Photos by Heather Chipps Photography
2017 WEDDING TRADITIONS WINNERS
Emerald Isle has always held a special place in my
husband’s heart. He always told me of the small-town
vibe that brings a family together on vacation was like no
other. EI, as he refers to it, is his second home away from
home and I knew once I agreed to marry him, it would be
mine as well. After visiting the island with him for the first
time I could tell right away why he loved it so much. We
both feel completely at peace with our toes in the sand
and a mystery book in our hand as we hear the waves
crashing in the background. We knew there could be no
other place to share in holy matrimony but Emerald Isle!
When searching for the right venue we fell in love with
The Ocean Club. We couldn't imagine getting married
anywhere other than the beach and this venue provided
easy access to a sea-side wedding, along with the
comfortable feeling of an elegant reception site right
across the street.
After deciding on our venue, we still were a little
nervous with our destination wedding until we met our
wedding planner, Krystal, through Emerald Isle Realty.
Krystal instantly impressed us with her knowledge and
experience by answering all of our difficult and rather
detailed questions the day we met her. She even gave us
a packet of vendors and her personal recommendations
to help us decide on food, flowers, entertainment, and
even hair and make-up. Krystal went above and beyond
her duties as a wedding planner by even calling the
owners of a rental property through Emerald Isle Realty
that Josh's family stayed at the week of the wedding
to ask if we could have our rehearsal dinner at the
beach house. I honestly couldn't believe how perfect our
wedding was turning out to be with Krystal's help!
As the day started to approach, Krystal stayed in constant
communication with me making sure I was not worrying
about a thing. When the day before finally arrived, I was
able to drop all my wedding decorations off at The Ocean
Club and leave all of the hard stuff (like actually decorating
everything) completely in her hands. The only thing I had
to worry about for the rest of the day was getting ready
for our rehearsal and dinner! When it came down to the
ceremony details, Krystal immediately had everyone lined
up and they all knew exactly what to do (and what not to
do). I couldn’t believe how smooth our rehearsal went the
very first time!
The morning of our big day I was able to wake up and
focus on my closest friends and family. My family and
bridesmaids were able to drink mimosas and watch
movies in our beach house while we got ready without
one wedding worry! Everyone kept saying how incredibly
calm I was that morning, but I know looking back at that
day that the only reason I was calm was because I knew
Krystal would take care of everything and I trusted her
completely. I was blown away at how perfect everything
was when I finally did show up to the wedding venue that
afternoon. All my decorations were set up better than I
could have imagined. Krystal didn’t forget a thing all night!
From fixing our dinner plates, to cueing the DJ, to handing
us champagne flutes to toast with, she truly was a utility
player all night!
Our perfect day would not have been possible if it
wasn’t for Krystal and Emerald Isle Realty! We will never
be able to thank them enough for helping to make our
dream a reality!
Chrissy & Josh Barmoy
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