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Monday, January 9, 2012

Place Settings {Wedding Details}


Every Tuesday, we like to give all of our Charleston brides a healthy dose of some wedding day fabulous-ness.  Today, we're sharing some of our favorite images of place settings to hopefully inspire some of our brides-to-be while planning your big day.  Below, you'll see some brides went big with some bold colors and patterns, others kept it simple with a more neutral palette...but all of them made quite the statement.  Don't ya think!?!

Image via Style Me Pretty

Imae via Simply Hue
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Image via Ritzy Bee
Image via Brooklyn Bride
Image via Ruffled
Images via Style Me Pretty and Once Wed


Image via Once Wed
Image via Style Me Pretty

Image via Style Me Pretty

Monday, January 2, 2012

For the Boys {Wedding Catering}

While my husband and I were in the midst of planning our wedding, we had some issues seeing eye-to-eye on what was acceptable food to be served at our reception.  He wanted to make sure his guy friends we're going to enjoy their options and wouldn't be stuck munching on dainty finger sammies.  One of his grand ideas was treating our guests to a hot dog eating contest.  I kid you not...I can't make this stuff up.  I literally had to pick my mom's jaw up off the ground when she first heard of his plan.  So, after nicely refusing to serve up Oscar Mayer weiners, we compromised on serving late night McDonald's double cheeseburgers...we had the catering staff pass them out and people went crazy!  They still talk about it.   So, in honor of all the grooms-to-be who are set on hot dog eating contests or lord knows what else, we've rounded up some of our favorite food items that the men on your guest list might enjoy.  Let's face it, if you treat the boys to some hearty food and good booze, everyone's bound to have a good time. 


Spaghetti and meatballs hors d'oeuvre.  I'll take two!

Image via Peter Callahan

I would never have thought to serve meatloaf at a wedding but these meatloaf cupcakes with a mashed potato 'frosting' and a bite sized, bacon wrapped loaf sound pretty amazing.

Images via Luxe Finds

Bite sized bacon cup baked beans.  Get out of town. 

Image via Peter Callahan

Fried pickles and mini tacos with tequila shooters.


Oyster Shooters - the perfect Charleston treat

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STATIONS

The guys will love these comfort food stations...and who wouldn't.  A potato and BBQ bar?! Heaven.


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 For the bar...

Check out this awesome beer bar complete with fun glassware and the couples favorite draft selections.



Custom beer for your bar, favor or escort cards? Yes, please!

Images via Lovely and Gracious and Style Me Pretty


Was there every a more Southern beverage station than a Bourbon Bar?  Um...no.  I love this one designed by Calder ClarkWhat a fabulous way to involve your guests in creating and tasting their beverage of choice.


 Images via A Bryan Photo

   

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Rustic Winter Wedding Inspiration

Well, my holiday vacation officially started last night...which meant I had to sleep in this morning :)  So, sorry for the delayed post!  But, since we're in the Christmas 'home stretch', I just had to share this rustic winter wedding shoot from the talented twosome of McGowan Images and MegB Designs.  I know it's been unseasonable warm in our neck of the woods, but these images may just help put you in the holiday spirit!

From the designer, Meagan Bechtel of MegB Designs:

"My idea for this shoot was really simple – I wanted to convey a beautiful winter wedding scene, without being overtly Christmas or using any holiday cliches. I tried to stick with a few basics – neutral colored china and linens, antiqued silver and mercury glass, various sizes of pinecones, and just a few touches of bright red. We were so lucky to be granted the use of a local Christmas tree farm, which was the perfect backdrop for this scene. When I’m designing, it’s helpful for me to think of what I what I already own, what I can probably borrow, and what I might be able to source cheap, or second-hand. That’s pretty much the basis for my philosophy: beg, borrow, or thrift. I guess my point is, you don’t need a lot of money to set up a fabulous-looking event, or table-scape. We did two table settings, a desert station, and styled a bride and groom, and did it for cheap - my final total for this shoot was less than a hundred bucks: $20 for the whoopie pies ingredients, $20 for the florals/materials, $15 for 5 yards of cotton muslin to recover the chairs cushions/cloth napkins, $10 for a few well-priced Goodwill finds, and about $20 for the candles, peppermints, cranberries, and rock salt. As I did on my own wedding day, I trusted McGowan Images to capture this shoot the way I imagined it. We talked about wanting it to feel wintery, but at the same time, warm and sun-drenched. That's the kind of Christmas you get in Central Texas. I think the images turned out even better than we were hoping for, and I hope they help inspire a cash-strapped bride to think outside the box for winter wedding design."

 


Don't you just love the bride and groom's accessories? That red jacket and scarf are just perfect.

Merry Christmas, yall!
 

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Statement Necklaces {Wedding Details}


We've been loving how brides are pairing their swanky designer dresses with fabulous statement necklaces.  Our ladies have been incorporating these bold pieces into their wedding day attire and their personalities have really been shining through! Whether it's a little touch of vintage, a colorful chunky geometric piece, a fantastic strand of pearls or some serious bling, you'll be sure to be the belle of the ball!

Image via Style Me Pretty
      
 
Images via Neiman Marcus
 
 
Image by Tec Petaja via Once Wed