After matching on Bumble, Summerville native Taylor met Charlestonian Drayton, and the two enjoyed a two-year courtship filled with baseball games and dinner dates at favorite spots like Leon’s Oyster Shop and Saltwater Cowboys. On Christmas Day 2020, Drayton proposed in front of the tree while the two were celebrating the holidays with family. Their wedding and reception were held at the Cotton Dock at Boone Hall, complete with a cocktail hour on the oyster tabby. Inside, guests were surprised by a special appearance from University of South Carolina mascot, Cocky, before sending off the newlyweds with a sparkler exit.
If how they saved their wedding foretells how they’ll live their marriage, we have every confidence in Jess and Geno. (And yoo-hoo to you other hurricane season brides, listen up extra close.) The...
The Wedding Row: Tell us about how you two met.
Kathryn: Hunter and I met through mutual friends in the fall of 2011 at a bar called Town Hall in Washington D.C. It was the “Clemson bar”...
With couples getting anointed “Mr. and Mrs.” every weekend in the myriad nooks and crannies of Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, the site’s seen more than its fair share of wedding day décor. And as...
Becca and Tanner started dating when she was at Sweetbriar College and he was at Hampden Sidney College. Seven years after they started dating, they were happily ensconced in Charleston while he...
TWR: Where did you meet?
Madison: At work. A role in my job “allowed” me to go to Paul’s desk every day. Four months of professional interaction and happy hours led to us dating.
TWR: When did you...
If you’re a bride-to-be whose addicted to happily ever after stories; if you’re a romantic looking for some fuel to add to your hope tank; or if you have a friend who falls into that category (and...
Katie and Mike met through work (she was the chief of staff for the Republican National Congress and he was her predecessor), so it made sense that his proposal was touched by politics as well,...
Wimberly Fair not only has one of the coolest names (yep, it’s her real moniker) in the wedding world, she’s also one of Charleston’s biggest, most whimsical talents. Today she shares about the...
