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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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Photos By: Marni Rothschild Pictures
Event Planning: Weddings Elegantly Designed LLC
Location: The William Aiken House
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.
– Elizabeth Stadele

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.

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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!

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Pepper Plantation

Monday, February 9th, 2009

This past weekend the weather turned warm just in time for our wedding at Charleston’s most gorgeous new event venue, Pepper Plantation:

The exposed beams, concrete floors and huge mantles screamed “Ralph Lauren” to me- it was an understated kind of chic:

   

The bride loved an eggplant and green dot overlay we had and really was drawn to the purples… we used various shades from aubergine to smoky lavendar and accented with rich wood tones to highlight the barn-inspired Pavilion.

LOVE these linens– they didn’t compete with the casual-ness of the space yet somehow dressed it up…

The “dot” theme came down even to the vases on the cocktail tables…

And all the printed materials…

And the cake was stunning, designed by Jim Smeal.

Everyone flocked to the tent out back- here’s to 70-degree weather in February- cheers!

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Golden night

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

I always call the hour before sunset “the Golden Hour” at The River Course Club on Kiawah Island because it always seems that the setting sun hits everything with the perfect glow. This fall 2008 bride wanted to bring out that natural gold light in her decor and a fabulous event resulted…

Rattan furniture created comfortable nooks around the porch, perfectly juxtaposed to the lush tent:

Gold tones shone throughout…

What a stunning view (note to golfers- this is on an award-winning course)!

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Urban Elegance

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

For the fourth year WED was able to plan and design the annual Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry’s fundraiser gala. This year we decided to create a streamlined, clean look for the museum. For the first time we moved the event from inside the museum to the adjacent lawn… a transformation was to be had!

WED pitched the idea of monochromatic colors varying from whites, greys, silvers and our one “punch” color– citron. We constantly wanted to maintain the intergity of the theme by making sure to utilize the citron in one specific location: guest seating.

  

Couture linen overlays of kiwi confetti kept things fresh and whimsical while the modern lines of the florals anchored the theme. Fresh pears, green coxcomb, and green cymbidium orchids allowed for an unusual play on “food as art.”

   

Lighting created the other major component for the event. Over 28 various lighting sources were used thoughtout the two tents… from sheer black shades over chandeliers to drumshades and glossy black crystal chandeliers, and they all blended together perfectly. 

The streamlined aesthetic was carried throughout every detail… from the boxwood balls hanging on the entry gate to the wishing tree to the donation containers…

Congratulations to the Children’s Museum on another successful fundraiser!

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