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Shop Etsy Like a Pro | Want to get the most out of Etsy (and save your wedding budget)? Read on

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On Etsy, innocent browsing for personal wedding touches (à la Pinterest) can devolve into a rabbit hole that can deplete a wedding budget with a few too many clicks. Here’s how to narrow your searches

and find Etsy’s best Charleston-area makers for your Big Day.

Localize Your Search

Type “weddings” into the search box on Etsy’s home page. The next screen offers a refined search column on the left side. Select “Choose a custom location.” At the next prompt, enter “Charleston, South Carolina” and you’ll get some 3,600 items from a cadre of area shop owners. To browse by Lowcountry boutique, scroll to the bottom of the home page and click on “Teams.” Enter “Lowcountry” or “Charleston, South Carolina” in the search and you’ll see multiple groups of Etsyers. Click on these to see team members and what they offer in their boutiques.

Ship or Stop By?

Opting for local vendors can be a money- and time-saver thanks to reduced shipping rates and distances. Many local vendors also have studios you can drop by to pick up your goods. Shopping here in town can save you rush fees, too, and allows for easier collaboration on custom orders.

Register!

Aside from dressing your reception, outfitting your gals in thank-you robes, and finding the bejeweled hair comb of your dreams, Etsy’s tops for building your wedding registry. Visit Etsy.com/registry to set one up then share the link with invited friends and family.

The Wedding Row

December 10 2018

Arlene & Andrew | Engagement Session

After connecting on Tinder (both are adamant that they were each on it for a short, short while) Charleston residents Arlene and Andrew met at a local café where she says she knew she was in trouble—...

December 7 2018

Kayla & Reed | Legare Waring House

Did you know we typically save our most blockbuster weddings to post on Fridays? It’s true. So knowing that, and that this couple got engaged in Italy (on a gondola in Venice, no less), and that they...

December 6 2018

Brooks & Tryvge | Private Residence

Seems like you don’t even need to be Irish to have some of their fabled luck. Take Trygve and Brooks for instance: The pair met in Columbus, Ohio, via Match.com and went on their first date on St....

December 5 2018

Mike & Kierstin | Boone Hall Plantation

Any first date can be intimidating, and especially so when it’s a blind date. In fact, butterflies got to Kierstin so bad when she was set up by a friend to meet Mike, she canceled. Luckily, Kierstin...

December 4 2018

Olivia & Sam | Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

After dating for three-and-a-half years, Olivia and Sam were visiting her family in Columbia, South Carolina, for the Fourth of July when the whole crew decided a day trip to Charleston was in order...

December 3 2018

Ashley & Brian | Engagement Session

When they met up for a reunion with a group of their fellow missionaries a year after all had spent a week in Savannah, Georgia, Ashley and Brian hit it off—bigtime. That encounter launched the pair...

November 30 2018

Paula & Tyler | Boone Hall Plantation

Yes, Paula and Tyler’s Boone Hall Plantation wedding is a dream to look at. But we have to say the backstory to their day is just as inspiring. There’s just something about a couple who knows...

November 29 2018

Vendor of the Month: Ginny Leavitt of the Healthy Bride Experience

Is wedding planning getting to you? Say hello to Charleston’s newest feel-better motivator, Ginny Leavitt, the health coach behind Healthy Bride Experience, a program that helps brides-to-be look and...

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Bold Statement

A bold design inspired by a couture football helmet (yes, really!) colors this local pair's sentimental nuptials

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A Walk to Remember

Four-legged friends bring a Tar Heel couple together...and to the Holy City

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Simple & Stunning

Have a cool-weather luncheon or shower on the agenda? Event maven Mindy Rice visits the Old Village and shows how to greet guests with colorful grace

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A Well-Suited Celebration

Richelle Grant & Cedric Williams, June 30, 2012, Mother Emanuel A.M.E Church and Charleston Place

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Fun-ky Rentals

<p> Pump up the fun at any wedding celebration with an offbeat element</p>

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Get the Latest Buzz

From openings to custom accessories, check out the latest in bridal beauty and fashion

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House Party

Nancy Germain & Bob Creed; March 7, 2009, Family Home on Sullivan’s Island

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Camp Kiawah

From a Champagne-carrying burro to a silent disco, this black-tie bash at Kiawah’s Mingo Point was full of fun surprises

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Call it Kismet

The stars aligned for one couple’s perfect wedding day

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Best Bets for Charleston Brides

The city's style pros share what wedding gowns suit every Holy City celebration

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Party With Your Pooch?

Include your puppy in your Big Day with tips from Dog Tired and this wedding photographer

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Rich in Love

Two foodies—he’s worked at Oceana, The Obstinate Daughter, and Wild Olive and she’s penning her first cookbook—tie the knot on All Hallows’ Eve at the bride’s family home on Sullivan’s Island

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Orange Crush

Rheney Mitchell & Jacob Dearstyne; October 10, 2009, Boone Hall’s Cotton Dock

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Beach Cottage Beauty

The Cottages on Charleston Harbor prove the perfect playground for frolicking in spring's sweet and sassy styles.

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Nature’s Bounty

Outdoorsy does it for this Lowcountry pair who celebrated at home, family-style

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Blush & Bashful

Summer never looked so sweet as on this Mount Pleasant couple's wedding day, which was dressed in pale blush florals, gold accents, glittery linens, and warm lighting