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Thank you, Schultzes!

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Thanks so much to Cheyenne and Geoff Schultz, a wonderfully fun and exciting photographer husband-wife team who came down from Charlotte, NC to photograph Kim and Drew’s Legare-Waring House wedding.

Don’t you love being able to work with laid-back and easy-going people? It was so seamless for the Schultzes to work with WED and our team and their clever website name- www.lovetheschultzes – seems appropriate.

I LOVED the colors that Kim and Drew used for their April wedding… and how wonderfully did they photograph, too?? Thanks so much to everyone who helped make this happen!!

Here are a few of their wonderful images, and make sure to check out their blog on this event, too…

Thanks so much to the new Mr. and Mrs. Smith!

WED on Weddings Unveiled Blog!

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Thanks so much to Completely Unveiled, Wedding Unveiled Magazine’s brilliant blog for featuring one of our all-time favorite couples, Wallis and Nick, and their wedding at Magnolia Plantation. Leigh Webber captured the details perfectly and we couldn’t be more thrilled to share the love with Completely Unveiled’s readers. Thanks so much for the beautiful feature! (All images by Leigh Webber, collages created by Completely Unveiled)

Girly Girl Details

Friday, February 26th, 2010

You know what, I’m not an inherent girly girl. I grew up between brothers, what can I say??

But there is something so fun and lovely about the feminine details in a wedding from pink roses to a blushing bride.

Jay was SUCH a fun bride and she fully embraced all that was pink. I loved it. Here are just a few of the fun girly girl details:

(Thank you so much Leigh Webber for the beautiful photos!)

A tutorial on wedding site transformation

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

One word: LIGHTING!

Here are a few shots from a hunting lodge that we transformed into an uber-romantic, pink-infused evening:

(The cake was lit under the linen, casting an ambient glow that could be seen even through the outside windows)

(The bar and cigar bar were uplit in hot pinks, and the trees across the lake were hilighted in blue. We even added a “full moon” to light up the night…)

(The two main interior rooms were all about “sleek” and “pink.” Custom white carpet and pink, pink, P-I-N-K lighting!)

Lighting Design by Todd St. Onge and PDA

Cake by Jim Smeal

Photos by WED

Location: Buckridge Plantation

Suzanne and Ben on Weddings Unveiled Blog!

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Thank you so much to the talented folks at Weddings Unveiled Blog for featuring one of our fabulous couples on their site!

Suzanne and Ben were married just over a year ago- December 27th, 2008 to be exact- and we loved planning their thoroughly unique and charming wedding. I loved how she wanted a winter wedding that featured bold tones and plenty of personal touches…

THANK YOU to Weddings Unveiled for the lovely storyboards of their wedding, and for the ever-talented Corbin Gurkin for the beautiful shots of the evening…

Happy Anniversary, Suzanne and Ben!

Wallis and Nick, via Leigh!

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

So y’all know the drill… I post what photos I have, then as soon as Leigh Webber gets her gorgeous photos up I snatch them up to post, too!

But please check out her great blog, which (when she’s not sick with the flu!) she updates regularly. Her photos are always inspiring and her comments a fun take on the day, as she is truly in the middle of everything at all times…

The Manolos… gently tread here before the ceremony, but by the end of the night completely worn down from all the dancing!

Oh, this ring… All we can say is, “Well done, Nick!”

Beautiful ladies!

Sara Grimshaw of Dahlia Designs somehow tracked down these tree peonies at the end of October. Whoohoo!

Ummm… sweet tea mojitos, the recipe graciously supplied by Cypress restaurant (if you haven’t ever tasted one, you must!)

The beautiful couple walking back down the aisle under the oak at Magnolia Plantation

I loved the “barn” feel at Magnolia in the details like this fence guiding guests to the ceremony

Jim Smeal does not leave out a single detail in his cake designs. These leaves and flowers were edible, and the “young” dogwood flowers and their centers were coordinated with the green and coral scheme

I love that we kept with the season in our “fall leaves” send off! We purchased preserved leaves so that we could have all of the color and none of the breakage.

A beautiful end to a simply lovely night. Cheers to you both, Wallis and Nick!

WED featured on TheKnot.com!

Monday, August 17th, 2009

WED’s May 2008 wedding was just featured as Wedding of the Week on TheKnot.com!

Sara & Ben in Charleston, SC

Sara and Ben planned a spring wedding at a historic home in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Years after falling in love on a graduation trip to Costa Rica, it made sense for College of Charleston alums Sara and Ben to tie the knot in the place that started it all: the storied Southern city of Charleston, South Carolina.
 
The Bride Sara Givler, 28, attorney
The Groom Ben DeWolf, 29, stock trader
The Date May 17
 
While Sara was feverishly pursuing a law degree four hours away from Charleston, the couple began a long-distance relationship. When Sara finished up her first-year exams, she and Ben hopped on the first plane to Italy for a romantic getaway. On their third night in Rome, beside the Fontana di Trevi, Ben proposed, and soon the happy to-be-weds began dreaming up plans for their wedding day back in Charleston, the bride’s hometown and the place they’d come to call home.
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Sara & Ben in Charleston, SC

