{"id":594409,"date":"2016-07-18T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/?p=594409"},"modified":"2016-07-14T16:24:49","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T21:24:49","slug":"raleigh-wedding-bridge-club-wows-killer-bride-groom-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/raleigh-wedding-bridge-club-wows-killer-bride-groom-style\/","title":{"rendered":"This Raleigh Wedding at The Bridge Club Wows with Killer Bride and Groom Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594429\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/ce\/20\/ce20c4099a38ee66.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p>Gold sequined bridesmaid dresses, a burgundy suit on the groom, and the bride&rsquo;s gorgeous A-line tulle gown are just a few of the seriously killer style choices at Irene and Chris&rsquo;s Raleigh wedding! <a href=\"http:\/\/bleststudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blest Studios<\/a>&nbsp;captured every sweet moment of Irene and Chris&rsquo;s wedding, including the incredible&nbsp;feat of capturing couple portraits in&nbsp;the venue&rsquo;s parking lot between rain downpours.&nbsp;This super heartfelt and quirky wedding at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ac-restaurants.com\/bridge-club\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bridge Club<\/a>&nbsp;was full of&nbsp;fun surprises, amazing food, and tons of dancing!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Couple:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Irene and&nbsp;Chris<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ac-restaurants.com\/bridge-club\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bridge Club<\/a>, Raleigh, North Carolina<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594414\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/9c\/61\/9c6118b1edd281a4.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-2\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594413\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1e\/ae\/1eaedee3e47a873a.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-1\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594417\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/8d\/9d\/8d9d5716b623d9ab.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-5\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594415\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/fe\/0a\/fe0a7b821fdbcdd3.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-3\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594418\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/12\/36\/1236dc171dcbdbf4.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-6\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594416\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b4\/cf\/b4cf47679d9d450b.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-4\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594419\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/fc\/fd\/fcfdfdb463347a0d.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-7\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Our first look was definitely the most memorable moment. We were most excited to see each other first and spend time alone together before the circus of the day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594420\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/11\/12\/11128f5a998a578c.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-8\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594421\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/3d\/d6\/3dd675f10b165d00.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-9\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594422\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/76\/2a\/762a76cd8b269c29.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"942\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594423\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0e\/01\/0e01a040aed4e13e.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"882\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>I just wanted to look and feel beautiful. I loved the color of my dress, I wanted Chris to love it, too. My makeup inspiration was to look as natural as possible. I didn&rsquo;t care about anything else.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594424\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/81\/d2\/81d21c58c5dc92a2.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-12\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We love color and were really going for a modern vibe &ndash; so we went there. Our colors were blush, burgundy, rose gold, and grey. Chris and I LOVE color. We knew that we didn&rsquo;t want to stick to traditional wedding tones. Once we started looking into things &ndash; we just let our imagination run and tried to have fun with it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594425\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/f7\/2e\/f72eab6a931049ed.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-13\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594426\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/1a\/83\/1a837a5b3ca2bd77.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>The rest of our party wore dresses from <a href=\"http:\/\/renttherunway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rent the Runway<\/a> and suits from <a href=\"https:\/\/theblacktux.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Black Tux<\/a>&nbsp;&ndash; both rented their items, we wanted our parties to shine and look and feel good as well, we didn&rsquo;t want them to break the bank to do so.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594428\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/cd\/01\/cd01b750d5095073.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-15\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594430\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/bf\/91\/bf91888690c05a49.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"863\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We LOVE Brett, our photographer. She was amazing. She is funny and easy to talk to. She wore so many hats for us that day. It was rainy. I was stressed. She calmed us and felt like family. Her pictures are amazing and she was just the best!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594431\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/a8\/59\/a8596c57bfcf4fea.