Real Weddings

Chloe and Ryan bumped into one another at a barbecue while they were both attending Harvard. The two later met up for drinks (non-alcoholic, because they were underage back then), and with all the sparks that flew, knew they had something special. When Ryan left...

They say you meet “the one” by the time you turn 21 and whether that’s true across the board, it definitely was the case for childhood friends Caroline Sharp and Ronald Cox. After the two North Carolinians lost touch after grade school, the two were...

One night in 2013, Stephen was out and about in Starkville, Mississippi. He heard live music spilling from a nearby restaurant, strolled in, and there met his wife-to-be, Lisa, for the first time. After years of dating, the two picked another Southern locale for their...

Charleston residents Drew and Jared first met after college when she was stuck in the middle of Charleston Harbor. She and friends had headed out for a day of cruising when their boat broke down, and you-know-who came to the rescue. After that crazy meet-cute...

People flock to Charleston for our downtown home tours, and the historic manses here make for some of the most romantic places to wed in the world. Shauna and Heath clearly knew the appeal when they exchanged vows in the 18th century William Aiken House....

High school sweethearts Jennifer and Tyler reconnected one fateful day over drinks on Shem Creek, and have been inseparable ever since. To make “them” official, on one of their frequent walks down Pitt Street Bridge (they have a Goldendoodle and a Lab mix), Tyler asked...

Weddings at the Gibbes Museum of Art (especially those crafted by Mingle) really catch our fancy. There’s just something about that stately rotunda and its stained glass, the manicured garden hidden in the back, and the checkerboard stonework out front that frames a Big Day...

Courtney and Hunter met during college while both were studying abroad in Spain. The two stayed friends throughout college but didn’t start dating until after graduation. Three years later, Hunter moved to Charleston to be closer to Courtney, and on a weekend getaway to visit...

Today we give thanks for all of 2017’s proposals and “I do’s,” and the wedding pros who made so many Lowcountry days into breathtaking, memorable Big Days. Congratulations to every last one of you behind the scenes and before the altars. To celebrate, here’s one...

Charleston residents Laura Claire and Brian have strolled the streets of the Holy City since they first moved here, and say that every time they passed the William Aiken House, they’d stop and, well, gawk. When the duo became affianced, they toured scores of venues...