Real Weddings

Longtime loves Edree and Mike came to Charleston on a baby-moon before the arrival of their sweet son Tyler. While here, Mike surprised Edree with a proposal over dinner at Hank's Seafood, which caused the entire restaurant to burst into applause! After officially becoming a...

Pretty in pink! Katie and Steve’s wedding at The Creek Club at I'On is exactly what all of us need to coax out a spring state of mind in the midst of all this wacky weather. While Katie fanned away tears of excitement and nerves while...

Ready for round two? We’re switching gears from bridal to engagement and from glam to preppy. Bolling and Moultrie’s engagement session took place under the majestic oaks of Old Wide Awake Plantation along the Stono River. Dressed in perfectly Southern winter “uniforms”—jeans, boots, and a touch...

We’ve got a double dose of pretty heading your way today! First up, hello, beautiful bride Erin and your breathtaking bridal portraits by the fabulous Reese Moore. We hear that when groom-to-be Eddie proposed, Erin knew right away that she wanted a sparkling winter wonderland...

Olivia and Adam met while in aviation school—he flies planes, she flies helicopters, no lie—and after several years of dating they decided to tie the knot in a celebration that was 100 percent them. They combined their reverence for a church setting with their love...

Get ready for a wedding that radiates simple elegance and boatloads of Southern charm. Whitney and Alex’s wedding day began with a touching “first look” on the front lawn of Lowndes Grove Plantation, one of the loveliest wedding venues on the Charleston peninsula. After tying...

When local gals Rachel Link and Morgan Strenck looked around their homes one day and saw their past wedding pretties (DIY projects, empty lanterns, Etsy purchases, etc.) they looked at each other and thought, "Wouldn't it be nice to not only get these items off...

Heather and Jared didn’t exactly feel sparks fly during their first date, but agreed to go on a second one just in case. Well, good thing they did because six months later—yes, six months—the two were engaged and planning a destination wedding. Both are fond...

You gotta love it when a third-wheel save turns into a love match. So it went when Katie accompanied a girlfriend on a visit to Charleston to see a “friend” and said friend brought along Preston to spare Katie from any odd-number awkwardness. After that...

Charleston residents Amanda and Joe selected the just-over-the-bridge country setting of John’s Island for their summertime engagement session. We’re completely smitten with the resulting truly unique and fabulous images from the talented Sean Money + Elizabeth Fay. (And let’s hear it for former Charleston mag...