Just Beachy

Just Beachy | Kimberly Turnbull & Aaron Alexander; May 9, 2009, Folly Beach

The Glass Onion fashion karson photography wedding Baked Snyder Event Rentals Flowers Full Moon

Advice

“Consult the Farmers’ Almanac and tide tables. We did and ended up with a gorgeous sunset and full moon." —Kimberly Alexander

Cost-Saving Tips

Favorite: Altar-Cation
Kim collected driftwood to fashion a wedding arbor; when it was too tough to build, Aaron placed them in a semi-circle around an iron stand-in altar they had found.

The Details

String Lights: Bought from Target for the reception
Serving Dishes: Purchased from IKEA and borrowed from work
Cupcakes: Flavors labeled with homemade toothpick flags
Landlord: Rented the reception beach house from the owner rather than a rental agency to skip extra markups

Total Spent: $10,000

Vendors

Day-of Wedding coordinator: Katie Preigel
Flowers: Lilium Flowers; (843) 367-7344; kathryn@liliumflowers.com
Cake & cupcakes: Baked
Catering: The Glass Onion
Music: Col. Bruce Hampton and the Quark Alliance
Photography: Karson Photography
Rentals: Snyder Event Rentals
* Non-listed aspects of this wedding were done by the couple, their families, and their wedding party

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