Ditch Tradition



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Ditch Tradition | Instead of the traditional bridal shower brunch, organize an out-and-about activity for you and your best gals

Sharpen Your Knives Hone your culinary skills and enroll in a private group cooking class at Charleston Cooks! [(843) 722-1212, www.mavericksouthernkitchens.com]; or have Chad Glasscock, the Island Chef, come to you and yours [(843) 478-4634, www.theislandchef.com]. A Spot of Tea Don your favorite wide-brimmed hat and book a table at the Thoroughbred Club at Charleston Place Hotel for a special group teatime affair [(843) 722-4900, x.7689, www.charlestonplacehotel.com]. A Private Affair Find that special something for your wedding night at Bits of Lace [(843) 577-0999, www.bitsoflace.com] during an after-hours lingerie shower. Wine and Cheese, Please Plan a private group tour and wine tasting at Irvin-House Vineyards [(843) 559-6867, www.charlestonwine.com] or visit I’On’s Soif for a wine and food pairing fest [(843) 884-9708]. Blooming Good Time Make personalized wedding day florals with a flower coach, like Annie Mueller of A New Leaf Studio [(843) 720-8675, www.anewleafstudio.com].

The Wedding Row

August 12 2019
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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 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...