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September 29, 2023

Unleash the Love: Paws-itively Perfect Ways to Include Your Dog in Your Wedding

Charleston, South Carolina, known for its historic architecture and southern hospitality, is the perfect backdrop for a wedding that celebrates love in all forms. And what better way to make your special day even more memorable than by including your fur baby in the festivities? In this post, we’ll explore some of the creative and […]

LOVE marquee sign at Lowndes Grove wedding

February 9, 2023

Season of Love: 5 Ways to Incorporate Valentine’s Day into Your Wedding

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, and spring not far behind, we’re turning up the romance and giving the classic holiday a front row seat for this month’s blog post. Paying homage to all things LOVE, we’re celebrating by giving you 5 different ideas for incorporating ‘hearts’ into your big day. Besides tying the […]

William Aiken House wedding guest gift

December 20, 2022

How to Personalize Your Wedding: The Favor of Your Company

Arguably one of the easier ways to personalize your wedding weekend, favors are the couple’s chance to kick it up a notch with their creativity. Whether you choose miniature bottles of limoncello, custom koozies with a hand-drawn sketch of your pup, or bags full of your favorite snacks to welcome your guests to Charleston for […]

Spring Charleston Wedding | Lowndes Grove

November 18, 2022

How to Personalize Your Wedding: Blossom, Branch, and Beauty

Deeply rooted in history (going as far back as 800 B.C.E.), bound by timeless tradition, and inspired by ever-changing fashion trends, flowers are an important piece to the wedding day puzzle. Brides in ancient Egypt carried bundles of wheat to encourage fertility. In ancient Greece, garlands and crowns of olive branches, orange blossoms, and herbs […]

Rosemary + Honey Old Fashioned Cocktail

October 4, 2022

How to Personalize Your Wedding: Signature Cocktails, Shaken or Stirred

Let’s be honest: a well-dressed bar is the best guest at any event. From bubbles or crisp white wine to bourbon on the rocks, the bar is where the party begins. It’s the first thing guests locate after the ceremony and before hors d’oeuvres are passed. It’s the place for conversation, for mingling over mixed […]

William Aiken House wedding stationery

August 26, 2022

How to Personalize Your Wedding: All Things Pressed and Pretty

If you’re currently in the midst of planning your special day, the first thing you send out is the save the date. Usually a simple and straightforward piece, it serves to notify your guests of the wedding date and time so they can start making the necessary arrangements to attend. It also alerts them to […]

William Aiken House wedding welcome signage

July 28, 2022

How to Personalize Your Wedding: Sugar, Spice + a Dash of Personal Touch

With all the inspiration out there, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when planning your wedding day. Colors, patterns, textures, layouts, menus, cake flavors… the list goes on and on. The more inspiration we take in, and the larger our Pinterest board grows, the more the original idea for our celebration can start to blur around […]