, the red barn at Alexander Homestead beyond the trees Winnie and her bridesmaid posing back to back, cheek to cheek, on the garden footbridge at Alexander Homestead Bridal portrait of Winnie in an off the shoulder white sequin dress and pearl earrings, her chin resting on her hand and her engagement ring showing Closer bridal portrait of Winnie smiling softly in her white sequin dress against sheer white curtains before the celebration dinner Winnie in white surrounded by six bridesmaids in black dresses, arms linked and everyone turned toward her, before the celebration dinner The same moment in a brighter edit: Winnie laughing in her white dress as her bridesmaids in black link arms around her Black and white portrait of Winnie and her bridesmaids, arms linked in a row, smiling at one another before dinner Winnie in a white satin robe seated among her bridesmaids in matching red satin robes in front of sheer white drapes Black and white photograph of Winnie in her white robe laughing in a pile with her bridesmaids on a sofa, everyone cracking up at once Winnie and her bridesmaids in red robes laughing and clinking champagne glasses on a covered balcony Winnie and her bridesmaids raising their champagne glasses high on the balcony Mathelle in a red satin robe toasting Winnie with champagne as Winnie looks up at her and smiles Winnie and her bridesmaid Sri seated together with champagne flutes, smiling at the camera Sri and Winnie clinking champagne glasses and laughing in the getting ready suite A red haired bridesmaid in a red satin robe laughing with her arm around Winnie, seated in her white robe, in the getting ready suite Winnie seated in white as her bridesmaids in red satin robes lean in around her for a portrait Winnie holding a glass of champagne while her bridesmaids in red robes gather close behind her Winnie laughing behind her hand as a bridesmaid at her feet sips champagne and the others crack up Bridesmaids in red satin robes raising their champagne glasses around Winnie, seated in her white robe Winnie and her bridesmaids cheering with champagne raised overhead in the bright getting ready suite Bridesmaids in red robes leaning in to clink their champagne glasses with Winnie Winnie and her mom in a red satin robe embracing and smiling at the camera Winnie's mom wrapping her arms around her from behind as Winnie holds her hands Winnie and her mom face to face and smiling, her mom's hand on her shoulder Black and white photograph of Winnie wrapping her mom in a tight hug, her mom's eyes closed Winnie in her white robe hugging her mom, who smiles with her eyes closed Winnie and her bridesmaids leaning on a white kitchen island under a gold wreath, talking and laughing Window light bridal portrait of Winnie in her white satin robe, one hand on the curtain Black and white photograph of Winnie lining up a shot at the pool table with her bridesmaids behind her and the 7 and 13 balls set out for the wedding date A bridesmaid holding up her phone for a selfie with Winnie and the others crowded in behind her Winnie in a white robe standing with her bridesmaids in red satin robes outside a row of glass doors Winnie walking toward the camera smiling, her bridesmaids in red robes laughing behind her

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