Beach Cottage Couture

WRITER CREDIT:

Charleston Weddings Staff

PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT:

Peter Frank Edwards

Beach Cottage Couture | A rustic Sullivan’s Island home sets a simply elegant tone for free-spirited summer gowns

Beach Cottage Couture

February 2009

Fashion Feature

A rustic Sullivan’s Island home sets a simply elegant tone for free-spirited summer gowns

Photographs by:

Peter Frank Edwards

Styled by Ayoka Lucas ~ hair & makeup by Ashley Perryman

A rustic Sullivan’s Island home sets a simply elegant tone for free-spirited summer gownsStyled by Ayoka Lucas, Hair and Makeup by Ashley Perryman

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