NC Wedding Ceremonies and Receptions at The Hudson Manor Estate

2012 Wedding Show - Raleigh Convention Center

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Our booth at the 2012 Southern Wedding Show

Downtown Raleigh Convention Center

Special thanks to Greg Mills at www.theimagemill.com

for these beautiful shots

Can't wait for this Saturday's Tasting and Open House

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

RSVP required, so HURRY!!!

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{Louisburg,NC} – January 23, 2012 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding Marketplace, is excited to announce Hudson Manor has been selected to receive the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2012 for Ceremony & Reception Venue! The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top local wedding vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism within the wedding industry. While many industry awards are selected by the organization, Hudson Manor was selected based on its stellar reviews from past newlywed clients. Hudson Manor is recognized as part of the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire local vendor community, comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States and Canada. The Bride’s Choice Award recognizes the best local wedding vendors across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on their overall professional achievements throughout the past year. “WeddingWire is thrilled to honor the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Since the launch of the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program four years ago, thousands of outstanding wedding professionals have been recognized by the bridal community for their supreme service and dedication to the wedding industry. It is with great pleasure that we congratulate Hudson Manor for their continued professionalism and commitment to enriching the wedding planning experience for engaged couples.”We are happy to announce that Hudson Manor is one of the very best Ceremony and Reception Venues within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. Thanks to their positive feedback we were able to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2012. For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/hudson-manor-louisburg/3d25563b6440cd7d.html. To learn more about the Bride's Choice Awards™, please visit www.WeddingWire.com. About WeddingWire, Inc.WeddingWire™, the nation's leading marketplace serving the $70 billion wedding industry, is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding professionals. For engaged couples, WeddingWire offers the ability to search, compare and book over 200,000 reviewed wedding vendors, from wedding venues to wedding photographers. WeddingWire also offers a comprehensive suite of online planning tools for weddings, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding professionals, WeddingWire is the only all-in-one marketing platform for businesses online and on-the-go. WeddingWire offers one simple solution to build a professional network, improve search visibility, manage social media and reach mobile consumers. Businesses that advertise with WeddingWire appear on WeddingWire.com, ProjectWedding.com and other leading sites, including MarthaStewartWeddings.com (NYSE: MSO), Brides.com and Weddingbee.com.

Attend the upcoming "Southern Elegance" Tasting Event

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RSVP now ! Seating will be limited. Check out the website for more info www.thehudsonmanor.com

Hudson Manor Bride wins big!

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Congratulations to Sarah Myrick!

She wrote in to the Ellen DeGeneres Show about the school where she teaches in Durhm.

Her school was chosen to receive over $100,000 in cash from Target to help the kids.

Kudos Sarah, we're all very proud of you!!!

Wedding Cost Estimator

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Found this handy wedding cost estimator on The Wedding Report's website.

Enter your zip code to see what the average cost of a wedding in your area is.

Then go check out OUR wedding packages :)

http://www.costofwedding.com/

More Blythe and Brett

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More amazing shots from Greg Mills at

www.theimagemill.com

Fun was had by all in the Photo Booth provided by

http://shutterbooth.com

Check 'em out!

Thanks for sharing these with us!

Liz & Drew 9/24/2011

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http://www.dthorntonphotography.com/

Many thanks Dena Thornton and Jill Gaddy for the lovely images

Blythe & Brett 10/15/2011

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Can't wait to see more photos from Greg Mills at

www.theimagemill.com

Showing our patriotism

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"Three cheers for the red, white & blue!"

Another wonderful wedding!

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Congratulations to Emily & Tim Raab!

A wonderful couple who rolled with the punches. Nothing would stand in the way of their happiness, kudos to both of them and all the guests who traveled through "Irene" to share the day!

With back up plans in place, the wedding went on as scheduled in our beautifully decorated Grand Ballroom. We hung a garland of seeded eucalyptus (courtesy of Ruth Payne at http://www.lovefleuressence.com/ ), brought in ferns dotted with fresh flowers the bride brought with her and lots of candles.

The setting was truly magical, safe and sound inside with a hurricane raging just outside.

Check back for pictures from Rand Harcy , their photographer.

