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

December 10 2018
After connecting on Tinder (both are adamant that they were each on it for a short, short while) Charleston residents Arlene and Andrew met at a local café where she says she knew she was in trouble—...

December 7 2018
Did you know we typically save our most blockbuster weddings to post on Fridays? It’s true. So knowing that, and that this couple got engaged in Italy (on a gondola in Venice, no less), and that they...

December 6 2018
Seems like you don’t even need to be Irish to have some of their fabled luck. Take Trygve and Brooks for instance: The pair met in Columbus, Ohio, via Match.com and went on their first date on St....

December 5 2018
Any first date can be intimidating, and especially so when it’s a blind date. In fact, butterflies got to Kierstin so bad when she was set up by a friend to meet Mike, she canceled. Luckily, Kierstin...

December 4 2018
After dating for three-and-a-half years, Olivia and Sam were visiting her family in Columbia, South Carolina, for the Fourth of July when the whole crew decided a day trip to Charleston was in order...

December 3 2018
When they met up for a reunion with a group of their fellow missionaries a year after all had spent a week in Savannah, Georgia, Ashley and Brian hit it off—bigtime. That encounter launched the pair...

November 30 2018
Yes, Paula and Tyler’s Boone Hall Plantation wedding is a dream to look at. But we have to say the backstory to their day is just as inspiring. There’s just something about a couple who knows...

November 29 2018
Is wedding planning getting to you? Say hello to Charleston’s newest feel-better motivator, Ginny Leavitt, the health coach behind Healthy Bride Experience, a program that helps brides-to-be look and...