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October 2015
Have a cool-weather luncheon or shower on the agenda? Event maven Mindy Rice visits the Old Village and shows how to greet guests with colorful grace

June 2015
A pair of crafty engineers plan a DIY wedding for the ages... and a bride scores a start-up business in the process

February 2015
Score nearly new wedding décor (and duds) at this tag sale

February 2014
See how our $1,500 floral package recipient stretched her prize to outfit her entire reception in fresh blooms

September 2013
With help from her family and husband-to-be, a crafty Summerville bride pulls together an exquisite—and mostly handmade—reception at Harborside East

May 2013
<p> Add sentiment to your Big Day with these treasured keepsakes</p>

February 2013
D’Anne Morehead & Patrick Stephens, April 15, 2012, Middleton Place

February 2013
<p> <em>Use your gift registry to start your collection of silver serving pieces</em></p>

January 2012
Fabulous Frocks’ Sarah Black explains how to save stylishly

August 2011
With pen and printing press, local artisans create wedding stationery suites for the ages

February 2011
A wedding concierge just might save the (big) day

August 2010
Split-second decisions, a little luck, and lot of focus helped one local couple pull off a dream wedding in a scant three months

February 2010
Maren Anderson & Michael McClintock; May 2, 2009, Morris & Bowen’s islands

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

July 2009
Registry advice for the betrothed and their guests

July 2009
Pointers for a flawless ’do when you say “I do”

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

July 2009
How to find the right videographer with the least amount of static.

July 2009
Head to the garden for a shower styled with whimsy in spades

June 2009
A Charleston Bride dreams up a reception starring a sweetgrass-basket cake that's for the ages

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

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

January 2009
Sidestep wedding disasters with this generous dose of advice from local experts who’ve been there, fixed that

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The Wedding Row

July 23 2021
Been wondering why go the extra mile for a bridal portrait shoot? While the tradition began in Southern Europe, at a time when affluent families would hire an artist to paint the picture, we’ve come...

July 8 2021
Like any solid relationship, Ali DuRant and Quinn Foster’s foundation began in friendship. They met at a July Fourth party on Sullivan’s Island in 2013. But it was a fated bus ride to a USC vs. UGA...

June 24 2021
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. Or can you? The old adage implying you can’t have it both ways didn’t ring true with Lauren Margaret Snyder and Robert “Bo” William Bledsoe’s May 1st...

June 14 2021
Need ideas for your wedding color palette? If you missed this bold and beautiful mock wedding (inspired by a to-die-for metallic rose gold Shelby Cobra convertible) in the latest installment of...

April 29 2020
Love’s Timeline New Yorkers Philip (Phil) and Brittany (Britt) Mcphail’s first brief meeting was at a concert. Five years later, at Britt’s cousin’s house, the two happened to...

April 28 2020
A Charleston Rehearsal Dinner | Introductions Laura-Brooke and Ryan both grew up in Florence, South Carolina, but they didn’t meet until a college spring break trip to Myrtle Beach in 2015. The S.C....

April 23 2020
But What If It Rains? Anybody who has ever planned a wedding has asked themselves this question. When you’re spending big money and planning for months, nobody wants the forecast to quite...

April 22 2020
“Falling” In Love Picture this. You’re in college, on your way to class. Your crush steps out of the building door two feet in front of you … and you immediately trip over your shoes. You...