Sara’s richly textured bouquet complemented the intricate Alencon lace on her Judd Waddell dress. Her unique, all-white bouquet featured mini calla lilies, peonies, dendrobium orchids, nerine lilies, and garden roses.
Sara’s bridesmaids carried white bouquets that mimicked the look and style of her own. The clusters of mini calla lilies and freesia were a dramatic contrast to the girls’ dark blue gowns.
Even with its contemporary square shape and romantic satin bow, the wedding program reflected a sophisticated aesthetic rooted in tradition. The formal, cursive script in the couple’s names made a striking contrast to the modern typeset used elsewhere.
After their pictures were taken with a Polaroid camera, guests were encouraged to leave a note beside their snapshots in one of the guest books. The table, complete with a lavish arrangement of tall, white calla lilies, was set up near the entrance to the...
The magnificent antebellum home, with its classic facade, beautiful interiors, and spacious lawn and garden, was ideal for a romantic Southern wedding. “Holding the reception at The William Aiken House was the perfect way to show our many out-of-town gues...
A bamboo box on a silver tray made for an exquisite presentation of chicken salad cones. These and other tasty appetizers paired nicely with lemon martinis -- the signature drink of the evening.
After sundown, a lighting design, projected onto the two-story carriage house, gave the lounge area a hit of instant glamour. The couple lucked out with perfect late-spring weather for an outdoor wedding and a full moon.
Toward the back of the property, an (almost) all-white lounge was set up for guests to kick back and celebrate. An orchid arrangement on the table complemented the mod lounge decor.
The elegant, four-tiered cake featured an intricate turquoise pattern inspired by the Alencon lace on Sara’s gown. Delicate strands of fresh, white cymbidium orchids hung from the ceiling, creating a defined space for the cake.
Sara and Ben left the reception in a rickshaw decorated with a “Just Married” sign. Luckily, the weather couldn’t have been nicer: The temperature hovered around 70 degrees and a light breeze blew in from the coast.

Maggie and Cecil

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

“Scattered Thunderstorms.” That weather forcast for a wedding weekend usually strikes fear in a bride, but not Maggie. Cool as a cucumber, she was just thrilled to be married.  Rain or shine.

Her wedding ceremony was held at the gorgeous Old Sheldon Ruins. As the gospel choir walked up to the ruins singing “Blessed Assurance” I felt like we were all truly on sacred ground…

The cute boys!

We knew we had two “comfort” issues we had to combat: the heat and the bugs. This custom-designed program allowed us to inform guests of the ceremony details while also shooing away bugs and offering a cool breeze!

From the Old Sheldon Ruins, guests were led to the BEAUTIFUL Oaks Plantation on St. Helena Island… When guests were greeted with shots of oysters in vodka, each one knew a fun party was about to begin!

Guests were also invited to pick up a packet of praline pecans to snack on throughout the evening or to take home for a midnight snack…

Bright flowers by H.B. Stems were just gorgeous…

   

We draped the main tent with a grass green and the adjacent lounge, bar, and dance tents in copper. Amaizng how using the bright tones and plenty of lighting kept it summery and fresh!

YUMMY sugared pacans at the bar for that little something sweet we all need after a meal…

What do you think of these new chandeliers? I love the mod-ish vibe they bring to the dance tent!

 A few of the night’s details…

  

 

LOVE the ambience when the sun went down!

Congrats, Maggie and Cecil! Remember that the more it rains on your wedding day, the better your marriage will be… for y’all, that surely means you have a lifetime of happiness to come!

 

Rentals- Snyder

Lounge- Snyder Lounge

Flowers- H.B. Stems

Chandeliers/Draping- WED

Lowndes Grove, Take II

Monday, June 8th, 2009

We were fortunate to have back-to-back weddings at Lowndes Grove May 23rd and 30th (see “Eimile and Drue” for the first round!). What is so interesting to me when something like this happens is seeing how absolutely different and unique each bride really is. Eimile chose warm, bright tones, while Brooke the following weekend opted for vivid, vibrant cool blue and more casual vibe. And while both were at the same venue, you’ll see that the similarities stopped about there!

While she opted for a seated dinner (read: more “formal”), Brooke wanted to ensure that the laid-back plantation life wasn’t lost, so we threw in details such as candles and flowers in mason jars behind the bar and a menu written on a giant chalkboard:
 

Still, she kept her centerpieces lush in all-whites and opted for a warm amber tone to, as she said, “Make everyone look beautiful.”

And then there was the lounge tent… Brooke loved this vibrant, deep periwinkle/royal blue and wanted her lounge tent and dance area to be a completely seperate space from the dining area. Again, we used lighting to achieve what she desired and created a hip, dance club vibe for her fun crowd:

  

Platinum Wedding

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Unfortunately I’m not talking about the (fabulously funny) show… but we did have our own “platinum” wedding this past February… platinum, black, and white to be exact.

The stormy skies may have dampened anothers day, but I love that the bride proclaimed, “Well, I asked for a gray wedding, right? The weather fits right in!”

It was a gorgeous night…. lots of sparkle, but oh, so chic. Here are a few of the details:

Creeping flowers up black birch branches in custom-tin containers…

Orchids were hung from one of the lounge tents to create an art deco-inspired “chandelier”

Sequined linens paired well with minimalist arrangements…

Silver silk draping and white leather furniture created a hip space…

And the interior rooms for dinner will all about elegance… with a little bling, of course…

We had a silver graphic print designed to meet their mod tastes and carried this throughout the night, beginning with the save-the-dates, then on to the placecards, menus, etc.

The lighting in the dance tent was gorgeous!

Flowers were simple and elegant…

And of course the martini bar was a huge hit…

Beautiful!