Unearthed Events

09/18/2022

Happy ☝️ Year! 🍃💜

07/18/2022

🚨 NEWS FLASH: BE BACK IN 2023! 🚨

Our books are ❌CLOSED❌ for the remainder of the year while we REIMAGINE what Unearthed will look like in the years to come! 💭

When I launched Unearthed™️ in 2018, like most, I never anticipated a pandemic AND I never anticipated finding the job of my dreams in May of 2021! That last jump left me leaving behind my initial leap (12/2019) into Venue & Events Management with the Cannon Room. 🙆🏻‍♀️ I had gone from a decade in the therapy world, to the venue and Unearthed, to a whole new world in RTP! For the first time in a long time I have found myself fulfilled, happy, livin’, and not really feeling the pull to hustle for my worthiness in the wedding industry as a Coordinator. I’ve hit my stride in my professional life, so I need to spend my energy there for this season. 🧨

👏 ALL that being said, this is a ⏸ PAUSE ⏸ for hot minute to flourish + DREAM about the future of Unearthed as a brand + business ( & I have a LOT of big ideas & dreams, y’all!) We crushed it for 4 years with numerous awards and publications, and we have a lot to be proud of! 🥰

🫶 I am SO grateful for the folks that hyped/helped me: MY COUPLES! Ugh, so much love for ALL of you! for my start, for supporting my jump and all the introductions 😉, and for being the first gals to join me when I was growing, even my mom for helping out in retirement 😘, & lastly— my kueen, 🥲 Jess wasn’t there just for money, she was dreaming with me, cheering me on, and putting up with me even when my sugar was low and my mood was hot. Forever grateful for YOU and so much love for you, boo! 👯‍♀️🎲🥰

Umm, yes, will come out or dreamland retirement for the right price 😂 but for now — enjoy continued photo archives, the dreaming process, and what’s to come!

Slainte! ☘️💭🪩📓

01/24/2022

It was all a dream ⭐️🎰🎲🍀❤️

12/06/2021

We had the best day with you all. 🥰🥰🥰✨

Friday's secret elopement isn't so secret anymore!!! After 2 years of trying to plan and re-plan, Kirsten and Jonathan finally made it official! It was such a fun night, with prop-guided toasts, family shenanigans, and a K-Ci and Jojo/Christmas piano sing-a-long. Congrats to the happy couple!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Vendors:

Venue: The Matthews House in Cary
Planner: Sarah with Unearthed Events
Photographer: Rose Trail Images
Videographer - Bovara Studios
Catering, rentals, bar - Southern Harvest Catering Company
Cake - Hayes Barton cafe & dessertery Raleigh
Flowers - arranged by Sarah
Dress - Lulus
Suit - THE BLACK TUX
Rings - Quercus Studio
Makeup & Hair - at Meraki Salon Raleigh & Durham
Harpist: Eryn Jones Fuson - Harpist

09/24/2021

1️⃣ WEEK AWAY! 💕 This time next week, Rose & James will be tying the knot at 🎉
With vintage decor and touches of dusty rose & dusty blue, this day is sure to be romantic! ✨ Stay tuned! ✨

09/09/2021

all the magic 💕🌿⚱️

05/26/2021

Pucker up, Chris! 💋🤗
Guess what?! We are ready for another weekend of sweet moments, forever kisses, and maybe a few bad dance moves 😜!
Sunday, we’ll be celebrating with Jenny & Danny at and couldn’t be more excited! These two are so cute, and we’ve been working together so long now that I truly consider them friends. I am ready for it! 🥳😎
C+C’s Wedding Squad:
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Photog:
Coordinator:
Florist: Amber .raleigh
Bartender:
Catering:
Rentals:
HMUA: Sophie & Carmen Spencer
DJ:
Officiant: Fire Chaplain Ted Jones

04/29/2021

Insert OOO! ✈️🏔 Yesterday, I finished up my last day managing the Cannon Room, which is so bittersweet! 🥺 I met & helped so many amazing couples through the pandemic storm, multiple postponements, down-sizing, cancellations, and hopeful moments for months to come. Thank you for trusting me with your big day! 💛
Although I’m moving on to new adventures, that doesn’t change anything for my Cannon couples or Unearthed. We are rockin’ & rollin’ y’all!! 😎⚡️
Unless you’re one of my May brides, I am OOO until next week enjoying time in CO with my brother and his fiancé. 🤟

