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Lowcountry Loot | Fill welcome bags with swag from—and about—the city

Charleston Wedding Charleston Horticultural Society Caviar and Bananas Apple Shop rehearsal dinner food Garden rehearsal Piggly Wiggly

Go Gourmet

Give a gift card from a gourmet joe and goodie shop

Bakehouse Charleston:
(843) 577-2180, www.BakeHouseCharleston.com
Caviar and Bananas:
(843) 577-7757, www.CaviarandBananas.com
City Lights: (843) 853-7067
East Bay Meeting House:
(843) 723-3446, www.EastBayMeetingHouse.com
Hope and Union:
(843) 922-1023, www.HopeandUnioncoffee.com

Tour the Town

Share self-guided tours to the Holy City
Charleston City Slicker provides hi-def footage of 20 historically significant spots. ($1), www.iTunes.Apple.com
Charleston Map & Walking Tour features more than 70 sights. ($5), www.iTunes.Apple.com
The Charleston Horticultural Society’s self-guided audio garden and park tour is free. www.CharlestonHorticulturalSociety.com
Very Charleston (Algonquin Books, 2003, $15.95) by Diana Hollingsworth makes for a lovely keepsake guide. Blue Bicycle Books (843) 722-2666; www.BlueBicycleBooks.com

Pick-Me-Up

Help guests recuperate from celebrating with homegrown hangover remedies
BANa Water:
www.BANaDrink.com
Blenheim Ginger Ale:
(843) 774-0322, www.BlenheimGingerAle.com

Get Cozy

Make hotel rooms homey with Charleston soaps and candles
Charleston Soap Company:
(843) 267-6011, www.CharlestonSoapCompany.com
Cobblestone Candle Company, LLC:
www.CobblestoneCandleCo.com
Rewined:
(843) 793-7809, www.RewinedCandles.com

Protect Yourself!

Keep pests and burns at bay
Beni’s Bug Off:
(843) 324-4554, www.TheBeniCompany.com
LUCA Sunscreen:
(843) 857-3336, www.LucaSunscreen.com

Finger-Lickin’ Food

Get them ready for that barbecue rehearsal dinner
Food for the Southern Soul’s Sweet Mustard BBQ Sauce:
www.FoodForTheSouthernSoul.com, (843) 762-9200
Piggly Wiggly T-shirt and Pig Swig:
(843) 722-2766, www.PigglyWiggly.com

—Natalie Miller

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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Save the Date!

March 22, 2014: We're planning something spectacular--just for you

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Berry Beautiful

Ombré touches tame a bold hue at this Charleston duo's harbor-side ceremony

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Family Ties

Heirloom elements and family favorites come together for a spectacularly sweet—and Southern—wedding

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More Is More

Lavishness rules this Charleston garden party

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Pink ’n’ Blue

Cailla Fleming & Bill Brehmer, October 10, 2010, Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

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Saved by the Belles

Spring and summer weddings carry their own threat of disasters but leave it to Charleston pros to save you from a scary scene

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Pastel Perfection

Close to a decade after they began dating, a Colorado couple exchanges vows in an easy, airy seaside ceremony on Kiawah Island

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Kismet Connection

A pair of meant-to-be Auburn Tigers swap “I do’s” surrounded by crisp sea breezes and an even cooler color palette

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A Laid-Back Kind of Love

A low-key couple swap vows amid smiles galore on the banks of Hobcaw Creek

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Bare Is Beautiful

Embrace your natural beauty with fresh, light makeup that showcases beautiful skin

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Bellissimo!

Get the scoop on the newest cool treat-on-wheels in town

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All Hands on Deck

Paige Madrid & Scott Kegley, September 25, 2010, Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

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In Good Taste

Soft, seasonal florals rule as a pair of Tar Heels marry on Easter weekend

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Love’s a Blooming

D’Anne Morehead & Patrick Stephens, April 15, 2012, Middleton Place

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A Blooming Winner!

See how our $1,500 floral package recipient stretched her prize to outfit her entire reception in fresh blooms

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'Tis the Season

With a ceremony in her childhood church, a reception (for 350!) at the beach club where she grew up, a groom who’s her best friend, this winter wedding was all this bride could hope for