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"416\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We had a close friend play an electric guitar over Phil Collins for the processional. Chris is a HUGE Phil Collins fan and our friends and family know that. This was a a surprise for them and it made Chris excited. It was weird and quirky. It was funny and set the tone for the night to come.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594435\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2a\/36\/2a3625b75b3eef42.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594436\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/2b\/0e\/2b0e86f2713e456f.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-23\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594437\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/fa\/5c\/fa5c455472aeebbe.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594438\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/00\/6b\/006b68e09c1a19ab.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-25\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594439\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b2\/d3\/b2d3e4d61086cac8.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594440\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/65\/0c\/650cdbec106ca52c.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-27\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>The photo taken in the parking lot directly after the wedding ceremony is an amazing shot &ndash; it basically poured during the entire thing and we had a break in weather and our photographer&nbsp;captured it perfectly.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594441\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/44\/96\/4496f34df8ee5168.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-28\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594434\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/0c\/33\/0c33cb4b9fabe863.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-21\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We chose <span class=\"il\">Bridge<\/span> <span class=\"il\">Club<\/span> specifically for the food. We love to eat and wanted the food to be the star of the evening. We didn&rsquo;t trust any other venue would be able to deliver the way <span class=\"il\">Bridge<\/span> <span class=\"il\">Club<\/span> did, we definitely made the right decision.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594433\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/56\/76\/56768ce46a0c2472.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-20\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594432\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/da\/4b\/da4b6f562617ef47.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-19\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>Processional Song: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YkADj0TPrJA\" target=\"_blank\">Phil Collins &ndash; In The Air Tonight<\/a><\/em><br>\n<em>First Dance:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KaasJ44O5lI\" target=\"_blank\">Beyonc&eacute; &ndash; 1+1<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594442\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/7f\/08\/7f08668a0f38c3b6.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-29\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"goldbox\"><em>We also included a fat head of our dog, Lilly. It was a way to include her in our day, she&rsquo;s a dog and obviously couldn&rsquo;t be at the venue. But we love her and having our friends take pics with her throughout the night made it special for us.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594443\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/68\/a8\/68a8d27cace20f60.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-30\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-594444\" src=\"https:\/\/images.junebugweddings.com\/b9\/81\/b981d373dac8351f.jpg\" alt=\"this-raleigh-wedding-at-the-bridge-club-wows-with-killer-bride-and-groom-style-31\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"goldbox\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><em>The Wedding Team:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photography &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bleststudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blest Studios<\/a><br>\nEvent Planning &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.weddingwire.com\/biz\/nicole-g-events-raleigh\/78628db92c1cab96.html\" target=\"_blank\">Nicole G Events<\/a><br>\nVenue &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ac-restaurants.com\/bridge-club\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bridge Club<\/a><br>\nFloral Design &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.serendipitydesignsnc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Designs<br>\n<\/a>Groomsmen&rsquo;s Apparel &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/theblacktux.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Black Tux<br>\n<\/a>Bridesmaids&rsquo; Apparel &ndash;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/renttherunway.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rent The Runway<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Irene and Chris, and a huge thanks to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/bleststudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blest Studios<\/a>&nbsp;for submitting this wedding to Junebug! Want more Raleigh wedding inspiration? Then you&rsquo;ve got to see this&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/junebugweddings.com\/wedding-blog\/intimate-downtown-raleigh-wedding-stockroom-230\/\" target=\"_blank\">intimate downtown Raleigh wedding at The Stockroom at 230<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xoxo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.junebugweddings.com\/blog\/xoxo\/xo-gabby.jpg\" alt=\"xoxoGabby\" width=\"97\" height=\"47\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gold sequined bridesmaid dresses, a burgundy suit on the groom, and the bride&rsquo;s gorgeous A-line tulle gown are just a few of the seriously killer style choices at Irene and Chris&rsquo;s Raleigh wedding! Blest Studios&nbsp;captured every sweet moment of Irene and Chris&rsquo;s wedding, including the incredible&nbsp;feat of capturing couple portraits in&nbsp;the venue&rsquo;s parking lot between rain downpours.&nbsp;This super heartfelt and quirky wedding at&nbsp;Bridge Club&nbsp;was full of&nbsp;fun surprises, amazing food, and tons of dancing! 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