Secret Admirers

Fall/Winter 2015

WRITER CREDIT:

Charleston Weddings Staff

PHOTOGRAPHER CREDIT:

Ava Moore Photography

Secret Admirers | Fate stepped in to bring a Mount Pleasant pair together at the altar

Charleston Wedding Gown Boutique of Charleston wedding Big Day Boutique Planning Cru Catering Snyder Events gown Garden

Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Makeup by Charleston On-Site Makeup. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Makeup by Charleston On-Site Makeup. Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Chairs by Snyder Events. Image by Ava Moore Photography at Charlestowne Landing.

Wedding design by Boutique Planning. Image by Ava Moore Photography at Charlestowne Landing.

Wedding design by Boutique Planning. Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Wedding design by Boutique Planning. Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Image by Ava Moore Photography at Charlestowne Landing.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Image by Ava Moore Photography at Charlestowne Landing.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Bride's gown from Gown Boutique of Charleston. Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Wedding design by Boutique Planning. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Catering by Cru Catering. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Wedding design by Boutique Planning. Rentals by Snyder Events. Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography at Charlestowne Landing.

Wedding design by Boutique Planning. Chairs by Snyder Events. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Flatware by Snyder Events. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Wedding design by Boutique Planning. Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Catering by Cru Catering. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Catering by Cru Catering. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Wedding design by Boutique Planning. Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Catering by Cru Catering. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Florals by Sara York Grimshaw Designs. Rentals by Snyder Events. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Cake by Ashley Bakery. Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Image by Ava Moore Photography.

Crystal Glover & Seth Goldwire
May 30, 2015
Founders Hall at Charlestowne Landing

When a matchmaking coworker set up Roper St. Francis employees Seth and Crystal in 2012, she had no idea they had been admiring each other from afar for years. “She was more beautiful than any woman I had ever laid eyes on,” Seth recalls about the first time he walked by then-stranger Crystal’s office in 2010. And Crystal? She had first swooned over Seth when she attended a conference at which he spoke. During a vacation to San Juan, Puerto Rico two years later, Seth dropped to one knee and proposed.

For their Big Day, the Mount Pleasant couple envisioned a peaceful, spiritual, and romantic celebration with their nearest and dearest. Planned and designed by Ashley Wenz of Boutique Planning, the event flowed seamlessly from a sun-kissed outdoor ceremony to a beautiful indoor reception where textured garden roses, lavender-hued sweet peas, and organic greenery by Sara York Grimshaw Designs softened the contemporary lines of the setting and created a romantic vibe that the newlyweds so desired. Before sitting down to courses from Cru Catering, Crystal and Seth stole away with Ava Moore for portraits against the stunning Lowcountry backdrop that Charlestowne Landing has to offer. Can you feel the love?

Vendor List:

Wedding design: Boutique Planning, www.Facebook.com/Boutique-Planning-1375489809379660/info/?tab=overview

Venue: Charlestowne Landing, www.FoundersHallCharleston.com

Florals: Sara York Grimshaw Designs, www.SYGDesigns.com

Photography: Ava Moore Photography, www.AvaMoorePhotography.com

Rentals: Snyder Events, www.SnyderEvents.com

Lighting: Technical Event Company, www.TechnicalEventCompany.com

Catering: Cru Catering, www.CruCatering.com

Cake: Ashley Bakery, www.AshleyBakery.com

Bride’s gown: Gown Boutique of Charleston, www.GownBoutiqueofCharleston.com

Beauty: Charleston On-Site Makeup, www.CharlestonMakeup.com

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