Wedding Cakes by Jim Smeal

October 2024
With evergreens aplenty and golden candlelight, one festive couple embraced their holiday-season nuptials with class, style, and cheer

January 2024
From a welcome party aboard The Carolina Girl to the send-off with Callie’s Hot Little Biscuits, the mother of the bride planned a flawless wedding weekend

September 2023
Green, gold, and a whole lot of pink set the tone for a lively celebration of love shared across the pond

September 2023
A lavish bash celebrates two College of Charleston sweethearts where it all started

September 2023

September 2022
Christmas takes on a Lowcountry twist at this pair’s sparkling holiday nuptials

September 2022
This showstopping soiree drew inspiration from the Lowcountry’s lush landscape

April 2021
A pair of equestrian show jumpers swap “I dos” with a ceremony and reception that is as homespun as it high-end

November 2019
Fresh fall and winter inspiration for cool-weather brides

November 2019
A red, white, and blue wedding makes a supremely stylish splash at Charleston's Gibbes Museum of Art

July 2019
Lowndes Grove Plantation welcomes this Charleston wedding that marries rustic barn details with high-end style

July 2019
Insider tips for the ultimate Charleston insider wedding

March 2019
He came back from a debilitating coma to walk the aisle. She was right by his side every step

November 2018
Tara Guérard Soirée shows how magnolia leaves make the most elegant of rustic statements in this al fresco Fenwick Hall plantation wedding

July 2018
Wanna see how one of Beyoncé's wedding photogs captures a Big Day at Middleton Plantation, AKA America's Oldest Gardens?

March 2018
See how this Southern Belle bride shows how to honor—and include—your grandparents (and other elders) at your wedding 

March 2018
Looking for an old-fashioned Southern wedding done right? Look at this beauty that took place at a Charleston plantation by the water 

March 2018
Teenage sweethearts seal the deal with a church wedding in downtown Charleston and a plantation-set reception by the water

October 2017
We’re over-the-moon for this wedding that’s run through with oysters. Learn how to flavor your wedding with just such a theme without going overboard

October 2017
Confetti cannons, a mariachi band and bagpipers, plus donations to an international orphanage make this sparkling soirée an epic one 

July 2017
A Charleston local returns home to say “I do” in one of the city’s hautest historic spots

July 2017
<div> Middleton Place’s 18th-century grounds get the floral treatment for a high summer celebration</div>

July 2017
Charleston's Gaillard Center grand ballroom plays host to a wild, wonderful, over-the-top wedding to remember

The Wedding Row

February 14 2022
Written By Melissa Reardon Photographs By Lucy Cuneo A transplant from Virginia, Weston “Wes” McAfee vividly remembers the first time he saw his future bride-to-be. Charleston native Dana Elaine...

December 29 2021
An Elegant Affair Proves New Year’s Eve Might Just Be The Perfect Time To Start A New Life Together By Joanne O’Sullivan | Images by Brandon Lata Photography Few people anywhere in the...

December 16 2021
A Match Made in Heaven Classic white blooms, greenery, and wooden elements set off this stunning Charleston wedding under the oaks When it comes to love and marriage, couples who pair well...

December 2 2021
A Charleston Winter Wedding Embraces the Season with Sophistication and Glamour Just a few hours before sunset in mid-winter, Charleston takes on a certain golden glow, unparalleled at any other...

November 17 2021
Take Cues from this Intimate Dreamy Blue “I Do” Amy Bronston and Trevor Pittman’s love story reads like a romantic movie. It was during the 2019 holiday season in Washington DC, where...

October 28 2021
This Halloween matrimony perfectly plays up the holiday—with a dash of fun and plenty of class in a scenic coastal Charleston setting By Joanne O’Sullivan | Images by Anne Rhett Photography...

October 11 2021
By Melissa Reardon | Images by Kelsey Halm Photo Expert Advice for a Beautiful Fall Bouquet With seasonal change comes an exciting rich color palette and tons of texture with which to design....

September 29 2021
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Photos by Dana Cubbage Weddings | Written by Melissa Reardon They say the greatest marriages are built on teamwork. And indeed, it’s one of the marital building blocks...