Why We Eloped
"We hadn't thought of eloping until our guest list kept growing and growing...and we knew we'd be in deep financial trouble if we didn't do something. So, we decided to slip away and get married on our own terms. We had to do it quickly before the wedding planning got too far along. We found A Charleston Beach Wedding and they were wonderful. We asked them if we could get married a week away and they told us, a two day lead time was fine. They sent us the marriage license information and the name of a florist who would work with us. They got...
read moreBeach Bridesmaids: What to Wear
Everyone has their own horror story about bridesmaid dresses. The good news is that there’s something about a beach wedding that seems to inspire brides to choose only the best, most wearable, most subtly beautiful bridesmaid dresses around. Or maybe it’s just our brides. But we’ve learned a lot from watching them and we’d like to pass that information on to you. One of the reasons that beach bridesmaid dresses seem to be so pretty is that brides often choose the colors of the sea, such as a dusty blue, a soft turquoise, or a shell...
read moreSunset & Moonrise Wedding
There are some intangibles with having a wedding so close to nature. In Scott and Lizzie’s case, it was the gift of a full moon rising behind them and the sun setting in front of them, casting a warm, golden glow on their ceremony. We loved being part of a wedding with such a truly starry-eyed...
read more‘R’ is for Rainbows
Rain and rainbows go hand in hand and we have the beautiful weddings to prove it! If you’ll look closely at one of the photos, you can see not one, but two gorgeous rainbows that lit up the sky behind this lucky (and very much in love) couple. Most brides and grooms fear the r-word but, after having performed hundreds of ceremonies during the last twelve years, (99.5% of them rain-free) we can say that weather predictions for this part of the world are unreliable. We have micro-climates here. It can rain one island over, but not one...
read moreTurns out, men love beach weddings
One of the happiest people at any beach wedding is, without question, the groom. In many cases, it’s even the groom who does all of the planning with our company. This was, at first, surprising until it slowly it dawned on us: it’s because men love beach weddings. They love beach weddings because it combines their favorite things: being outside in a relaxed setting and being with the person they love, not necessarily in that order. We also try to make your wedding planning experience as straight forward and easy as possible, which many...
read moreIt’s all about L-O-V-E
It's Valentine's Day, our opportunity to remind our brides, grooms, families and friends that it's all about L-O-V-E. In the fervor to tell your sweetheart how much you love her/him, don't forget that love comes in many sizes. So tell your little and big brothers and sisters, mothers, fathers and friends that you love them too. And while you're at, shine that love light back on yourself. Because if you don't fill the well, you won't have anything to share. So, give yourself a flower, some sweets, or the gift you wish someone else would buy...
read moreSay Yes to the…Beach Wedding
One of our favorite weddings was Lisa and Richard's ceremony in July. They chose an 8:30 am ceremony time so that the weather would not be too hot or the sun too high for photography. It was formal as beach weddings go and the bride was positively gorgeous. Among the guests was the TV celebrity and bridal connoisseur, Monte Durham, from TLC's Say Yes to the Dress - Atlanta! As big fans of the show, we were thrilled to read Monte's blog where he mentioned that he loved beach weddings. The bride and groom were a delight, as was Monte! Lisa...
read moreA Charleston Beach Wedding: Wedding Veils at the Shore
Veils can represent a wardrobe challenge when it comes to beach wedding attire...
read moreA Charleston Beach Wedding: Shoes or No Shoes?
THE BAREFOOT BRIDE: SHOES OR NO SHOES? Whether or not to wear shoes at the shore seems to be one of the trickiest issues facing brides and grooms. Well, allow us to make it easy for you. We’ve found, based on years of observing beach brides and grooms, that the answer to the ‘shoes or no shoes’ question is: Yes. That’s right: a combination of wearing shoes and going barefoot seems to be the most popular choice. Here’s how it works: If a bride must exit a vehicle in a parking lot near the beach, she wears sandals or flip-flops,...
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