04/04/2021

Hoppy Easter from your favorite Chick! 🐣🐰 (get it?) 😉 Is it just me, or do you think of sweets and sugar on Easter, too? 🎂 Yum! The cake & cupcakes from Baylee & Mickie’s wedding were to die for! 😍 🎂
Hope you all enjoy this beautiful spring day & stay sweet to each other! 🌷💛
Also, shout out to who I will miss tremendously! Enjoy your new adventures, boo! 🖤🎉
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📷: w/
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💐: James May @ HT
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💁🏻‍♀️: Jessica Ellis
🎂🧁: Rochelle Gilliam
💍: Pastor Michael Liter

01/27/2021

Going through my memories like, 😱 “How was this a year ago already?” 💙❄️ A little something blue, the cold wind, & the warmth of their sweetness! ✨

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Invitations: .creations
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01/18/2021

Husband & Husband

Simply the best ✨❤️

12/24/2020

🌿🕯 to the open house at when .lost.garden styled together! ❤️
Want a quick, simple tablescape look for your holiday feast? Grab some fresh cranberries, reuse a few vases, and drop in a ome votive candles! I used eucalyptus but you can forage your own greenery from the woods. Afterwards, compost the cranberries or feed them to your critter friends! 🥰 I also heart-punched some recycled vintage books! You can easily pull this off, too! ✨🌿❤️

11/15/2020

Yesterday was nothing but sweet romance, pink, & all the Taylor Swift magic you could imagine! 💗 Congratulations to Baylee & Mickie- the new Mr. & Mrs. 💕 Our last wedding of the year is always a little bitter sweet, but we’re so grateful for an exceptional couple & vendor team! Cheers, you two! Enjoy Disney & forever! 😘
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📷: w/
🎥:
📑: Unearthed = Myself, &
💐: James May @ HT
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💁🏻‍♀️: Jessica Ellis
🎂🧁: Rochelle Gilliam
💍: Pastor Michael Liter

11/15/2020

Such an amazing day yesterday!
Congrats Baylee & Mickie! 💗✨

11/01/2020

🕯🖤 “A witch ought never be frightened in the darkest forest, because she should be sure in her soul that the most terrifying thing in the forest was her.” -TP 🥀
Tis the finest night of the year. Happy Halloween, y’all. 👻 Stay spooky, howl at the moon, and don’t drink & drive! 🎃

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Planning/Design:
Floral: .lost.garden
Stationery Design:
Rentals:
Wigs:
Makeup, wig styling, wardrobe styling:
Bride: .muse
🖤🕸🔮🎃🥀🔪🕸🕯

10/14/2020

This one may take the cake! 😍😍

10/04/2020

1 WEEK UNTIL THEY DO! 🍂💍 Emily & Buddy are just one week away from tying the knot at and we cannot wait! 💕 These two are the sweetest and we’re so excited to celebrate their love with their loved ones, an amazing crew of vendors, and all the thoughtful details. ☺️ Cheers to the final countdown! 🎊
Engagement Shoot: 📸#

08/29/2020

Cannot get over how stunning these are! 💕🥰😻

08/09/2020

Squad Love 👯‍♀️💃 It's been a while since we've been able to take an "end of the night selfie" with all the COVID postponements. 😞
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Tonight, we were finally able to work an event! We put together some sustainable and eco-friendly styling for a socially distanced, private dinner event at {our favorite vendor friends} 💗🌿
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ICYMI: We had a wild first night back with a huge storm rolling through having to utilize creative backup plans to keep the space and guests safe! While our decor, tables, linens, and all items were blown from one side of the tent to the other - we had all hands on deck (including ) to bounce right back with an alternate plan! & THAT my friends, is why you hire an event management team 😂😬
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I'm so grateful for my team who has such a great balance of personalities! 😎 & I'm so grateful for my amazing friend + her fiancè Brian and all their support which makes such an amazing place. We love you! 💗

07/04/2020

Something 💙 Blue! 💫 from our winter blue wedding with and some other sweet treats at ✨
Have a safe 4th of July! 🇺🇸🧨❤️

06/28/2020

Don't miss this! 💫⭐ Contact Raven Beverly 🤩

Yippie round three!! 🥳 Okay future Unique babes! This will be the absolute FINAL clear-out sale! Bridesmaids, prom, mother of the bride/groom gowns, and of course all the bridal gowns to pick from✨ Come get you some deals! 🤘🏽
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06/24/2020

Bridging the Gap, Part 2

Grab your tickets! ⭐ You don't want to miss this conversation of inclusion and bridging the racial gap in the wedding industry!

Harmony Weddings and Events & Elana Walker Events

Southern Noir Weddings presents "Bridging the Gap Pt2" an initiative of inclusion in the wedding and event industry led by Aneesa and Elana.

