Dear 2020, thank you for all the fun. I’m pleased to have experienced you in order to reinforce the meaning of what’s really important in life: family and friends. That’s it really. No more, no less. Nothing could exemplify this more than Elyse and Michael, who drew the year to a close in style with a beautiful, intimate Carolina Inn wedding in Chapel Hill. I really couldn’t have imagined a better way to close out the year and head into a new year and a new decade than with these two lovely people.
As a quick aside for those who are curious as to the lack of masks, Elyse and Michael had on-site COVID testing on their wedding day. A nice touch to allow them to have their wedding as close to as normal as possible during a global pandemic.
Here are just a few of my faves from Elyse & Michael’s day:
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-7.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-8.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-12.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-11.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-12.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-2-3.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-19.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-4.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-32.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-33.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-31.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-30.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-1.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-8.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-16.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-9.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-10.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-20.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-22.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-26.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-4-2.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-28.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-5-2.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-6-2.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-34.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-35.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-36.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-15.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-38.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-14.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-40.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-39.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-5.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-42.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-43.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-45.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-16.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-47.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-54.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-11.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-17.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-2-6.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-50.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-51.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-52.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-53.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-56.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-55.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-58.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-57.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-59.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-62.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-63.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-64.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-1-13.jpg)
![carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael carolina inn wedding - elyse & michael](https://www.joepayneweddingphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/carolina-inn-wedding-elyse-michael-66.jpg)
Ceremony, Reception & Catering: The Carolina Inn / Hair & Makeup: Mena García Beauty / Florist: Tre Bella / DJ: Jenni J-Star with Stylus DJs / Dress: Anne Barge/ Tuxedo: Glenwood South Tailors / Cake: Ashley Cakes / Strings: Magnolia String Quartet / Signage: Mason Dixon Designs / Assistant Photographer: Dajuan Jones