I love this golden glowing ballroom wedding we did for two high school sweethearts. Both grew up in Charleston, and the bride’s mother’s home was directly across the street from the church where the ceremony was held- the French Huguenot Church.

This made for a lovely day of the bride getting ready at home with all of her girls and then walking across with her father to marry her long time love. Liz Banfield was on hand to capture the big day!

When first presented with the purple and gold color scheme, we knew we needed to find the perfect shades as to not look too much like a high school Homecoming dance. A glittery gold and deep plum became our match made in heaven. Lettered Olive glammed it up for the custom letterpress wedding papers. Backings and belly bands were main design elements and all were accented with a metallic gold print.

The bride’s all white rose and peony bouquet was finished off with a cameo of her grandmother’s so that she could be there with her; The ceremony was breathtakingly held by candlelight; Lettered olive did the same metallic gold monogram on the ceremony booklets which were tied with gold satin Midori ribbon.

To create a dramatic entrance for guests (and bride of course!), we adorned the wrought iron gate entrance to the French Huguenot Church with an archway of gold leaves and hanging rose floral balls.  The simple act of painting leaves and premade greenery garlands gold ended up being one of our most impactful and cost saving design elements!

Taking a note from the rounded all white bridal flowers, bouquets crafted from white garden roses, peonies, tea roses, and Gold Dust roses were the perfect accessory for bridesmaids wearing deep plum satin dresses.

These adorable little ladies were a tough act to follow even for a bride! We crafted gold baskets adorned with golden leaves and peonies and matching headbands for their big debut!

Check back with us on Monday for all of the gorgeous reception details from this wedding!  Happy Weekend!