Pretty Petals



PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT: 
Pretty Petals | Engaging Events gives us a glimpse of spring with a host of sweet bouquets

 

Engaging Events (EE) has been creating stunning weddings in the Lowcountry for more than eight years. Cindy Zingerella, owner and lead consultant of the boutique event firm, teams with assistant Jessi Martin and a small army to provide their signature high-end looks delivered with personal service. But none of EE’s soirées or weddings would be complete without their long-time floral designer Judy Johnston. We tapped into Judy’s 20-some years of expertise when it came to putting together the current issue of Charleston Weddings magazine and our fashion shoot bride/model needed a handful of bouquets.

 

We were a bit of a difficult client, actually, since we came to Judy in the winter asking for spring-like looks (the spring magazine is photographed in December). That oddball request is not too far a cry from the bride who has a wedding in one season and is bent on a reception filled with flowers that bloom during another season altogether. Disconnects like those bring about a few problems—the biggest of which is money. Judy says though it’s possible get flowers out of season, they are more expensive, and availability isn’t guaranteed.

But she says flowers should for-sure be a considered a priority. “Flowers definitely pull a wedding together, period,” Judy says. “They blend the décor with the dresses, linens, and ambience. It’s like holding hands.”

For details on what Judy created (pictured above), read on.

wild Flower
Wild Flower
(above, left) Cremone daisies, roses, oncidium orchids, astilbe, and hellebores wrapped in bark wire ($100) by Judy Johnston of Engaging Events. Gown by Wtoo available through Gown Boutique of Charleston and Jean’s Bridal. Photograph by Jorg Meyer, shot on location at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, hair and makeup by Ashley Brook Perryman.
 

spring medley Spring Medley
(above, center) Peonies, tulips, ginestra, roses, paperwhites, Dusty Miller, and Ivory Coast lilies wrapped in raw silk parchment ($135-150) by Judy Johnston of Engaging Events. Gown by Junko Yoshioka from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Photograph by Jorg Meyer, shot on location at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, hair and makeup by Ashley Brook Perryman.

fresh picked and fanciful
Fresh-Picked & Fanciful
(above, right) Double tulips, green tulips, ranunculus, Feverfew, Hen and Chicks, and astilbe wrapped in antique ribbon ($135-150) by Judy Johnston of Engaging Events. Gown by White Couture from White. Photograph by Jorg Meyer, shot on location at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, hair and makeup by Ashley Brook Perryman.






 
 
 
 


 

Tune in next week for details on our stellar giveaways for this issue!

To see more web extras - and the full fashion story - from this issue, click here.


The Wedding Row

March 4 2019
Even though Anna, a Wilmington native, and Bobby, who is from Mount Pleasant, dated for over four years after swiping right on each other, they never really talked about getting married … they just...

March 1 2019
Kitty and Kyle met during their freshman year at Clemson, but they didn’t begin dating until they got to know each other as study partners a few years later. After two years, a move to Charleston,...

February 28 2019
Bissell and Jack may live in Atlanta, but Charleston has played a large part in their relationship, from their dating days through their engagement and now with their wedding. Bissell’s mother is...

February 27 2019
Today’s styled shoot takes place on the patio of 5Church, a downtown church-turned-restaurant that doubles as a wedding venue. Nicki Paige, owner of wedding planning company Nicki Paige Collection,...

February 26 2019
Christa met Andrew when she first moved into the same Charlotte, North Carolina, townhome complex as him in 2013. For a while, they were just passing acquaintances, until he asked her out for drinks...

February 25 2019
We’ve got the world of modern dating to thank for this gorgeous celebration at Boone Hall Plantation. Christiana and Bud met on Tinder, and after chatting on the app for a while, they met up for a...

February 22 2019
Nadja and Ryan both grew up in Sarasota, Florida, but they didn’t meet until they were in college (and on her 21st birthday, no less). A decade of dating later, he surprised her with a 10th...

February 21 2019
We so want to be friends with these two Charleston high-school sweethearts. Ask when they met and Jackie will tell you it was went they were 15 years old, she was in braces, and neither could drive...