Luckily, the Estate fared very well through Irene. We have power thanks to the awesome Progress Energy crew that made quick work of getting us back on the grid yesterday. Although we have back up generators, it's always nice to have unlimited power...something we all take for granted until we lose it.

We're really looking forward to seeing all our Hudson Manor couples and their families today at our Summer Tasting and Open House, along with many new couples coming to visit.

Doug & Kristen 7/2/11

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Check out the professional pictures of Doug & Kristen on A.J. Dunlop's blog:

http://ajdunlapblog.com/?p=3324

Kristen & Doug July 2nd, 2011

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July 2, 2011

Kristen & Doug

Covered Lakeside Terrace Wedding

Plenty of Iced Tea and Lemoned Ice Water

Megan & Cameron June 11th, 2011

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Megan & Cameron Watkins, Me

Some evening ballroom shots...

Please visit www.nancyrayblog.com soon for professional pics of this wedding!

Monica & Jeff May 21st, 2011

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Perfect weather for a perfcet wedding day!

Jerry Dillard Photography

http://www.dillardstudios.net/wedding-gallery.htm

Check out this wonderful couple!

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http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding/UserViewWebsitePage?wid=7fad83d6d39eda2d&pid=cb69dc266aaae01e

Go to www.weddingwire.com to create your own wedding website, then tell all your guests!

The Bride's Book Reader's Choice Award winner!!!

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Thank you to all the reader's of The Bride's Book NC for voting

The Hudson Manor Best Wedding Venue for 2011

Martha Stewart's WeddingWire Award 2011 Winner

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Louisburg, NC– 1/26/2011 - WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce The Hudson Manor Estate has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Venues ! Recognition for the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 is determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 750,000 WeddingWire newlyweds.

The Hudson Manor Estate stands among the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire community, representing quality and service excellence within the wedding industry. Awards were given to the top wedding professionals across 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, and were based on the overall professional achievements throughout the past year.

“With the annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program, WeddingWire has the unique opportunity to recognize the best wedding professionals across the US and Canada. We applaud The Hudson Manor Estate for their professionalism and dedication to enhancing the wedding planning experience last year.” We are happy to announce that The Hudson Manor Estate is among the very best Wedding Venues within the WeddingWire Network, which includes leading wedding planning sites WeddingWire, Martha Stewart Weddings, Project Wedding and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for nominating us to receive the Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011. For more information, please visit our WeddingWire Storefront today at http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/hudson-manor-louisburg/3d25563b6440cd7d.html .

Images of Mardi Gras Event 1/8/2011

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Mardi Gras 2011

Some of Brandi's creations

The Grand Ballroom

We dressed the guest tables in gold satin overlays and set green and purple satin napkins
alternately to make the tables colorful. Green and purple satin linens were used on the buffet and accent tables to complete the Mardi Gras color scheme.

Colored led lights were placed strategically to enhance the "Carnivale" atmosphere

Thank you Rob Seelye with http://www.studior1.com/ for these awesome shots!

We'd also like to thank :

Cinda Putnam http://www.cindascreativecakes.com/

for all the scrumptious cake samples

Brandi Dennison http://www.brandisbotanicals.com/

for the beautiful arrangements

Ron K Smith http://www.ronksmith.com/

for being the Emcee and DJ for the evening

and our catering and kitchen staff for another delicious event!

Ultimate Cake Off !!!

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Triangle bakers show off their talents!

Swank Cakes & friends at their TV debut!

Ultimate Cake Off on TLC Channel

(Blue Team pictured above, from left to right: Clara Gold, Wayne Steinkopf, Cinda Putnam, Chuck Hamilton)

To get more information about Swank Cakes:

http://www.swankcakedesign.com/index.html

For more information about Cinda Putnam http://www.cindascreativecakes.com/

Look for Swank Cake Design on the

next "Fabulous Cakes" on TLC Channel

Gorgeous winter wedding

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Marcus & LaChauna Belvin 12/27/10

A perfectly beautiful couple :)

Cake by Ambrosia http://www.ambrosiacakecreations.com/

Janice Aquista decorated the room with this fabulous snow covered tree, then hung their favors from the branches for guests to pick up on their way home. What a great idea!!!

