Rachel and Jeff's Special Day

I knew I was going to love this couple from the start...

Unfortunately, I had to cancel my first meeting with Rachel and Jeff because I was sick. When the meeting was finally rescheduled, Rachel and Jeff showed up to it with a box of Vitamin C for me - how cute is that? Rachel and Jeff were a joy to work with throughout the entire planning process - always smiling and positive - not to mention extremely sweet, intelligent, and beautiful on top of it all. Yes, they were lovingly referred to as "the perfect couple" by the time their wedding weekend came to a close.

Rachel and Jeff's weekend was full of good people, delicious food, strong drinks, and lots of fun. Following the rehearsal on Friday, the couple along with their family and wedding party, went for a nice dinner at Anson's. Post-dinner the bride, groom, and everyone else in town for Rachel and Jeff's big day met up at Blind Tiger Pub for a meet and greet and some fun.

Saturday rolled around and the good times continued. Up until this weekend the weather had been freezing here in Charleston and Rachel and Jeff's wedding day turned out to be the most beautiful day that Charleston had experienced in weeks (karma for the perfect couple:-). The bride and her bridesmaids began their day with a bridal luncheon at Poogan's Porch and then it was back to the bridal suite for the ladies for a little hair and makeup by the fabulous Michelle Panek and Leslie Moore of Moore Makeup (respectively).

While the ladies were getting beautiful (not that it took much effort), Bruce [*see next post] and I along with Rachel's fabulous vendors were busy getting things ready at the reception site, The Historic Rice Mill Building. The Rice Mill is such a great venue for a number of reasons - the view, the blank canvas, the details and furniture of the building, the staff, and so much more. Lisa Ferguson and her team of florists worked away on vases full of floating orchids and other stunning arrangements of hydrangeas and bear grass that were surrounded with candlelight.

The ceremony began that afternoon at Charleston's oldest Church, First Baptist Church. The ceremony was beautiful. The ceremony music and flowers were provided by the Church's vendors.

When the ceremony was over and Rachel and Jeff were officially married, the guests headed over to The Rice Mill Building in Old City Buses and Old-Fashioned trolleys. As the guests arrived, they were greeted with food and drinks done by Good Food Catering As guests continued to dine on items such as a goat cheese macaroni station and a boiled peanut bar the there was no lack of entertainment.

Lots of great music was played throughout the night by The Dickens Band who kept the dance floor packed. However, the band did have some competition. The groom's brother's toast was top notch - slide show to boot. I will never hear the term "5 star" and not think of Jeff and this toast. Too good!

If you are interested in seeing more of Rachel and Jeff, please check out the "Featured Chic" portion of our website.

A huge thanks to Rachel and Jeff for letting us share your special day with you!