I am thrilled to share this Fall Fenwick Plantation wedding with you, now that it is officially fall in the south. This is the 3rd daughter from a family that we have done all three weddings for, which I love because they were all so different and fun to design. This one is full of soft and feminine touches but using lots for rustic and natural elements. Thank you to Corbin Gurkin for all of the photos. 
Lettered Olive created a landscape scene reminiscent of the grounds at Fenwick Plantation (currently on the market if anyone is interested!), which was printed as the envelope liner on the classic letterpress invitations. 
Canvas “baskets” were printed with a handdrawn map of Charleston, with all of the weekend festivity locations noted. A custom printed puzzle also gave guests more information about the weekend events. Local snacks and treats filled the basket, including the groom’s favorite fortune cookies, but more on that later…
The bride wore a lace mermaid style gown by Eddy K with a keyhole back and a veil from BHLDN.
Bridesmaids wore gowns from BHLD, and the groom’s suit is from H Stockton in Atlanta.
Letterpress programs were fashioned into fans for the outdoor ceremony, luckily we had a warm beautiful day! After walking down a petal lined aisle with oversized magnolia pieces, the couple married under a magnolia and floral arch.
Cocktail immediately followed in the garden, where guests were greeted with hors d’oeuvres and cocktails named by the couple. Going with the garden theme, a “planted” escort card display was designed. Galvanized metal tags were calligraphied with guests names and planed in a moss covered box. 
Dinner under the clear top tent featured a lovely head table with the palest pink linen, and curated tabletop of flowers, differing candles, and elements like antlers and other curios.
Afterwards in the lounge tent, both the wedding cake and a grooms cake were cut. The bride chose a chocolate covered confection by Jim Smeal displayed with a custom monogramed linen… Due the groom’s love of Chinese food, Jim also created a to go box cake with gum paste fortune cookies on top.
The after dinner lounge featured several different seating arrangements for guests to gather… 
In addition to our traditional bar setup, we built a beer tap wall for the guys… Loved this new addition and it was a big hit with guests… Featuring 4 of the couple’s favorite selections. 
After a night of dancing and mingling with friends, the couple departed to a sparkler send off, in a vintage British convertible. Congrats Mary and Reid!
The men went with a modern take on the traditional suit opting for bowties instead of the long ties typically worn with suits (from Joseph A Banks). 
One of the biggest parts of my job when designing a wedding environment is thinking about the areas not to see in addition to creating what you do see. We wanted to hide an unsightly area on the side of the tent, and since we weren’t using any fabric draping our fabric walls would have looked out of place. So along with Snyder (our rental company) we built a wooden barn style wall. 
After a lovely sparkler send off, the couple departed in a nostalgic VW Beetle van for a perfect finishing touch! Thank you again to Charleston Weddings Mag for the constant support.
