Advice + Budget

October 2009
Follow these five simple steps to learn where to put your Big Day dollars…and how to stretch them

August 2009
Celeste Rose & Joshua Pratt; December 21, 2008, The William Aiken House

August 2009
Alli Hobbs & Mark Peavy; October 25, 2008, Confederate Women’s Home

August 2009
Whether you’re marrying with God’s law, man’s law, or both, keep your ceremony legal

August 2009
Ashley Bakery marries off its last daughter with a grand finale of confections

July 2009
Local event planners share their expertise on how to avoid or overcome wedding-day mishaps.

July 2009
With a little planning and some tips from the pros, you can overcome—or even avoid—wedding day mishaps.

June 2009
Even meticulously planned weddings sometimes go awry; avert disaster with the help of some local wedding planners.

January 2009
Are gifts for guests a must? A reader puts the question to us

January 2009
Shagging may be South Carolina’s state dance, but that didn’t endear it to this woeful groom on his wedding day

January 2009
When wedding bells ring, these can-do matriarchs answer the call

January 2009
Pre-wedding dance lessons teach you way more than just how to dip and twirl

January 2009
A bride—and her mother—realize that eloping is sometimes the best way of coping with a wedding

January 2009
Instead of the traditional bridal shower brunch, organize an out-and-about activity for you and your best gals

January 2009
Follow these been there, done that tips from a savvy, money-saving bride

January 2009
Fashion your groom into style with these pointers

January 2009
Local wedding industry pros share their secrets for thwarting Big Day bridal disasters

January 2009
One Charleston couple saved tens of thousands by thinking creatively

January 2009
Choose looks that flatter every body in your wedding party

January 2009
Problem-solving brides share their pearls of wisdom for wedding day bliss

January 2009
Eight things every bride should know about her soon-to-be mister

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The Wedding Row

March 27 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, the majority of us are anxious and overwhelmed. And when you’re engulfed in worry, you often dig further and further down that hole and forget to take in the beauty...

March 26 2020
Maybe you’ve been planning your dream wedding for months. Maybe you just got engaged and cannot wait to start booking vendors. Either way, you weren’t expecting a pandemic like the COVID-19...

March 19 2020
For anyone who doubts that chemistry trumps all, meet Ashlyn and Tommy. The two Charlestonians were struck super shy when they first bumped into one another at a party in 2013, but thanks to a little...

March 18 2020
Charlotte, North Carolina, residents Drew and Annie were introduced at a birthday party in a local brewery. He heard she was a physical therapist and asked her lots of questions about his “hurt”...

March 17 2020
Five years ago, Anna just happened to sit right behind Ian while both were in Savannah, Georgia, at pharmacy school. Soon after, he asked her to a wedding as his plus-one, and they had a grand old...

March 12 2020
When bridal boutique owner Christina was struggling to lug a new desk into her East Greenwich, Rhode Island, condo, her neighbor Daniel (Dan), on a business call, saw her plight … and kept on walking...

March 11 2020
Today we have two local lovebirds, Mallory and Brian, who were introduced through Bumble. Their first-date stops were Charleston favorites: Home Team Barbecue on Sullivan’s Island for ’cue and The...

March 10 2020
This one brings a whole new luxe-wedding vibe to “painting the town red!” Charleston native Annie moved to Nashville on a whim, where her new home just happened to be down the road from Music City...