Real Weddings

These college sweethearts met while attending Virginia Tech University and fell in love over their shared interests of traveling and food. Chris grew up visiting Kiawah Island with his family and had been taking Ellen there throughout their eight years of dating, so when he...

Tickle us pink—we have the sweetest wedding for you today! Our born-and-bred Greenville, South Carolina, groom, Douglas met a stunning NOLA gal, Carey, at a music festival in The Big Easy. After quickly falling for each other, the two eventually got engaged, and were excited...

Sarah and Rob were set up on a blind date while both were living in the Lowcountry with her in Summerville and him on Hilton Head Island. After hitting it off over dinner at Oak Steakhouse, on Broad Street downtown, they fell heart-first into a...

Although Jennifer and Sean’s bohemian-inspired wedding last year was postponed by a few months (thanks a lot, Hurricane Matthew), it certainly looks like it was worth the wait. With the sun thankfully shining down upon them, the bride and groom invited loved ones to their...

Katie and Zac said “I do” at the Saint Mary of the Annunciation Roman Catholic Church this spring, then boated (yes, boated) across Charleston Harbor, past Crab Bank Island, and slowly through Shem Creek to join guests for their reception at the Cottage on the...

While Charleston’s plantations and historic homes tend to snag the headlines, we also have some of the top hotels in the world here. One of the most innovative ones to crop up in recent years? The Grand Bohemian Hotel, where Kinsley and Patrick tied the...

Natalie and Tim fell for one another while he was studying abroad here at the Citadel and she was in town attending the College of Charleston. When Tim returned home to Germany, Natalie eventually joined him. And though the two now live in Hamburg, they...

Boone Hall Plantation’s Cotton Dock makes such an ideal place for a rustic wedding thanks to its bare wooden walls, exposed timber framing, and tabby floors. That’s just the direction Cynthia and Tom went for their Big Day with the help of the planners at...

Including family traditions into a wedding pulls right at my heartstrings and in this case, they were plucked over and over. For starters, Wesley and Lansing were married by the groom’s great uncle, who officiated his parents wedding long ago. Sweet, right? Then they included...

Jenna and David met on a blind date while living in Manhattan. During their courtship, they vacationed in the Holy City and fell for it in a big way. After the two were engaged, seeing as Charleston is one of their favorite cities, tying the...