Here's one of their favors

Jeff Simpson of http://www.simpsound.com/ kept the crowd entertained all evening

Jeff also does custom lighting!

Another one of Janice's creations...

and yet another, in fact Janice (Bride's Mom) did all the floral decorations!

Want to look as beautiful as LaChauna?

Visit her at her Salon http://www.redcarpethaironline.com/

Very cool picture by Rob Seelye

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Blue Bridesmaids

What a cool shot! Thanks Rob

Courtney & Kevin Alford 11/13/11

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Kevin and Courtney Alford

Photos by Charles Dickens Photography

http://www.charlesdickensphotography.com/

Courtney May Alford looking radiant at her portrait sitting

LOVE this watercolor look!

Music & video by Ron Smith
http://www.ronksmith.com/

Cake by Cinda Putnam

http://www.cindascreativecakes.com/

Florals by Brandi Dennison

http://www.brandisbotanicals.com/

Thank you to all our fabulous vendors!

Charles Dickens Photography

http://www.charlesdickensphotography.com/

Ron K Smith - DJ & Video

http://www.ronksmith.com/

Cinda Putanm - Cake

http://www.cindascreativecakes.com/

Brandi Dennison - Florist

http://www.brandisbotanicals.com/

Evan & Jenna Chalk 9/11/2010

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Jenna & Evan's big day! 9/11/2010

Mom Jan, lending a hand

The ever lovely Jenna Schneider Chalk

Bill Schneider with Jenna

First dance
www.djmikemorse.com

Marcus

Cake cutting

www.cindascreativecakes.com

Cake and candy buffet

Vendors to thank:

http://www.wakeforestportraits.com

www.cindascreativecakes.com

www.djmikemorse.com

www.brandisbotanicals.com

Rev Earl Dulaney

Lyla & Joe Egitto 10/10/10

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Our 10-10-10 Wedding Lyla & Joe Egitto

Melissa, Joe, Lyla and DJ Ron Smith http://www.ronksmith.com/

So much fun!

The beautiful Lyla and her very handsome son Jake

A great big THANK YOU to Rob Seelye for these wonderful shots :)

http://www.studior1.com/

Jennifer & Anthony 10/2/10

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Jennifer & Anthony's Wedding Day

The following photos in random order,

courtesy of

www.charlesdickensphotography.com

Thank you Charlie !!!

A beautiful end to a perfect day

Bonnie & BJ Ayscue 9/18/2010

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What a gorgeous day Bonnie & BJ had for their beautiful Hudson Manor Wedding!

Here are some shots we took throughout the day/evening

DJ Mike Morse (also morning DJ at G105 Raleigh)

http://www.djmikemorse.com/

Dancing...

Handsome revelers...

Early afternoon, before the guests arrived...

Another fabulous cake by Cinda Putnam

http://www.cindascreativecakes.com/

Long Ballroomm shot

Table arrangement by Brandi Dennison

http://www.brandisbotanicals.com/

Looking forward to posting some more professional pictures from Leslie Mill

http://www.leslieannmillsphotography.com/

Recent wedding photos by Rob Seelye, Studio R1

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Some beautiful shots by Rob Seelye www.studior1.com

Andrew & Jennifer Hatch Wedding June 26th, 2010

Steve & Ariana Ross

May 15th, 2010

Sherman & Kenisea McDougald

September 4th, 2010

Photos by Craig Carpenter of our Fall Tasteing Event

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It was a gorgeous evening enjoyed by old friends and new.

Below are some beautiful images, shot at our Fall tasteing by Craig Carpenter, Luster Studio's

Thanks Craig!

Sweetheart Table

In the Butterfly Garden

One of hundreds of butterflies

We'll do it again soon! Keep you posted

Nikki & Aldo Cox 5/1/2010

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Nicole & Aldo Cox

May 1st, 2010

A Perfect Day

A throw back to the 1940's era, Nikki & Aldo's wedding was pure vintage!

