Hopeless Romantics

Hopeless Romantics

Issue:

August 2025

Summer meets fall at this garden-inspired soiree rife with texture and ambiance

Photographs by:

Ava Moore Photography

Hopeless Romantics

FEATURE TYPE:

The Wedding Row

July 1 2019

Laura & Anthony | Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

Globe-trotters in every sense of the word, Laura and Anthony traveled all over the world visiting each other during their nearly ten years of long-distance dating. Jetting to hot spots like Chicago,...

June 28 2019

Caytie Marie & Nick | Styled Elopement

As we all know, the Holy City plays hostess to a large number of weddings every year (you just need to scroll back through all of our pages of posts to see that). And while some lovebirds choose to...

June 26 2019

Megan & Brendan | Legare Waring House

It’s time for some girl talk. We all know how nerve-wracking first dates can be, whether going in blind or not, and we’re here to impart a piece of solid advice from bride Megan. When agreeing to...

June 25 2019

Caroline & Zach | Boone Hall Plantation

The Wedding Row: Tell us about how you two lovelies met. Caroline: Zach and I met briefly in college. I traveled to Clemson from University of Alabama to attend a date party with a friend from high...

June 24 2019

Wingate Plantation | Vendor Spotlight

Morning, dears. With all the beyond beautiful sites our Holy City has to offer on the wedding venue front, finding the winner for your Big Day can feel impossible or perhaps endless. But no worries,...

June 21 2019

Mandy & Daniel | Historic Rice Mill

No tricks, only treats for Mandy and Dan. The duo met on Halloween, of all holidays, in Greenville, South Carolina, back in 2013. They hit it off, became an “item,” and enjoyed each other’s company...

June 20 2019

Styled Shoot | 159 Rutledge

Eloping has come to mean something different these days than in years past. It can be the traditional version with a couple heading out for a getaway and a simple ceremony a deux; it can be that plus...

June 18 2019

Alissa & Rick | The William Aiken House

It was nothing but pure sparks (red, white, and blue perhaps?) when Alissa met Rick at a political fundraiser in Chicago. They were both supporting the Governor of Illinois and after hours of talking...

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