by Dow Oak Events | Jun 2, 2026 | Charlotte, Event Recap
At Separk Mansion on May 29, the photo booth sat quietly in the back room, white backdrop smooth as a fresh sheet. Someone had parked a plate of lemon bars on the radiator, and a napkin with a smear of frosting clung to the edge of the stand. It took a minute for...
by Dow Oak Events | May 29, 2026 | Charlotte, Event Recap
At Birdsong Chapel in Goldsboro, NC, someone behind me tried to hum the hook from Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! and missed every note, which only made our row surge with nervous laughter. It was May 28, and Stacy was by the doors with a little nod that meant it was go time....
by Dow Oak Events | May 12, 2026 | Charlotte, Event Recap
Someone in line brushed cracker crumbs off the table and pointed us closer to the photo booth by the bar at The Barn at Blue Sky Farm. It was May 9, a warm evening in Dallas, NC, and the white backdrop had this clean glow to it that made everyone look a little...
by dowoakevents | Oct 20, 2020 | Charlotte, Event Recap
Great Places and Green Spaces We’ve been to a lot of venues in Cleveland. We’ve even been to a lot of venues in North Carolina. But after we went to The Arbors Events we knew we had to write our next blog about it. And due to all our traveling, you can believe us when...
by dowoakevents | Oct 20, 2020 | Charlotte, Event Recap
A Mansion in Gastonia We’ve been to a lot of venues in Gastonia. We’ve even been to a lot of venues in North Carolina. But after we went to Separk Mansion we knew we had to write our next blog about it. And due to all our traveling, you can believe us when we say:...
by dowoakevents | Sep 1, 2020 | Charlotte, Event Recap
A Mountain and Beach Combo About 20 miles outside of Charlotte, in Mooresville, there’s a quarry. Which doesn’t sound like a very surprising sentence. However, this quarry is also a wedding venue. And not just your run-of-the-mill wedding venue either. The...