Real Weddings

Does August have anyone else needing to look at some cool-weather photos? Here’s a great set. Doree and Taylor began a chilly day last fall at Boone Hall Plantation with photographer Virgil Bunao. There, the couple strolled the Avenue of Oaks before heading over to...

It all started with a communal porch shared by several apartments in an historic downtown home—that’s where Jessica and Palmer first met and hit it off, and where, years later, he proposed. As if that weren’t romantic enough, the bride’s sister, Tierney, owns Bridal House...

Holy flower wall! More on that in a minute but first let’s meet Amby and Rick, a darling couple who were introduced at a backyard barbeque by Rick’s son and daughter-in-law. After a courtship split between Charleston and Myrtle Beach, the lovebirds decided to make...

  It’s always such a treat when we get to feature a wedding planner’s wedding. Samantha, owner of Samantha Anderson Events, knew that she wanted her and her fiancé, Maxwell’s, Big Day at Old Wide Awake Plantation to be Southern with a twist and let’s just...

  Now, how’s that for a breathtaking shot? This pair of South Carolina natives teamed with the make-it-so mavens at A Charleston Bride and fantastic florist Stephanie Gibbs Events for an uber-elegant winter wedding downtown at Lowndes Grove. From fresh white bouquets of garden roses, anemones,...

  Do you all know The Petal Report blog? We’ve been fans for years. This summer, founder Cayleigh Hopkins has expanded TPR into a hybrid biz that combines wedding planning for brides-to-be with a consulting firm for industry folk. As a Big Day superfan, Cayleigh loves...

Caleb proposed to Molly on the iconic Long White Bridge at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, so it only made sense for them to come full circle and exchange their vows at the very same 17th-century venue. Their wedding day, which took place just last month,...

How do you follow an airborne proposal? (Myles popped the question to Bailey in a helicopter!) Try a series of waterside engagement portraits, like these two did. Bailey and her groom-to-be met up with Sumter, South Carolina-based Megan Manus Photography at the City Marina downtown, where,...

The week leading up to Kaitlyn and Paul’s wedding the forecast looked rough. But when photo maven Dana Cubbage reached out to Kaitlyn about a rain plan, the bride-to-be simply replied, “It’s not going to rain.” Her optimism paid off and not a drop of...

 Brace yourself because this springtime styled shoot from photographer Perry Vaile is plain over-the-top gorgeousness. With gowns by Carol Hannah, styling by Ashley Rhodes Event Designs, and a location like Cypress Bay Plantation (south of Charleston), it’s loaded with boatloads of Lowcountry inspiration coming your...