06/21/2020

Happy Father's Day to all the dad's out there, the dad's up in heaven, the mom's having to be dad's too, all of ya! Fun Fact: 10/10 will cry at your father/daughter dance if your wedding includes one. 🤷🏻‍♀️😋❤️
We hope you have a wonderful day celebrating and enjoying your favorite memories. ☀️ Missing my father so much, today & always! 😇

06/18/2020

😲 the Disney collection! This gown! Yes please!

06/14/2020

☀️ Spent my morning at the bar! JK! 😂 Just admiring another transformation at with this library bar combo. 🥃📚 I met with the sweetest November bride-to-be at The Victorian this morning for a consultation. I also took a little walk around in the quiet sunlight. Such a one of a kind space in our quaint little town! 🤓✨

06/14/2020

The Victorian: Youngsville Styled Shoot | Raleigh North Carolina Wedding Photographer — Candice Rork Photography

Special thanks to Candice Jo Pope Rork for sharing this blog post on our last styled shoot! 🕯️🌿

Boho Styled Branding Shoot at The Victorian: Youngsville, North Carolina.

05/27/2020

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Who's cutting onions? 😭😭😭 Need a little vow inspiration? Hit play.

05/05/2020

✨🌾 Remember that table-scape I did that was such a hit? THIS is the cake from that day! 😍 is really something else; a total artist in the industry! AND, who lives in NC and doesn't love The Notebook right? (I will still cry, no matter how many times I've watched!) This cake was amazing and a great addition to our ethereal, intimate, boho-vintage wedding scheme! 🖤
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TOMORROW 👉 I am going to show you shot by shot just how I built this table (and what goes on in my brain while building and constructing) step by step from start to finish! • Truth: I typically bring 5x more than what I need, but, such is the life of a creative gal! 😜
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Bride: ✨

05/01/2020

• It's true, I'm here for the dress! 👗 Well, not totally because I am inclusive and love all my couples even if a dress isn't included but, I love a good wedding gown! Bonus points if it's 💕 I'm a gown hound. 😋
As many folks opt for smaller wedding parties, my brides often have asked: "will you help me that day get in my dress if my mom or friends are busy?" and the answer is YES! 👏 There isn't much I haven't seen helping gals get their dresses on, so, I gotchu! 😚 That's the best part apart the day-- with my team in place and on the ground working to complete logistics, I can step in to be there & help with the details large + small behind the scenes as you need! 🥰 You can to catch me in action thanks to catching me in my natural habitat 😂 & that gown weighed about 15-20 lbs. to boot! 🥴
Photog: 📸
@ The Victorian: Youngsville

04/28/2020

TEXTURES 🌿

I have no shame telling you that I am NOT one who's into themes or palettes and asking that couples confine themselves. I'm there to take what's authentically YOU and represent that cohesively. Define, don't confine! ✌️ Textures, sentiments, your favorites, keepsakes, memories, what represents your love best-- THAT'S what I want to talk about when drawing your vision. 🤓 Pinterest is cool, but if I'm being honest- it can also make a lot of people less themselves if used too much (and a little too brave, ha!) 😂 In this photo there is greenery, velvet, porcelain, fabric, marbled glass, fiber, gloss plate, matte plate, wax, and metallics. If I described that outloud to you without a photo, you may think "lady, tone it down!" ✋ But when you see it all here, it's a composition of a layered forever! 💕

When had my personal wedding published, like 5 times, they really couldn't label it soundly. It was coined things like, "woodland vintage Irish fairytale," and that was just what I hoped for. Defined, but not confined. Open to interpretation! 🍀

Look around your home, your closet, your history together- make a list of what you see + feel, and then let's make it a vision of unrivaled magic.✨

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04/08/2020

Wishing some of our favorites a Happy Passover! 💛

04/07/2020

The Victorian: Youngsville

Check out this amazing video of our Winter Styled Shoot at The Victorian: Youngsville 💙✨

A charming, Victorian-style wedding venue located in downtown Youngsville - just five miles North of Wake Forest & only 20 miles from the heart of Downtown R...

04/05/2020

🌿 EXCITING NEWS! 🌿 I'm happy to announce that Unearthed is now a member of the Green Wedding Guild ♻️💚 is a group of industry pro's committed to the health of the planet and local economy, sustainability, + reducing the amount of waste produced from weddings. ♻️

☘️ What is Unearthed doing for the 🌎 and the local economy? I always strive to source locally first, use digital files and contracts to save paper, focus on rentals and reusables over disposables, recycle + compost whenever possible, donate leftover food + florals when possible, and pay living wages to my team + contracted workers! 👏

It's not always easy (or the cheapest) to get everyone on board, but we're focusing this next year to educate our couples better, offer alternatives that are eco-friendly and locally derived, and support the community as best we can! It's progress, not perfection! 🌾

Shout out to for making this happen! So grateful for this space and your amazing heart! 💚🌎