Written By Melissa Reardon
Photographs By Lucy Cuneo
A transplant from Virginia, Weston “Wes” McAfee vividly remembers the first time he saw his future bride-to-be. Charleston native Dana Elaine...
Given Randy (who met Leigh when both worked in the same restaurant) proposed to his bride-to-be as the sun set over Huntington Beach and that he loves the Baltimore Orioles and she roots for the Auburn Tigers, it’s little surprise the two chose sunset orange and mellow gray for their wedding colors.The atypical palette was in good hands, though, as Leigh, who works with A Charleston Bride, enlisted the women at that venerable wedding studio to give life to her fantasy—a casually elegant soirée. A mod, copper fabric led the way for a tented riverside setting dressed in pillow-covered ottomans and accented with florals by Katie Bell of Timeless Designs. Add a ceremony including their five-year-old spaniel and local comfort foods by Fish, and “It was fabulous to look around and see all our decisions play out perfectly,” says Leigh.
Vendors
Band: Flatt City
Bridal Gown: Jodi Moylan from White
Cake: Wedding Cakes by Jim Smeal
Caterer: Fish
Ceremony and Reception Location: Lowndes Grove Plantation
Florals: Timeless Designs
Groomsmen: Banana Republic
Hair: Affair Hair by Tanesha Dupree
Lighting: Technical Event Company
Linens: BBJ Linen and Snyder Event Rentals
Officiant: Don Flowers, Pastor of Providence Baptist Church
Photographer: Richard Israel
Wedding Design and Coordination: A Charleston Bride
Stationery: Studio R Designs
Ties: Men’s Warehouse
