Playing Princess



PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT: 
Playing Princess | The Duchess of Cambridge set a prim and proper tone for brides everywhere

From left to right, Vera Wang, Heidi Elnora, Legends by Romona Keveza, Reem Acra, Oscar de la Renta, Lela Rose, Marchesa, and Oscar de la Renta.

Longer trains, sleeves, and lace boleros...that’s the recipe for today’s “it” gown as described by Heather Batt of Modern Trousseau. Most agree we’ve got Kate Middleton and the house of Alexander McQueen to thank for the demure attributes. For a town steeped in tradition, this back-to-
classics
trend seems like a real fit.

“The royal wedding has had an influence.... Kate has made it OK to be more conservative.”
–Terri Espy, Gown Boutique of Charleston

Photograph (Heidi Elnora) by Ed Kavishe/ Fashion Wire Press

The Wedding Row

January 4 2019
Now, we’ve run our fair share of gorgeous weddings at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, but we swear we think this wins the award for most gorgeous to date. It makes sense, though, considering...

January 2 2019
On the heels of New Year’s we needed a classic wedding with black-tie panache to carry us through the rest of this holiday-wind-down week. Enter Vera and Brien’s dreamy day, lovingly designed by A...

December 31 2018
We searched high and low for a wedding to close out the New Year, and what better pick than Annie and Matt, whose ceremony ended with the officiant (the bride’s brother-in-law, or in this case, we’re...

December 28 2018
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December 27 2018
Here’s the thing: Charleston’s in the tropics, more or less. And here in the jungle, it rains from time to time, which can put a damper on a portrait sesh out and about if you don’t plan well. The...

December 26 2018
Ok, people. Yes, you’re gonna love Jesse and Will’s wedding photos (al fresco reception in the Old Village? Yes, please!). But their proposal story? It might even beat the pretty out for best in show...

December 21 2018
Lindsey and José didn’t start off on the right foot (he didn’t do a double-take when he first met her at Boston College, so she gave him the same indifferent treatment, and sparks didn’t fly for...