Karen and Michael had such a beautiful plum and silver wedding at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Charleston Uplighting did a wonderful job creating a warm and cozy scene for the reception, and Horst Wholesale Flowers provided the beautiful flowers. Guests drank out of mason jars to go with the plantation feel of the wedding!
Christina and Ben made there simple Magnolia Plantation wedding fun and funky by added a VW ’67 Microbus to the festivities! Francesca at Pure Luxe Bride used the bride and grooms favorite colors, purple and grey, throughout the wedding and Beth at Wildflowers Inc. created beautiful purple bouquets that matched the groom and groomsmen ties.
Kelly and Justin knew they wanted their guests to experience Charleston the way they did the first time they came to visit. With most guests coming from out of town, they choose Magnolia Plantation and Garden to show off Charleston’s southern charm. Beyond Expectations provided a delicious menu, while DeClare Cakes made a beautiful green and brown stripped cake. Kelly and Justin enjoyed the low key day with family and friends while dancing into the night with Eklipse Productions.
(From the Bride) Katina and Tyler moved to Charleston from Massachusetts a year ago and fell in love with the Lowcountry. With Kat’s family in NJ and Tyler’s in Chicago, they knew they wanted to host a destination wedding in Kat and Ty’s new home, and found the perfect venue at Magnolia Plantation. The Carriage House set the tone with its rustic, romantic gardens and natural, relaxed vibe. Kat set about designing a wedding that featured all the Southern charm that Charleston could offer their Northern guests: bridesmaid dresses by LulaKate, groomsmen shirts by Half Moon Outfitters, and the coffee table book Charleston Then and Now as their guest book, for guests to add their names to Charleston’s history. Sweet tea and lemonade in mason jars greeted guests upon arrival. To help keep cool in the July heat, large patio umbrellas shaded the ceremony seats, and wooden fans were offered as favors. Debi Brickell at First Bloom used a romantic palette of soft blush, coral, yellow, and green flowers to enhance Magnolia’s summer beauty with loose, garden-style arrangements in bowls, bottles, and lanterns. As a unity ritual during the ceremony, Kat and Tyler incorporated traditional Greek crowns (honoring Kat’s heritage) joined by a ribbon that are exchanged on the couple’s heads three times; for the crowns they used sweetgrass wreaths custom-made by a local craftswoman. For the reception, Duvall set up a tasty catering menu featuring fried green tomato hors d’oevres, chilled melon soup with salad, and boursin cheese grits served alongside filet mignon and grouper. For dessert, Kat and Tyler did not want a traditional wedding cake, so they worked with Michelle Diminich at Dolce to design a dessert table with a selection of treats including hummingbird cakes, something the bride and groom had never seen up North. Overall, their wedding represented everything Katina and Tyler came to love about Charleston: its natural beauty, great food, and charming mix of history and romance.
Allison and Ryan chose Magnolia Plantation and Gardens for their June Wedding. The day was perfect with lots of rustic touches. Cafe Catering did a wonderful job providing dinner for the bride, groom, and guests.
Johnnie and Chin have been vacationing in Charleston for many years and knew Magnolia Plantation and Gardens was the perfect place for their wedding. Much of the wedding was DYI with inspiration from blogs and etsy. Chin wanted a romantic, Charleston feel to her wedding so she had moss hanging around throughout the reception and the signature cocktail was called “The Magnolia”. The day of coordinator, Charleston Wedding Studio, and the florist, Wildflowers, Inc helped to make this vision come to life. The wedding cake was designed by Artistic Cakes by Linda and was a round white cake with babies breath and pink and orange roses on each layer. Johnnie and Chins wedding was also featured in Charleston Wedding Magazine, http://charlestonmag.com/weddings/feature/banking_on_good_ideas, for more pictures from this beautiful wedding check out this link!
Natives of Pennsylvania, Tina and Chris wanted a classy wedding that made guests feel like they were in the deep south. The colors they chose were champagne and ivory to go very nicely with the Carriage House at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Duvall Catering and Event Design helped bring this vision to life with lanterns, hydrangeas, white roses, and lots of candles. After the ceremony, which was officiated by a friend of the couple, Duvall Catering provided a delicious menu of seafood, salad, mixed vegetables and fruit.
Katie and Chris had a stunning wedding at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. Duvall Catering and Event Design along with Branch Designs did a wonderful job pulling off a garden party meets backyard BBQ for this outdoor wedding. The flowers that were used throughout the ceremony and reception were right out of a dream. She used many colors including: pink, orange, yellow, purple, and green. Her shoes were even floral decorated! Lauren at the Cake Stand created a round tiered cake with bright pink camellias that also showed off the brides bubbly personality. The cake even featured two love birds on the top layer under the flowers. Katie’s ball gown styled dress came from Wedding Row, in Downtown Charleston. Katie also wore her grandmother’s green cocktail ring which matched her teardrop earrings. Other Brother Entertainment provided a live band for guests to party and dance to all night. A white limo from ACW Limo Service awaited the bride and groom as they were sent off with sparklers.
Courtney and Joel were married at Magnolia Plantation, on a beautiful sunny day May, 30. They had a very small intimate wedding with family, friends, and their adorable pooch, Boone. With about ten quests their wedding was all about them! Mosaic Catering did a fantastic job providing an afternoon menu for the couple and there guests!
Samantha and Max met at Coastal Carolina University and after three years of dating they couple decided to show off their southern roots with an outdoor wedding at Magnolia Plantation. With local and out of state guests, the couple used mason jars, lanterns, and lots of burlap and lace for an old Charleston feel. While waiting for the ceremony to begin guests were able to sip on sweet tea and lemonade out of mason jars with blue chevron straws to add the final touch. The colors were sapphire blue with hints of yellow in the flowers and centerpieces. Duvall Catering and Events continued the theme of old southern by providing Charleston cuisine including shrimp and grits and Palmetto Brewery beer. Guests were able to indulge in their own personal taste when it came to dessert. Being a lover of all sweets, Samantha had cupcakes by Cupcake Downsouth which were displayed on a large black tier surrounded by mason jars. Everything really came together and made for a classic southern wedding.
