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A dramatic wide angle view of a bride and groom having their first dance at Fern Bank science center

Atlanta Fernbank Museum Wedding Photos | Melissa and Charlie

A bride and groom pose on the stairs underneath the giant dinosaur skeleton in the atrium at Fern Bank science center

Today I want to tell you all about how Melissa married Charlie in an elegant Jurassic Park themed celebration at Fernbank Museum of Natural History on a hot summer afternoon in Atlanta. Melissa and Charlie’s favorite movie series is Jurassic Park, and Fernbank is one of the neatest places in Atlanta to have a wedding, so you can imagine how perfectly everything came together. There really isn’t a more dramatic place to have dinner than seated beneath a towering Argentinosaurus fossil in the Great Hall’s Mesozoic exhibit. After a gorgeous and moving ceremony in the atrium, everyone moved downstairs for dinner and dancing. And they ended the day with the most appropriate Jurassic Park send off in a thunderstorm. It was really a perfect day. Congratulations Melissa and Charlie!

a white wedding dress hangs on a window in an empty room
A close-up of the beads on a white wedding dress
A gold colored dinosaur themed necklace lies on a wood table
One dinosaur foot bedroom slipper and two pink croc shoes lie on a hardwood floor
To bare feet on an oriental rug on a hardwood floor
A bridesmaid sprays hairspray on the brides hair
The bride in pajamas gets ready in the bathroom
Black and white photo of a white wedding dress hanging on a door next to a window
An interesting view of the front of Fernbank museum of natural history with a tree in the foreground
A close-up of the dinosaur statue in front of Fern Bank museum in Atlanta
A view of Fern Bank museum of natural history, from the driveway
A wide angle view of the dinosaur bones in the atrium at Fern Bank museum
A close-up of a wedding bouquet with succulents and yellow roses
A close-up of the hand of the maid of honor buttoning the white wedding dress of the bride
Hey close-up of a bright thoughtful face as her friends help her get dressed on her wedding day
A black-and-white close-up photo of a nervous bride's hands
A bride and her bridesmaid stand holding their flowers next to a dinosaur sculpture at Fernbank museum
Two hands are putting a boutonniere on a groom the boutonniere is a succulent
A groom and his groomsmen stand in front of a dinosaur sculpture at Fern Bank museum
A black-and-white photo of a groom making a silly face while the groomsmen hold him in the air
The father of the bride stands with his back to the camera waiting for his daughter on a balcony inside Fernbank museum
The father of the bride stands with his back to the camera as his daughter approaches him for their first look
The father of the bride has just turned around and seen her for the first time and is emotional
The father of the bride hugs the bride in her long white wedding dress
A custom Jurassic Park theme wedding sticker
A photo of music on a portable music stand
A black-and-white photo of an upset toddler wearing a bowtie during the processional of a wedding ceremony
A photo of the groom and the best man as they watch the bride walk down the aisle
Wedding photo of a bride being walked down the aisle by her father at Fern Bank museum front entrance hall
A photo of a grooms face as he sees his bride the bride and her fathers back are to the camera
A bride and groom stand to the side while they watch their daughter perform during their wedding ceremony
A close-up of a bride and groom during a wedding ceremony
A wide angle black and white view of a wedding with all of the wedding party and the bride and groom at Fern Bank museum with the tops of the giant columns in view
A close-up of a bride putting a ring on a grooms finger in black-and-white
A bride and groom share their first kiss at their wedding ceremony
A photo of a wedding party standing in front of Fern Bank museum in front of the dinosaur sculpture
A silly photo of a wedding party and a bride and groom standing in front of Fern Bank museum with the dinosaur sculpture behind them
Black and white photo looking down a spiral staircase at Fernbank museum
Black-and-white close-up of a bride and groom hugging
Black and white close-up photo of a bride kissing a groom
A bride and groom walk down a path together
Close up of a man's hand and a woman's hand wearing dinosaur theme wedding rings
a view of the underside of a dinosaur skeleton looking up at a glass ceiling
A wide nighttime view of a wedding reception at Fern Bank museum
A best man wearing a funny T-shirt gives a speech while the bride and groom look on
The maid of honor gives a speech while the bride and groom sit at a table and watch
A dramatically lit photo of a bride and groom having their first dance at Fern bank museum
A dramatic wide angle view of a bride and groom having their first dance at Fern Bank museum
A dramatically lit view of a bride and her father dancing alone on a dance floor at Fern Bank museum
A dramatically lit photo of a groom and his mother having their mother son dance at Fernbank museum
A colorfully lit photo of a person in a dinosaur costume on the dance floor with other guests at a wedding at Fern Bank museum
A person in a dinosaur costume and two women dance at a wedding
A person in a dinosaur costume dances with the groom at a wedding at Fern Bank museum
A bride and groom walk out of their wedding reception and their guests lineup on either side of them and blow bubbles in the rain
Close up photo of a bride and groom looking out of the window of their getaway car and smiling
A bride and groom reenact the dinosaur chase scene from Jurassic Park at their wedding at Fern Bank science center
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