Amsale Aberra

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Amsale Aberra | Elegance shashayed down the runway for days when Featured Designer Amsale Aberra showed her favorite looks from Amsale, Christos, Amsale Blue Label, and Amsale Bridesmaid. Sleek, full, stark modernity and lush femininity—it's all captured in looks that inspire

Charleston Wedding Gown Boutique of Charleston Bella Bridesmaid Daniel Island White gown maddison row

Photographs by:

Ruta Elvikyte

Amsale’s gowns are carried locally at Bella Bridesmaids (Amsale bridesmaids & Nouvelle Amsale bridesmaids); Gown Boutique of Charleston (Nouvelle Amsale & Nouvelle Amsale bridesmaids); Maddison Row (Christos); and White on Daniel Island (Amsale).

The Wedding Row

August 12 2019

Amanda & Joey | The Creek Club at I’On

We love it when Charleston is the backdrop for a budding romance, and we love it even more when a couple who started here returns for their “I do’s.” So it went with Amanda and Joey, who both...

August 12 2019

Erin & Matthew | Lowndes Grove Plantation

When a gal can name how many days she’s dated her beau (“One thousand and nine, but who’s counting?” laughs Erin), you know she’s ready for him to put a ring on it. When Matthew obliged, he and his...

August 8 2019

Meghan & Justin | The Governor Thomas Bennett House

Sometimes it’s just so better said coming straight from the bride, so away we go into hearing it all from Houstin, Texas, resident Megan… (besides, we’re pretty sure we couldn’t get away with calling...

August 8 2019

Laura & Bryan | Lowndes Grove Plantation

We’re sure that Laura and Brian wanted their wedding day at Lowndes Grove Plantation to go on forever, because, duh, but we have to say we want it to, too! Why, now? Take a look at their insanely...

August 7 2019

Alicia & Walker | The William Aiken House

Leave it to a couple from Texas to make a big splash of a wedding here in Charleston. Not only did Alicia and Walker pick an iconic mansion, the William Aiken House, for their reception, but they...

August 6 2019

Taryn & Michael | Boone Hall Plantation

“For months before the wedding,” says Mike, “Taryn would say, ‘Just wait! You won’t believe how amazing this day is going to be.’ ”And amazing it was. From the perfectly planned pink palette to the...

July 31 2019

July Instagram Roundup

August is just around the corner (like tomorrow, oh-em-gee) and school is about to be back in session. Do we hear all of those moms emitting a sigh of relief? To celebrate the end of this dreadfully...

July 30 2019

Kelly & Will | Engagement Session

Kelly and Will met in an elementary school in 2013 … not while they were attending, of course, but while they were both teaching in Cleveland, Mississippi, for Teach for America Corps. Every...

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