Sweet Escape

Summer 2015

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Sweet Escape | Rockville Retreat proves a playground for a season of confetti-hued wedding wear. Slip into these stunning looks for your summer rehearsal, ceremony, reception, or getaway exit

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Photographs by:

Corbin Gurkin

Sweet Escape Details
Fashion and Accessories: Find sources for each ensemble in the gallery
Décor and Florals: Ooh! Events, www.TheArtOfCreating.com/OohEvents
Hair and Makeup: Meg Ann Workman, www.megworkman.com
Location: Rockville Retreat, www.TheArtOfCreating.com/OohEvents
Photographs: Corbin Gurkin, www.CorbinGurkinPhotography.com
Styling: Ayoka Lucas, www.AyokaLucas.com

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Posh Spice

A fusion of cultures heat up an early evening reception overlooking the bluffs of the Stono River

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Scared of Setting a Table?

See how mixing patterns and textures can be a hit—not a hot mess—at Charleston's Lowndes Grove plantation

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All Aglow

We visit Charleston's elegant South Carolina Society Hall (where the city's children take cotillion) to give the season's best ballgowns a whirl

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Runway to Reality

Marchesa? Tom Ford? Burberry? See how they all played into this fashionista-fest

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Fancy That!

Create a consistent and oh-so-individual designer look for your big day

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Love Naturally

A free-spirited duo marries in a setting that is equal parts earthy and elegant

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Pretty Petals

Engaging Events gives us a glimpse of spring with a host of sweet bouquets

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Name Your Pleasure

A host of trends hit the Charleston Weddings Spring Bridal Show catwalk

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Party People

When a preppy pair unites, their revelry rocks Meeting Street in sweet, Southern style

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Style & Substance

After being set up by their vet, this couple embarked on a love story that led to one especially gorgeous and heartfelt day

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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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Town & Country

Elegance marries earthy when this mix-and-match couple say “I do” overlooking the Ashley River

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Bring on the Glam

Confetti cannons, a mariachi band and bagpipers, plus donations to an international orphanage make this sparkling soirée an epic one

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Goodness Gracious

They may come from Pittsburgh by way of New York, but this couple sure knows how to host a wedding with Southern hospitality

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Edited to Perfection

What does a Pure Luxe Bride planner do when it's her turn at the altar?

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Love Potion Lowcountry

Adoration of the Holy City inspired this picture-perfect Halloween wedding

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Subtle Sophisticate

Laura Phillips & Jack Murphy, May 19, 2012, Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church & The William Aiken House

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Pretty as a Princess

Classic looks for a Classic City

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Uptown Girl

Head to The Vendue, where the chic (and recently revamped) boutique hotel plays host to a slew of sophisticated looks

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