Thanks to all their vendors:

Mitch Danforth Photography photography@mitchdanforth.com

Cinda's Creative Cakes www.cindascreativecakes.com

Brandi Dennison www.brandisbotanicals.com

Ron K. Smith Productions www.ronksmith.com

Reverend Bill Scott www.themarryingman.org

Happily ever after

Stephanie & Jarrod's Wedding 7/24/10

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Stephanie & Jarrod's Wedding

7/24/2010

Check out Nancy Ray's Blog for soome beautiful photos!

http://nancyrayblog.com/

FABULOUS!!!

Other vendors that helped create this wonderful event included:

Christy White Florist http://www.adesigningmind.com/

Cinda Putnam, Cake Baker & Designer http://www.cindascreativecakes.com/

Bethany, DJ with http://www.therightgrooves.com/

Ceremony Music by http://www.musiciansbooking.com/index.html

Great job everyone!

A nice picture

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A lovely picture of my wonderful son giving his Momma some sugar

Thanks for the photo Rob! www.studior1.com

Jamie & Mary Ann 7/17/2010

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Although it was a rainy Saturday in July, Mary Ann and Jamie had a beautiful wedding in the Grand Ballroom in front of the gazebo. We dressed it in satins and large petunias purchased by the bride through Thomas Benjamin Designs, Creedmoor NC. Here's just one of his beautiful arrangements.

HI Ron! http://www.ronksmith.com/

Mary Ann brought those beautiful taper candle holders for the cake table. Cinda http://www.cindascreativecakes.com/ spent hours on this lovely yummy creation of fondant and butterflies. It looked exceptional!

We served a plated meal to 50 guests of either Prime Rib or Chicken Marsala...mmmmmm
None left for the staff :(

Andrew & Jennifer's Wedding June 26th, 2010

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Andrew & Jennifer

6/26/2010

Congratulations to this lovely couple!

Fruit Display Table

The chefs doin' their thing

A beautiful buffet set up with green accent lighting

Andrew booked our venue over the phone, trusting in us completely to make their day one to remember. They let us know many times that it was truly what they'd envisioned and how happy they were. Both Andrew and Jenny were wonderful to work with and made my job as their planner and director so easy. Thank you both!

Best wishes!!!

July 3rd, 2010 Wedding

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Schinnaman/Brewer Wedding July 3rd, 2010

Sarah, is that you?

...80 degrees, breezy and beautiful! A perfect day for Stephanie & Dustin.

Donte' & Curtis (Jerome)'s Wedding 6/12/10

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We've been so blessed to have so many wonderfully sweet couples marry here at The Hudson Manor Estate this season and this couple was no exception. They were married at 5:00 pm, just in time for a much appreciated breeze and well placed cloud.

Nancy Ray was their photographer, taking these great shots throughout the day:

http://nancyrayblog.com/?p=3530

http://nancyrayblog.com/?p=3565

Ron Smith played all the couples favorites, as Curtis had chosen just about every song! Great taste in music and what a dancer!

http://www.ronksmith.com/

Cinda Putnam delivered a fabulous cake once more, just a yummy and beautiful as ever.
http://www.cindascreativecakes.com/

Donte's Aunt did a wonderful job on the florals, hand making everything from her bouquet to altar arrangements.

Kudos to my staff, kitchen crew and of course my husband Glenn, the head chef. Still hearing raves about the service and delicious food :)

Dana & Jeff's Wedding 6/5/10

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Another fabulous wedding ! Ron Smith rockin' the house, Glenn & Jay in the kitchen making incredible dishes, Cinda Putnam's beautiful wedding cake, Jeff Simpson's Specialty lighting and Thomas Benjamin's flowers all made the evening truly unforgettable. Marie Latona our banquet manager worked her magic with the cake table, fruit display, buffett arrangement and other room decor to really personalize the room for Jeff & Dana. Harpist Marilyn Wienand's lovely music was a perfect backdrop for their ceremony, as well.

Greg & Amy Mills of Image Mill Photography captured the day with their usual flair and professional style. See for yourself... http://www.blog.theimagemill.com/
Look for these images in our gallery and on our website, as well.

