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May 09, 2018

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

This bride’s Carolina Herrera eyelet ballgown inspired our entire wedding design… We had so much fun designing all of the details with an inspiration element that naturally lends itself to delicate and feminine notes perfect for a wedding!

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

We used the massive dropping branches of an old oak tree to create our “alter”… Tying orchid blooms to ribbon in the wedding’s feature color, and lanterns, it made a dreamy backdrop without being too distracting. The flower girls blanketed the aisle with thousands of white petals.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

So Southern!  An authentic horse and carriage greeted the couple after their “I do’s” and brought them to greet guests for cocktails.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

My staff hand made these drink flags from eyelet fabric we sourced, which was also used to tailor the dinner linens.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

Guests dined while overlooking the Ashley River. We used an array of different white flowers atop eyelet fabric runners down the long tables.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

The place cards doubled as the favors which were contribution cards made towards he brides young cousin born with a genetic disorder. The seating cards were fashioned into magnets and as guests took those cards, there were encouraged to replace it with a little wish to the couple made on a blank magnet card.

cakeTara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

Still one of my favorite cakes by Jim Smeal. We wondered how we could get away with “blue” icing on a cake, but it just turned out beyond lovely.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

The backdrop at this venue is breathtaking on it’s own, so we didn’t need to many over the top details. We just went for cozy, warm, comfortable, and lovely.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

A little retreat for guests wanting to enjoy a cocktail and conversation or a cigar away from the partying of the main reception tent.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

We couldn’t believe our luck when shopping our sources for wedding design and stumbled across this eyelet lamps, couldn’t be more perfect!!!!!

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

A happy end to a beautiful evening! For as long as they’ve been around and as much as they’ve been done, those sparklers just make for pretty photos!  All photos by Liz Banfield.

5.09.18   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

A lot of our brides and photographers that decide to work together on their wedding day don’t live in the same cities.  So, that means bridal “portraits” often take place on the wedding day usually before the ceremony.  I love the different styles from traditional to playful that our photographers capture reflecting each brides’ individual personality. Sharing some of my favorite shots today. Like, this one shot as the bride was watching from the inside of the house at Drayton Hall as the guests gathered under the oak tree where the ceremony was to take place.  Photo by Liz Banfield.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

Liz Banfield also captured this moment of our bride descending the staircase in her family home after getting ready in her childhood bedroom. She was on her way to walking out the front door down the aisle to meet her groom.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Liz Banfield

The second floor balcony at Lowndes Grove Plantation is a perfect spot for brides to await the beginning of the ceremony and makes for an amazing and perfectly gracious backdrop for a portrait. Photo by Liz Banfield.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

I love this sweet moment caught by Corbin Gurkin, just a close shot that reflects the pure emotion on the bride’s face.

tara guerard soiree by liz banfield

Here, the bride and Liz Banfield let the surroundings of the wedding venue be a part of the portrait. You’d never guess that if you flipped the photographer around to capture the bride from the other side you’d see the bans of the Ashley River scattered with oak trees and Spanish Moss.

Tara guerard Soiree by Adrienne Page

Sometimes a portrait is an “accident” in that this bride was walking to a spot for photographer Adrienne Page to take a few shots, but the lighting and moment as Adrienne snapped this image just worked out.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Adrienne Page

This image by Adrienne Page looks as if it could have been taken years and years ago… and will remain that way as this image gets passed down for generations.

Tara Guerard Soiree by Corbin Gurkin

Such a sweet image of this bride, truly joyful on her wedding day!  Image by Corbin Gurkin.

9.28.15   |   TARA GUÉRARD
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