Joy Ride

Summer 2015

WRITER CREDIT:

Molly Ramsey

PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT:

Leigh Webber

Joy Ride | A Mount Pleasant couple kicks off their Big Day by hopping on their beach bikes

Charleston Wedding Gown Boutique of Charleston Aqua wedding BCBG Belk Shop ooh! events gown Shoes

Image by Leigh Webber Photography at Station 30 on Sullivan's Island.

Wedding design by Adrianne Todoran. Day-of coordination by Ooh! Events. Image by Leigh Webber Photography at Station 30 on Sullivan's Island.

Florals by Country and Lace Florist. Image by Leigh Webber Photography at Station 30 on Sullivan's Island.

Wedding design by Adrianne Todoron. Image by Leigh Webber Photography at Station 30 on Sullivan's Island.

Bouquet by Country and Lace Florist. Image by Leigh Webber Photography at Station 30 on Sullivan's Island.

Bride's gown by BCBG. Menswear by Tommy Hilfiger and from Belk. Image by Leigh Webber Photography at Station 30 on Sullivan's Island.

Bikes owned by couple. Bride's gown by BCBG. Menswear Menswear by Tommy Hilfiger and from Belk. Image by Leigh Webber Photography at Station 30 on Sullivan's Island.

Bike owned by bride. Bouquet by Country and Lace Florist. Image by Leigh Webber Photography.

Image of the Palmetto Breeze by Leigh Webber Photography.

Image by Leigh Webber Photography aboard the Palmetto Breeze catamaran.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Hair and makeup by Vanity Salon. Menswear by Brooks Brothers. Bouquet by Country and Lace Florist. Image by Leigh Webber.

Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Wedding design by Adrianne Todoran. Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Hair and makeup by Vanity Salon. Menswear by Brooks Brothers. Bouquet by Country and Lace Florist. Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Florals by Country and Lace Florist. Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Straws from CherishedBlessings (Etsy). Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Florals by Country and Lace Florist. Straws from CherishedBlessings (Etsy). Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Catering by Peninsula Grill. Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Florals by Country and Lace Florist. Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Cake by Peninsula Grill. Image by Leigh Webber at Planter's Inn.

Photographs by:

Leigh Webber

Adrianne West & Tom Todoran

June 28, 2014

Sullivan’s Island

A decade after Tom jumped into an elevator with Adrianne to get her number, the avid beachgoers biked to their mid-morning wedding ceremony on Sullivan’s Island. After exchanging barefoot vows, the newlyweds and their 75 guests boarded the Palmetto Breeze catamaran for lunch on the water. At 6 o’clock that evening, all dressed in their finest and reconvened at the Planters Inn for a formal reception. “Our guests traveled from all over the country,” explains Adrianne, who lives in Mount Pleasant with her husband, “so we wanted to show them all aspects of the city we love.”

Vendor List:

Day-of coordination: Ooh! Events, www.TheArtOfCreating.com/OohEvents

Photography: Leigh Webber, www.LeighWebberPhotography.com/Blog

Florals: Country and Lace Florist, www.CountryAndLaceFlorist.com

Location: Sullivan’s Island, Station 30 (ceremony), www.SullivansIsland-SC.com; Palmetto Breeze catamaran (lunch), www.Aqua-Safaris.com; Planters Inn (reception), www.PlantersInn.com

Catering: Publix (lunch), www.Publix.com; Peninsula Grill (reception), www.PeninsulaGrill.com

Stationery: Wedding Paper Divas, www.WeddingPaperDivas.com

Bride’s attire: BCBG (ceremony), www.BCBG.com; Belk (lunch), www.Belk.com; Gown Boutique of Charleston (reception), www.GownBoutiqueOfCharleston.com

Bride’s accessories: Badgley Mischka (shoes), www.BadgleyMischka.com; PowderBlueBijoux (hair piece), www.Etsy.com/Shop/PowderBlueBijoux

Hair, makeup: Vanity Salon, www.VanitySalonSC.com

Menswear: (ceremony) Tommy Hilfiger from Belk, www.Belk.com; (reception) Brooks Brothers, www.BrooksBrothers.com

Groom’s accessories: Kenneth Cole (shoes), www.KennethCole.com; Brooks Brothers (tie), www.BrooksBrothers.com; Charles Tyrwhitt (socks), www.CTShirts.com

Engagement ring and wedding bands: Skatell’s Manufacturing Jewelers, www.Skatells.com

Music: Mike and the Mixers, www.MikeAndTheMixers.com

Mr. and Mrs. signs: ArmyMOMOfTwins, www.Etsy.com/Shop/ArmyMOMOfTwins

Paper straws: CherishedBlessings, www.Etsy.com/Shop/CherishedBlessings

Starfish chair hangers: OneFunDay, www.Etsy.com/Shop/OneFunDay

Koozies: SplendidSips, www.Etsy.com/Shop/SplendidSips

Guest book painting: PaperTwig, www.Etsy.com/Shop/SplendidSips

Bikes: Owned by couple

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