Angela & Jeff's Wedding, May 29th 2010

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Melissa Kay did a fantastic job documenting Jeff & Angela Labreque's big day, so I thought I would post a link for all to see. That's me with the happy couple above. Enjoy!

www.melissakayphoto.com/blog/

Erica & Steven's Wedding, May 8th, 2009

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Erica and Steven are such a beautiful couple. Their Ceremony was held in the Columned Garden at 2:00 pm on May 8th, 2010. It was a gorgeous, breezy afternoon...perfect day for an outdoor wedding!

They were gracious enough to let me in on a photo for this blog (me on the left of course).

A shot of the Lakeside Terrace, sometimes used as a Ceremony site.

The Columned Garden, Lake view.

Many thanks to Christobal Perez for these fabulous photos! www.azulphotography.com

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Some more photos Elena took around the property. She's got a really good eye!

One week later!

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Some photos from April 10th

"Spring" photos by Elena Cogliati

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Walkway to Ballroom

Columned Garden, end of March

Cherry Blossoms

Victorian Cake Display

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Another Cake Table by Marie! This one was displayed at North Ridge Country Club in Raliegh. We participated in an exclusive 'Triangle Bridal Members Only' wedding show, "A Happy Affair", produced by Dominick & Laura DiGirolomo from Forever Bridal Productions. They also started The Triangle Bridal Association. These are pictures of a table you could have set up at your Hudson Manor Wedding!

Photo's courtesy of Bella Rose Photography http://www.bellarosephoto.com/

Cake by Cinda Putnam www.cindascreativecakes.com

Winner "Bride's Choice Award 2010" Martha Stewart Weddings

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Louisburg, NC - January 19th, 2010- WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, just announced The Hudson Manor Estate & Grand Ballroom has been selected to receive the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™ for Best North Carolina Wedding Venue. The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ recognizes and celebrates excellence in quality and service within the wedding industry, as determined by recent reviews and extensive surveys from over 500,000 newlyweds.

The Hudson Manor Estate is among the top five percent of all vendors in the WeddingWire community, which includes over 100,000 wedding professionals across the US and Canada. Awards were given to winners across 19 different service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers.

“We are excited to recognize and honor the success of the top wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Community” said Timothy Chi, WeddingWire’s Chief Executive Officer. “The annual Bride’s Choice Awards™ program has given us the unique opportunity to highlight the best wedding professionals in each region as reviewed by brides and grooms who have utilized their services in the past year.”

We are happy to announce that The Hudson Manor Estate is among the very best Wedding Venues within the WeddingWire Network, which includes WeddingWire and Martha Stewart Weddings. We would like to thank our past newlyweds for nominating us for the 2010 Bride’s Choice Awards™.

For more information, please visit our Website at www.TheHudsonManor.com

About WeddingWire, Inc.
WeddingWire is the only online wedding planning resource designed to empower both engaged couples and wedding vendors. WeddingWire enables engaged couples to search, compare and book over 100,000 reviewed wedding vendors nationwide, from wedding photographers to wedding cakes. WeddingWire also offers an online community and a suite of cutting-edge planning tools, including wedding websites and wedding checklists, all at no charge. For wedding vendors, WeddingWire provides free online management tools creating the only market opportunity that gives businesses control over their clients, reviews, leads and performance. In addition, WeddingWire has partnered with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) to provide its network of local vendors and online wedding-planning tools in the Weddings section of www.MarthaStewartWeddings.com. For additional information, please visit www.WeddingWire.com.

2010 Wedding Show

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This year's Wedding Show is proving to be a great one! Many of our favorite vendors are in attendance. Some include Christobal Perez - Azul Photography, Cinda Putnam - Cinda's Creative Cakes, Brandi Dennison - Brandi's Botanicals, Greg Mills - Image Mill Photography, Ron Smith - Ron K. Smith Productions, Jeff Simpson - Simpsound Light & Sound, Scott & Michelle Faber - Scott Faber Photography, Donna Parks - Southern Bride & Groom Magazine and soooo many more!
Here's a photo Christobal shot of our Contest entry for the Table Top Display. This Cake table is just one of the many designs Marie Latona (our Banquet Manager/Catering Designer) has come up with. All Hudson Manor couples are treated to a glass topped cake table, with many enhancement options to choose from.

Hope we'll see you all at the Wedding Show today between 11:00 - 4:00 pm, Jim Graham Building NC State Fairgrounds in Raleigh!