Party Time

WRITER CREDIT:

Frances Bramsen

PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT:

KT Merry Photography

Party Time | A Charleston Bride’s industry dinner includes ideas aplenty for your bridal get-togethers

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Signage by LulaKate. Event design and florals by A Charleston Bride.

Gown by Katherine Mullins McDonald of LulaKate.

Gowns by Katherine Mullins McDonald of LulaKate.

Fabric by Lulie Wallace. Pillows and florals by A Charleston Bride.

GET COZY: Pillows donned cheery fabrics designed by Lulie Wallace and added comfort to seats throughout the LulaKate atelier.

IT’S ALL IN THE DETAILS: A Charleston Bride fashioned napkins from Lulie’s new fabrics, created a woodblock table runner in the color palette of the design, and tucked place cards between fork prongs.

COLOR PARADE: A Charleston Bride was inspired by Lulie Wallace’s painting and new fabrics to fashion this Bliss & Bespoke “wedding party.”

HAVE A SEAT: A Charleston Bride temporarily covered the pillows of rental chairs from Event DRS with Lulie Wallace’s new fabrics.

Fabric by Lulie Wallace. Napkins, florals, table runner, and event design by A Charleston Bride. Place settings by Polished. Calligraphy by Weekend Type.

RAINBOW SET: Covering chair seats in a selection of fabrics added depth to the décor.

Fabric by Lulie Wallace. Napkins and event design by A Charleston Bride. Place settings by Polished. Calligraphy by Weekend Type.

Fabric by Lulie Wallace. Napkins and event design by A Charleston Bride. Place settings by Polished.

PRETTY YUMMY: Lulie decorated a fondant cake by Cakes by Kinsey with edible paint.

Cake by Cakes by Kinsey and painted by Lulie Wallace. Event design by A Charleston Bride.

Photographs by:

KT Merry Photography

Couples know that Charleston is a hot-spot wedding destination. But Big Day vendors from across the country are getting in on the secret, too. Last year even saw local photographer Betsy Mullinax and Katie Foreman found “Bliss” retreats (networking workshops for luxury wedding pros) here, and now twice a year they team with the city’s finest event folk to entertain some of the country’s best up-and-coming planners. We got a peek at one such party when A Charleston Bride partnered with Event DRS, Cru Catering, Squeeze OnSite, Polished, The Weekend Type, and KT Merry for a 30-person dinner in LulaKate’s bridal atelier. Inspired by local artist Lulie Wallace, whose paintings and home goods are sold in Anthropologie, the ACB women covered chairs in Lulie’s fabrics, commissioned her to paint a fondant cake, and dressed a long table with flowers and a runner of woodblocks in her signature palette. To follow luxe suit, craft a wedding get-together around your own favorite artist’s work.

Vendor List:

Bar Service: Squeeze OnSite, www.squeeze-onsite.com

Cake: Cakes by Kinsey, www.cakesbykinsey.com

Calligraphy: The Weekend Type, www.theweekendtype.com

Catering: Cru Catering, www.crucatering.com

Place settings: Polished, www.polishedtabletop.com

Event Coordination: Bliss & Bespoke, www.blissandbespoke.com

Event Design: A Charleston Bride, www.acharlestonbride.com

Fabrics and Cake Design: Lulie Wallace, www.luliewallace.com

Florals: A Charleston Bride, www.acharlestonbride.com

Photography: KT Merry, www.ktmerry.com

Rentals: Event DRS, www.eventdrs.com

Venue: LulaKate, www.lulakate.com

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