Kirsten and Paul have been working with WED for well over a year to fine-tune all of the thoughtful details for their October 24th, 2009 wedding at Lowndes Grove Plantation. They were SUCH A FUN COUPLE who were always ready for a good time. Kirsten was a SC transplant for several years and is now back up in Philadelphia, but she knew she wanted to show off Charleston to her friends and family. They wanted their wedding weekend to be full of relaxing activities, dynamic food, unexpected surprises, and a good ‘ole Southern time.
The real kicker for us was that due to an event on Friday at Lowndes Grove, WED had less than twelve hours to make over a year’s worth of planning come together before the 4:00pm ceremony!! Each vendor dutifully came out at 5:00am and completely made it happen.
Let’s take a walk through the creative process of this wedding with these photos from the uber-talented Marni Rothschild Durlach…
We used lots of Snyder and Snyder Lounge’s new pieces… including a fabulous wooden bar, new natural wood bookcases and green rocks glasses. We order crystal globe pendants that were installed by PDA and Blossom‘s did a custom-draping and drumshade job.
I really can’t say enough good things about Sara Grimshaw and her team from Dahlia Designs. Their flowers always exceed even OUR high expectations! I love how the huge sprays of yellow-orange orchids almost frame each guest in photos, including the lovely bride and groom here:
A close up of the lovely flowers and the napkins, created from the same fabric as was used in the draping border…
Their menu was positively mouth-watering. Who wouldn’t love to sit down to this menu??:
Course One:
Traditional Hushpuppy Amuse with Spicy Cajun Remoulade
Course Two:
She Crab Soup with Red Pepper Oil and Beet Micro Greens
Course Three:
Shrimp and Smoked Gouda Grits Cake with Chorizo Gravy and Truffled Frisee Salad
Course Four:
Braised Short Ribs served on a Bed of Spicy Collard Greens with Local Red Rice
Course Five:
Sweet Confections from Sugar Bakeshop
Looks like everyone had a great time, no?
Sugar Bakeshop really outdid themselves on this delightful miniature dessert display, its design a-la-amy atlas!
And finally, for the hours of dancing to local band Plane Jane- flip flops for their guests. These really are a completely cute AND practical wedding detail- these were snatched up in a hot minute once Plane Jane started kicking it up!
Ahh… another wonderful couple, another beautiful wedding. Thank you to everyone for helping us pull all of our planning together on Saturday!
And Kirsten and Paul, we wish you the best. WED is honored to have been a part of your big day!
