Enchanted Village

Fall/Winter 2014

WRITER CREDIT:

Charleston Weddings Staff

PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT:

Marni Rothschild Durlach

Enchanted Village | Ooh! Events conjures a colorful tented party fit for "Downtown Abbey"

Out of the Garden ooh! events Flowers Garden Marni Rothschild Pictures

Octagonal Sunken Garden at Middleton Place. Tent by Sperry Tents Southeast. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Tablescape and rentals from Ooh! Events. Place settings and crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Succulents from Out of the Garden. Barback from Ooh! Events. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Tablescape and rentals from Ooh! Events. Place settings and crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Decanters from Ooh! Events and Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

ICEBOX Bar. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Food by Executive Chef Micah Garrison from Middleton Place Restaurant. Signage by Ancesserie. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Tablescape and rentals from Ooh! Events. Place settings and crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Place settings and crystal from Polished. Food by Executive Chef Micah Garrison from Middleton Place Restaurant. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Place settings and crystal from Polished. Menu by Ancesserie. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Place settings and crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Place settings and crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Place setting and crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Place settings and crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Place settings and crystal from Polished. Place card by Ancesserie. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Place settings and crystal from Polished. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Rentals by Ooh! Events. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Rentals by Ooh! Events. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

ICEBOX bar. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Rentals by Ooh! Events. Photograph by Cameron Bolus.

Tent by Sperry Tents Southeast. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Rentals by Ooh! Events. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

The Bluestone Ramblers. Photograph by Cameron Bolus.

Florals by Out of the Garden. Rentals by Ooh! Events. Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Food from Middleton Place Restaurant (Micah Garrison, director of food and beverage at Middleton Place pictured here). Photograph by Marni Rothschild Pictures.

Middleton’s Octagonal Sunken Garden—so named for its four-quadrant, eight-sided configuration—is tucked just off the Greensward and overlooks the Ashley River. When dressing the stunning, wide-open space with a fantasy reception, Lisa Thomas of Ooh! Events made full use of the spread with a mind toward creating party flow. “I divided it into two sections with bars and lounge seating and another section for a tented dining area,” she says, “then I set aside the fourth section for the dancing tent.” Known for her deft (and playful) use of color, whimsy, and chic antique appointments, Lisa then showered the area with a rainbow of florals, crystal, and china. To anchor the quirky hues, she opted for furniture in solid colors.

At a Glance...
Décor: Multi-colored rentals from Ooh! Events’ warehouse paired with china and glassware from Polished! to create pops of color.
Tents: Sperry Tents Southeast erected two tents: one with a clear top for an open-air garden party vibe and a second of indigo sailcloth that glowed when the moon shone through its unpainted stars.
Flowers: Out of the Garden draped chandeliers in vines.
Catering: To complement the color-rich setting, The Restaurant at Middleton Place offered house-cured heritage pork belly with succotash and saffron corn purée.
Cocktails: ICEBOX bottled custom-made handcrafted strawberry-mint lemonade fizzes.

Dining Menu
The Restaurant at Middleton Place

House cured heritage pork belly, succotash, and saffron with corn purée
Pickled shrimp salad, South Carolina cowpeas, local feta cheese, preserved lemon,
and Middleton organic field greens
Green tomato bruschetta, South Carolina goat cheese, and golden balsamic

Drinking Menu
ICEBOX

Specialty Cocktail: The Manhattan Bar
Specialty Drink: Handcrafted strawberry-mint lemonade, bottled and carbonated

Resources
Band: The Bluestone Ramblers, www.TheBluestoneRamblers.com
Bar: ICEBOX, www.IceboxBar.com
Catering: The Restaurant at Middleton Place, www.MiddletonPlace.org
Décor, Design, and Rentals: Ooh! Events, www.TheArtofCreating.com
Florals: Out of the Garden, www.TheArtofCreating.com
Lighting and Sound: AV Connections, www.AVConnectionsSC.com
Location: Octagonal Sunken Garden at Middleton Place, www.MiddletonPlace.org
Papergoods: Ancesserie, www.Ancesserie.com
Photographs: Marni Rothschild Pictures, www.marnipictures.com
Place Settings and Crystal: Polished!, www.PolishedTabletop.com
Tents: Sperry Tents Southeast, www.SperryTentsSoutheast.com

The Wedding Row

January 17 2019

Taylor & Jonathan | Legare Waring House

We couldn’t come up with a better love story than Taylor and Jonathan’s if we tried. They met while she was in dental school and he was completing his medical residency. (She’s a dentist, he’s a...

January 16 2019

Liz & John | Lowndes Grove Plantation

Who doesn’t have a soft spot for college sweethearts? Liz and John met their sophomore year at Providence College in Rhode Island, not knowing that nine years later John would propose on the very...

January 14 2019

Ginny & Daniel | The William Aiken House

Oh my gosh is he a good guy! After meeting at work (at the Daniel Island Club), Ginny says she didn’t even know she was on her first date with Daniel when he offered to spend an afternoon helping her...

January 11 2019

Erin & Steve | The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island

OK. So these two New Yorkers are kind of a big deal (she’s a VP at a hedge fund group and former account head at the Olgivy agency with an MBA and he’s a marketing director at a Big Apple firm and...

January 10 2019

Josh & Bree | Engagement Session

We want to be invited to *that* New Year’s Eve party! We’re talking about the one where Mount Pleasant native Bree met Mobile, Alabama-born Josh, and the two hit it off enough for us to be talking...

January 9 2019

Lanier & Luke | Kiawah Island River Course

Lanier and Luke met in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, during a Friendsgiving supper one November along with some 30 pals. That run-in led to a friendship that turned into a romance and by 2017, the two were...

January 8 2019

Kristine & Ryan | Middleton Place

O.M.G. You are so going to love these two! For starters, they tricked—yes, tricked—their families into a shared Thanksgiving vacation in Charleston that turned into a surprise wedding for them and...

January 7 2019

Sarah Grace & Martin | Legare Waring House

We hate to do this to you, but we have to tell you some things about bride Sarah Grace that might very well intimidate you (like it did us). Yes, yes, yes, she and her sweetheart Martin (aka “Bug”)...

Search form

Enchanted Village

The Wedding Row

Popular Tags