Wedding Cakes by Jim Smeal

February 2017
Classic décor, romantic candlelight, and magnolia touches gathered from the bride's parents' backyard fill this Pennsylvania pair's beautiful Big Day 

October 2016
From a cell-phone charging station to signature, well, everything, this white-glove wedding invites you to experience the good life

October 2016
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

May 2016
Personal touches dot a perfectly polished wedding weekend for a globe-trotting pair of New Yorkers

May 2016
<p>Connor Timmins &amp; Justine Black<br /> September 5, 2015 / Legare Waring House</p>

May 2016
A Charleston bride marries her beau at her childhood home amid family, friends, and 4,000 floating roses

February 2016
After being set up by their vet, this couple embarked on a love story that led to one especially gorgeous and heartfelt day

February 2016
Two sweethearts (who met at the national deb ball) pull out all the stops for a properly perfect Southern spring wedding

February 2016
Host a fête inspired by marble and infused with spring elements

October 2015
A King Street wedding shows how posh a party down South can be

October 2015
Outdoorsy does it for this Lowcountry pair who celebrated at home, family-style  

October 2015
A couple proves a backyard reception South of Broad (for nearly 400!) can be as gracious as it is blockbuster

June 2015
<p>See the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island come alive in hues of magenta, hot pink, and gold&nbsp;</p>

June 2015
Commission hand-painted invites, custom fabrics, and more

June 2015
When a preppy pair unites, their revelry rocks Meeting Street in sweet, Southern style

March 2015
A Florida pair wed in Charleston—the city that brought them together—amid the season's most splendid blooms 

February 2015
Celebrate the season in sweet fashion with a feast for the eyes and palate. Gathering Events and a trio of Charleston’s top pastry chefs inspire just that with these swoon-worthy dessert tables

February 2015
An army lieutenant from Burlington, Wisconsin, and a fashion designer from Hickory, North Carolina, host a modern fête amid centuries of history

February 2015
When a California-born banker and a Minnesota dairy farmer turned fighter pilot trade vows, they make it one for the books

October 2014
They may come from Pittsburgh by way of New York, but this couple sure knows how to host a wedding with Southern hospitality

October 2014
Upscale décor and high fashion meet for a beautiful Big Day with a showstopping confection

October 2014
Join us for a ceremony in a tucked-away garden downtown, a wedding parade down Broad Street, and one heck of a reception in a colonial historic site  

October 2014
Sweetgrass Social's Meredith Severs turns to her favorite color—gold!—for an ornate celebration

May 2014
Head to Spring Island for a stunning open-air fete where style meets sweet Southern details

The Wedding Row

July 23 2021
Been wondering why go the extra mile for a bridal portrait shoot? While the tradition began in Southern Europe, at a time when affluent families would hire an artist to paint the picture, we’ve come...

July 8 2021
Like any solid relationship, Ali DuRant and Quinn Foster’s foundation began in friendship. They met at a July Fourth party on Sullivan’s Island in 2013. But it was a fated bus ride to a USC vs. UGA...

June 24 2021
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. Or can you? The old adage implying you can’t have it both ways didn’t ring true with Lauren Margaret Snyder and Robert “Bo” William Bledsoe’s May 1st...

June 14 2021
Need ideas for your wedding color palette? If you missed this bold and beautiful mock wedding (inspired by a to-die-for metallic rose gold Shelby Cobra convertible) in the latest installment of...

April 29 2020
Love’s Timeline New Yorkers Philip (Phil) and Brittany (Britt) Mcphail’s first brief meeting was at a concert. Five years later, at Britt’s cousin’s house, the two happened to...

April 28 2020
A Charleston Rehearsal Dinner | Introductions Laura-Brooke and Ryan both grew up in Florence, South Carolina, but they didn’t meet until a college spring break trip to Myrtle Beach in 2015. The S.C....

April 23 2020
But What If It Rains? Anybody who has ever planned a wedding has asked themselves this question. When you’re spending big money and planning for months, nobody wants the forecast to quite...

April 22 2020
“Falling” In Love Picture this. You’re in college, on your way to class. Your crush steps out of the building door two feet in front of you … and you immediately trip over your shoes. You...