Raleigh, North Carolina wedding photographer

Neil June 2nd, 2008

Raleigh : Wake County : North Carolina : United States wedding photographers

Suburbs and towns: Cary, Morrisville, Asbury, Parkland, Rhamakatte, Piney Plains, Garner, East Parkland, Biltmore Hills, Knightdale, Brookhaven, Six Forks, Neuse Crossroads, Walkers Crossroads, Wake Crossroads, Glenwood, Apex, Cary, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Raleigh, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, Zebulon, Auburn, Bonsal, Carpenter, Chestnut Hills, Clegg, Eagle Rock, Falls, Feltonville, Forestville, Green Level, Kennebec, Lizard Lick, McCullers Crossroads, Neuse, New Hill, Riley Hill, Shotwell, Stony Hill, Swift Creek, Willow Spring, Bartons Creek, Buckhorn, Cary, Cedar Fork, Holly Springs, House Creek, Leesville, Little River, Marks Creek, Meredith, Middle Creek, Neuse, New Light, Panther Branch, Raleigh, St. Mary’s, St. Matthew’s, Swift Creek, Wake Forest, and White Oak.

Higher education

Public

Private

In addition, the Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law has announced that it will move to downtown Raleigh from the nearby town of Buies Creekby 2009.^[18]

Private, for profit

Primary and secondary education

Public schools

Public schools in Raleigh are operated by the Wake County Public School System. Observers have praised the Wake County Public School System for its innovative efforts to maintain a socially, economically and racial balanced system by using income as a prime factor in assigning students to schools.^[19]

Charter schools

The State of North Carolina provides for a legislated number of charter schools. These schools are administered independently of the Wake County Public School System. Raleigh is currently home to nine such charter schools:

Casa Esperanza Montessori School (K-6)
Hope Elementary School (K-5)
John H. Baker, Jr., High School (9-12)
Magellan Charter School (3-8)
PreEminent Charter School (K-8)
Quest Academy (K-8)
Raleigh Charter High School (9-12)
SPARC Academy (K-8)
Torchlight Academy (K-6)

Private and religion-based schools

Al-Iman Islamic School (K-8)
Bonner Academy (5-8)
Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School (9-12)
Follow the Child Montessori School (K-6)
The Franciscan School (Catholic, K-8)
Friendship Christian School of Raleigh (Baptist, 1-12)
Gethsemane Seventh-Day Adventist School (K-8)
Maass Jewish Community Day School (K-5)
Montessori School of Raleigh (K-9)
Neuse Baptist Christian School (K-12)
North Raleigh Christian Academy (K-12)
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School (K-8)
Raleigh Christian Academy (Baptist, K-12)
Raleigh Latin High School (9-12)

The Raleigh School (K-5)
Ravenscroft School (K-12)
Saint David’s Episcopal School (K-12)
Saint Mary’s Episcopal High School (9-12)
Saint Thomas More Academy (Catholic, 9-12)
Saint Timothy’s Episcopal School (K-8)
The Trilogy School (2-12)
Trinity Academy of Raleigh (Christian, K-12)
Wake Christian Academy (K-12)

Cultural resources

Museums

African American Cultural Complex
Contemporary Art Museum
North Carolina Museum of Art
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
North Carolina Museum of History
Raleigh City Museum
Marbles Kids Museum
J.C. Raulston Arboretum
Joel Lane House
Mordecai House
Pope House Museum

Performing arts

The Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek hosts major international touring acts. The Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts complex houses the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, the Fletcher Opera Theater, the Kennedy Theatre, and the Meymandi Concert Hall. During the North Carolina State Fair, Dorton Arena hosts headline acts. Theater performances are also offered at the Raleigh Little Theatre, Long View Center, Theatre In The Park, and Stewart Theater at North Carolina State University.

Raleigh is home to several professional arts organizations, including the North Carolina Symphony, the Opera Company of North Carolina, the North Carolina Theatre, Broadway Series South and theCarolina Ballet. The numerous local colleges and universities significantly add to the options available for viewing live performances.

Visual arts

North Carolina Museum of Art, occupying a large suburban campus on Blue Ridge Road near the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, maintains one of the premier public art collections located between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta. In addition to its extensive collections of American Art, European Art and ancient art, the museum recently has hosted major exhibitions featuring Auguste Rodin (in 2000) and Claude Monet (in 2006-07), each attracting more than 200,000 visitors. ^[20]^[21] Unlike most prominent public museums, the North Carolina Museum of Art acquired a large number of the works in its permanent collection through purchases with public funds. The museum’s outdoor park is one of the largest such art parks in the country. The museum facility is currently undergoing a major expansion, scheduled for completion in 2008.