Name: Sarah + TJ | Durham, NC
Uploaded: 2024-03-22T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 6 min 47 s
Description: Sarah and TJ met in 5th grade. Through the years, their friendship bloomed into a love that lasted through states, years of deployment and long-term dating. Now together living in Oklahoma City, they wed in Durham, NC on a perfect fall day. Their wedding was fun, upbeat, meaningful and full of life.

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The Cookery

Bovara Studios

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Sarah and TJ met in 5th grade. Through the years, their friendship bloomed into a love that lasted through states, years of deployment and long-term dating. Now together living in Oklahoma City, they wed in Durham, NC on a perfect fall day. Their wedding was fun, upbeat, meaningful and full of life.

Sarah + TJ | Durham, NC

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If you choose to have a military wedding, your ceremony can take place at a military chapel or the academy from which the military member graduated. When figuring out the seating arrangements, remember that each service brand has different guidelines but, generally, the higher-ranking the officer, the better position at both the ceremony and reception.

Those who choose to wear their military uniform must adhere to the specific grooming rules according to their service brand.

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Many people know a military wedding simply by the attire—most often we see a groom in his dress blues (or whites in the summer)—but there are numerous traditions that come with the territory of hosting a military wedding. 

One of the most well known military wedding traditions is the Arch of Sabers (or Swords if referring to a Navy or Marine Corps member). If either partner, or both, are commissioned officers, they can have a ceremony exit beneath an archway of sabers held by other military members. Noncommissioned officers and enlisted personnel may instead go with the variation called the Arch of Rifles. Speaking of swords, another popular tradition is to cut the cake with a sword instead of a knife at the reception.

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Whether or not you like fall, most people can agree: the season is so picturesque that it can sometimes be difficult to narrow down your wedding details. From colors to food to attire, a fall wedding is a memorable event with plenty of chances for creativity!

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Many couples opt for a fall wedding because it’s their favorite time of year, or perhaps that was when they were engaged or another memorable event occurred. Maybe they like a crisp fall breeze or the colorful leaves that cover the ground.

And when it comes to attendee-participation activities, fall can bring in a myriad of fun options, leaving the couple with plenty of memories.

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Sarah and TJ

in Durham, NC

Videographer: Bovara Studios

Venue: The Cookery

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Wedding Date on Oct 7, 2023

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