Aww, Shucks!

Fall/Winter 2014

WRITER CREDIT:

Jenna Ohlendorf

PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT:

Katie Fiedler

Aww, Shucks! | Have these shuckers handy for your oyster roast celebrations

Charleston Wedding Croghan’s Jewel Box Out of Hand wedding wedding week Shop Co Yoj Events

The Edisto Oyster Knife, $300-$500 (Williams Knife Co.)

Old Village Oyster Knife, $100 (Coastal Knives, engraving available)

Woody’s Oyster Knife, $110 each (Woody’s Handmade Cutlery)

Sarge Knives, $85 (Croghan’s Jewel Box, engraving available)

The Lucky Shucker by Blind Hog Designs, $40 (Out of Hand)

Turned Up Oyster Knife, $65 (Shellie Sturm Designs)

The Creekmama Bucket, $115 (Creekmama Oyster Knives, engraving available)

Bay Imprint Oyster Knife, $12.95 (Bay Imprint, engraving available)

Trudeau Oyster Shucker and Holder, $15 (Southern Season)

Bay Imprint Oyster Shucker, $12.95 (Bay Imprint, engraving available)

Turned Up Oyster Knife, $65 (Shellie Sturm Designs)

Queen Anne by Carolina Shuckers, $45 (Charleston Angler)

Turned Up Oyster Knife, $65 (Shellie Sturm Designs)

Cluster Shucker by Carolina Shuckers, $40 (Charleston Angler)

Messermeister Shellfish Opener, $16.50 (Southern Season)

Turned Up Oyster Knife, $65 (Shellie Sturm Designs)

Lowcountry Shuckers, $14 each (www.LowcountryOysterShuckers.com)

Nantucket Seafood Shuckers (Southern Season)

Welcome family and friends to your wedding weekend with a backyard oyster roast to give them the taste of a great Lowcountry tradition, says Candice Hilse of YOJ Events and Breeze. Decorate the party with shell décor, she adds, and you’ve polished off the look in rustic Charleston style. The pièce de résistance? Gift guests their own shuckers (many can be personalized) and let the good times shuck on. Click through the gallery above for some of our favorites.

Ready to shop? Find the shuckers featured above through these outlets.

Bay Imprint, 410/822-3794, www.BayImprint.com

Charleston Angler, 843/884-2095, www.TheCharlestonAngler.com

Coastal Knives, 843/514-1459, www.CoastalKnives.com

Creekmama Oyster Knives, 843/830-1836, www.CreekMama.com

Croghan’s Jewel Box, 843/723-3594, www.CroghansJewelBox.com

Lowcountry Oyster Shuckers, www.LowcountryOysterShuckers.com

Out of Hand, 843/856-3585, www.TheArtofCreating.com/ShopOutofHand/

Shellie Sturm Designs, www.Etsy.com/shop/TurnedUp

Southern Season, 843/416-1240, www.SouthernSeason.com

Williams Knife Co., available through www.WilliamsKnife.com or SouthernSeason.com

Woody’s Handmade Cutlery, 864/903-4276, www.WoodyHandmade.com)

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