The Perfect Setting

The Perfect Setting

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October 2023

Photographs by:

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Just the Place - For bridal suites, rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, or the big day itself, a host of exciting wedding event venues have popped up in Charleston.

Just the Place - For bridal suites, rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, or the big day itself, a host of exciting wedding event venues have popped up in Charleston.

The Perfect Setting

Photographs by Peter Frank Edwards, Laura Saur, Matt Peacock Photography, courtesy of Sweet Grass Vodka, the venues & Bella Natale

The Wedding Row

January 4 2019

Virginia & Stephen | Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

Now, we’ve run our fair share of gorgeous weddings at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, but we swear we think this wins the award for most gorgeous to date. It makes sense, though, considering...

January 3 2019

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January 2 2019

Vera & Brien | The Gadsden House

On the heels of New Year’s we needed a classic wedding with black-tie panache to carry us through the rest of this holiday-wind-down week. Enter Vera and Brien’s dreamy day, lovingly designed by A...

December 31 2018

Annie & Matt | Boone Hall Plantation

We searched high and low for a wedding to close out the New Year, and what better pick than Annie and Matt, whose ceremony ended with the officiant (the bride’s brother-in-law, or in this case, we’re...

December 28 2018

Vendor of the Month: Bow Tied Weddings {Sponsored Post}

Here’s a little discussed fact: A great DJ can make (or break) a wedding. And the difference between a first dance that has everyone sighing and posting (instead of cringing) and a party that...

December 27 2018

Kristina & Michael | Engagement Session

Here’s the thing: Charleston’s in the tropics, more or less. And here in the jungle, it rains from time to time, which can put a damper on a portrait sesh out and about if you don’t plan well. The...

December 26 2018

Jesse & Will | Old Village Post House Inn

Ok, people. Yes, you’re gonna love Jesse and Will’s wedding photos (al fresco reception in the Old Village? Yes, please!). But their proposal story? It might even beat the pretty out for best in show...

December 21 2018

Lindsey & José | Middleton Place

Lindsey and José didn’t start off on the right foot (he didn’t do a double-take when he first met her at Boston College, so she gave him the same indifferent treatment, and sparks didn’t fly for...

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