Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Thanks so much to Della and her wonderful blog, The Wedding Row. Trust me, ladies… this is the hippest new place to catch up on what’s going on in the Charleston wedding scene.
We’re so thankful she chose one of our GORGEOUS bride’s wedding from this past April to feature… enjoy reading her spread here and enjoy these photos from Marni Rothschild, too!
Thanks so much for sharing your wedding weekend with us, Amanda and Ian!
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!
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
All of the WED staff loves Thanksgiving… and we all have so much for which to be thankful this year.
I’m headed home this year to Charlotte, NC and am in charge of the Thanksgiving tables for both a 1pm dinner AND an 8pm supper we’re having that day.
For the dinner I’m going traditional, inspired by our wedding at the William Aiken House this past October:
I’d like to saturate these tones to create something like this, but with a little navy in there, too!
(photo via Eddie Ross)
And for Supper… something a little fresher- maybe a dramatic, neutral centerpiece similar to this escort card table we created for a Palmetto Bluff wedding in June:
What are you doing for Thanksgiving?
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009
There are the weddings that take years to plan… countless hours to design and coordinate and dozens of staff to put together. And these are gorgeous!
But then there are also weddings in which everything just seems to fall into place naturally. Dates are open, vendors are magically available, the flowers come in more beautiful than normal, and family and friends come around to create a relaxed, gorgeous, and utterly joyful weekend.
Jim and Becky’s wedding was so much fun for WED to plan, especially since Ellen Robinson and her husband were guests themselves. After we completed the set, Ellen was able to leave her planner cap at home and enjoy the food, drinks, and dancing- whoohoo!
Leigh Webber (be sure to check out her great blog here) was able to capture these beautiful shots of the William Aiken House wedding…
Ellen and her friends relax and enjoy the party!
Monday, August 17th, 2009
WED’s May 2008 wedding was just featured as Wedding of the Week on TheKnot.com!
Sara and Ben planned a spring wedding at a historic home in Charleston, South Carolina.
Sunday, May 24th, 2009
I love that wedding design has become something more like interior design… gone are “rules” of what you should and shouldn’t do! Savvy brides and grooms are now seeking to create spaces at their weddings that are as interesting and dynamic as the rooms of their homes.
Erin and Chris are hip entrepreneurs (look for their new clothing boutique next to Caviar and Bananas on Wentworth to open later this summer!!) and wanted their wedding to feel casual and laid back without sacrificing in style. We brought in natural elements in the florals and paired them with a modern tone of gunmetal grey. Here’s what happened at the William Aiken House on an absolutely beautiful May evening…
The bride carried of bouquet of calla lilies, ranunculus and astilbe and had a photo of her groom attached to the stems. The bridesmaids gray dresses were given freshness with bouquets of pods, mums, and fresh honeysuckle vine…
Natural colored barstools kept the lounge natural and gave additional seating for guests…
Burlap covered ottomans and live moss lined each side…
The William Aiken is filled with rich, saturated tones (such as this bright yellow from the home’s exterior!) so Erin wanted us to pull in shots of color throughout. We hung pink glass lanterns in the trees and added purple double tulips to the centerpieces on the portico…
The beautiful “blue room” downstairs served the perfect cake room… and the cake was placed right on the antique table already in the space…
The children ran through the boxwood maze wile the grownups danced the night away in the tent…
Happy honeymooning, Erin and Chris!
UPDATE: Check out these gorgeous photos from their photographer, Watson Studios out of Knoxville, TN!!
Monday, April 20th, 2009
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!
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Seeing blue…
Sara received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and her law degree from Duke, so was it any wonder her wedding ended up a chic combination of pale Carolina blue, deep Duke blue and crisp. clean white?!
Custom pillows matched the poppy motif from her printing and looked chic on the white leather furniture. The minimalist aesthetic was carried throughout from the white cymbidium stems in clear glass cylinders to the art deco crystal chandeliers…
No detail was spared from the orchid strands on the lanterns to the pale blue rendering of the bridal gown lace on the wedding cake….
AND– just to throw in a little “girly” into the mix, the pergola was lit in a hot pink that deepened as the night went on, ending in a simply stunning display as the bride and groom cut their cake and toasted each other as new husband and wife. Cheers!
