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Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

Katie and Wes were married in June of 2015 at her parent’s home in Charleston, South Carolina. Today, Katie is sharing her perspective and musings looking back on her wedding day. Corbin Gurkin provides the lovely imagery. You can also see more pretty details from their big day over at Charleston Weddings Magazine.

Q- What was your favorite part of planning your wedding?

A- Collaborating with creative brains and seeing your own ideas come to life.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

Q- What was the biggest challenge during the planning process?

A- Sometimes there are moments of “too many cooks in the kitchen”, but my advice is to take a deep breath and know as long as you are marrying your best friend, it’ll be the best day of your life.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

Q-What do you miss the most now that it is over?

A- Meg and Tara!!!! They said day one they’re your “wedding BFFs” and it is true. Also, the planning in general. The wedding day is obviously such a large part of the process, but looking back, every meeting and thought put in before the big day is just as much as part of the experience as the big day.

Bride and groom on porch

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

Q- What is the moment that when you think back on your wedding you remember the most?

A- After the ceremony, there was a table set up on the second story porch of my parents’ house (where the reception was held). As we ate, we watched everyone walk into the reception. It was pretty neat.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

Q- Is there anything you would do over and what? Would you wear the same dress?

A- Of course same dress- wouldn’t change a thing.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

Q- Can you please give a brief description of your engagement?

A- It was the day after I graduated from grad school. The two of us drove out to Rockville, SC where my family has a house to relax after all the celebrations. It is both of our favorite place to spend time together. Wes put Oliver, our dog, in the house and we went for a boat ride. When we came back and were walking up the dock, Oliver somehow “got out”. When O ran closer, I saw he had a new collar. It read, “K8, Will you marry me?”. After I screamed “OF COURSE!!!”, my two best friends, family and his family came running out of the house. Wes had a big dinner catered and had collected every bottle of wine we had ever shared together. It is a weekend I will never forget.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

2.02.16   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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Jan 12, 2016

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

(Corbin Gurkin photo)

Now that everyone is trying to stick to those New Year’s resolutions, like eating healthy and loosing weight I’m sharing some of my favorite food styling from some of our events. We are so lucky to be able to work with the calibre of caterers that we have here in Charleston, like Cru Catering, one of of faves that we frequently collaborate with. They are always willing to get creative with us! Like this new take on shrimp cocktail- served on the “half shell” over a bed of cocktail sauce. So much more refined at a wedding than “dipping”.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

(Liz Banfield Photo)

Sometimes using unexpected containers is a way to do something fun. Here, at a wedding at The William Aiken House, Patrick Properties Hospitality Group served a palette cleansing sorbet (after cocktail hour before dinner) in individual glass votive holders in the wedding color scheme.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

(Corbin Gurkin photo)

For a wedding at home, I love being able to use the hostess own serving pieces. This tiered sterling serving tray was perfect for canapes on the buffet, and using what the home owner owns adds makes for an organic mix of different pieces.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

(photo by Corbin Gurkin)

I love this new way of serving oysters on the half shell- instead of bowls of Tabasco and lemons that can get messy and need to be replenished, they were served on the ice with the oysters. How awesome are those mini Tabasco bottles?

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

(Corbin Gurkin photo)

For a refined and modern cocktail hour food display, Cru Catering painstakingly created perfect mini individual foods like Caprese salad with basil geleee, and asparagus wrapped in smoked salmon in dill creme fraiche.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Gayle Brooker

(Gayle Brooker photo)

 I loved this trio of soup that Caroline’s Catering created for a first course- 3 mini soups in clear glass votives made for a perfect portion and sampling for a fall feast.

1.12.16   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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Happy New Year! Every year, Pantone introduces their choice for “Color of the Year”. This year they are blending two colors- Serenity and Rose Quartz for a soft and lovely combination. I’m sharing details from one of our weddings that brought these colors together!

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

A new interpretation of traditional pink and blue becomes a perfect wedding palette. These colors individually are long time popular choice of brides, but it’s also wise since shades of pinks and lavenders are complimentary to every skin tone and evoke pleasant and happy emotion- just what you want on your wedding day!

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

A wrist corsage is a a perfect alternative to corsages or nosegays for mothers, grandmothers, greeters, or other special attendants. We take a beautiful bloom and tie luxurious double sided satin ribbon to a small stem. It’s perfect for not poking holes in their couture or for those not wanting to carry something along with a purse.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

Our precious handmade ring bearer pillow with the ring bearers’ boutonierre is a perfect palette of the Pantone colors.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

The colors help produce a soft, pretty, but elegant showcase for the wedding dinner place settings.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

But, transition into a dramatic backdrop for the after dinner party..

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A great way to use your chosen color palette throughout your event is in lighting. It’s affordable and a great way to bring in colors that may be hard to accomplish in flowers or textiles.

All images by Corbin Gurkin.

1.04.16   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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