Lauren & Rick | Boone Hall Plantation



Getting a ring wasn’t top of mind for Lauren when she was trying to come up with New Year’s Eve 2017 plans with her boyfriend, Rick, but he sure had his own plan in the works. For the holiday, they headed to Lauren’s parents’ beach house in Sarasota, Florida, and as the last sunset of the year played out, the two sat on the beach chatting about their goals for the coming year. Rob started getting emotional, Lauren says, and her stomach flipped then lurched as he pulled out a ring. She said “Yes,” and the pair headed out to dinner, ran into to friends, and watched fireworks from a boat as 2018 rang in. Despite neither are from Charleston–Lauren is from Kentucky and Rick’s from Ohio—they booked their wedding day for Boone Hall Plantation and hired Samantha Anderson Events to pull together Lauren’s fantasy wedding palette of whites, greys, and bits of blush. With a darling first look (he read her a letter; she gave him a card she’d bought for her someday husband-to-be when she was a teenager), a sentimental “I love you” poem from Lauren’s grandparents, and personal vows, it’s safe to say there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Check out their Big Day (accompanied by some seriously cute kiddos) below.

Wedding Coordinator: Samantha Anderson Events | Images: Aaron & Jillian | Venue: Boone Hall Plantation | Catering: Hamby Catering | Bridal Hair + Makeup: Brides by Kelly Anne | Bridal Shoes: Badgley Mischka | Bridal Earrings: BHLDN | Bridesmaid Dresses: Levkoff | Cake: ABCD Cake Made | Calligraphy: Kelly Milazzo | Ceremony Music: Palmetto Strings | Cookie Favors: Bullfish Cookie Co. | Florist: Tiger Lily | Grooms Suit: Nordstrom Custom | Groomsmen attire: GenTux | Invitations: Dodeline Designs | Rentals: Lowcountry Entertainment, EventWorks, Adorn Charleston | Reception Music: Stephen Darby | Transportation: Lowcountry Valet | Videographer: Thomas Brothers | Wedding Gown: Lazaro, found at Bridals by Lori | Wedding Rings: LC Ring Design by Paul Yost.

The Wedding Row

October 11 2018
Check out these all-time best engagement rings from our vaults Does your SO need a little hint-hint, nudge-nudge in the engagement ring department? Have no fear, because we’ve rounded up our top...

October 10 2018
During the summer of her junior year at College of Charleston, Lauren studied abroad with a pair of fellow Cougars who kept telling her she had to meet their friend Dante when they all got back home...

October 9 2018
One Monday night, at an East Carolina University bar in Greenville, North Carolina, Pirates Nina and Brett bonded over, as she sheepishly jokes, their love of a good deal on beer. But there was...

October 8 2018
The Wedding Row: Start us at the beginning. How did you two meet? Kate: Edward and I met through work in 2014. We were both living in Washington D.C. and Edward needed some software configured on his...

October 5 2018
We love a groom who goes above and beyond for his bride-to-be, and JP did just that when he scooted down to Charleston from Charlotte, North Carolina, and back again in the same day to ask his...

October 4 2018
For shutterbug Kate Timbers, the 200-year-old The Unitarian Church in Charleston is the perfect location for romantic portraits, timeless ceremonies, and more. With the church’s pastel-blue arched...

October 3 2018
We love a pair who embrace big, bold statements and big, bold flavors with all the mannerly trappings in their Big Days. Enter Amanda and Preston, who not only hosted a posh wedding at The River...

October 2 2018
Some of the best romances we know of are rom-coms, and Amanda and Will’s story is no exception. While Will tried to stage the world’s dreamiest proposal, complete with a romantic dinner,...