Author: Cayleigh Hopkins

Weddings at the Gibbes Museum of Art (especially those crafted by Mingle) really catch our fancy. There’s just something about that stately rotunda and its stained glass, the manicured garden hidden in the back, and the checkerboard stonework out front that frames a Big Day...

Courtney and Hunter met during college while both were studying abroad in Spain. The two stayed friends throughout college but didn’t start dating until after graduation. Three years later, Hunter moved to Charleston to be closer to Courtney, and on a weekend getaway to visit...

Today we give thanks for all of 2017’s proposals and “I do’s,” and the wedding pros who made so many Lowcountry days into breathtaking, memorable Big Days. Congratulations to every last one of you behind the scenes and before the altars. To celebrate, here’s one...

Betty Bridal Atelier has brought some of the bridal world’s biggest names to town thanks to the shop’s inventory of Oscar de la Renta, Carolina Herrera (that’s hers above), Mira Zwillinger, Sachin & Babi, and more. To get a first-rate look at the gowns, check...

Charleston residents Laura Claire and Brian have strolled the streets of the Holy City since they first moved here, and say that every time they passed the William Aiken House, they’d stop and, well, gawk. When the duo became affianced, they toured scores of venues...

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...