Portraits of a Lady

WRITER CREDIT:

Charleston Weddings Staff

PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT:

Peter Frank Edwards

Portraits of a Lady | The last plantation house on the peninsula provides the perfect backdrop for portraits of a lady.

Charleston Wedding Ayoka Lucas Lowndes Grove Plantation Lowndes Grove

Portraits of a Lady

December 2008

Fashion Feature

The last plantation house on the peninsula provides the perfect backdrop for portraits of a lady.

Photographs by:

Peter Frank Edwards

Styled by Ayoka Lucas ~ Hair & Makeup by Ashley Perryman Shot on location at Lowndes Grove Plantation ~ Carriage by Charleston Coach ~ Florals by Fleur: Luke Wilson Special Events

The last plantation house on the peninsula provides the perfect backdrop for portraits of a lady.

Styled by Ayoka Lucas, Hair and Makeup by Ashley Perryman.

Shot on Location at Lowndes Grove Plantation.

Carriage by Charleston Coach.

Floral by Fleur: Luke Wilson Special Events

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