Love is in the air!

Happy 2012! We are looking forward to another wonderful year at Southern Chic in 2012 and would love to have you be a part of it. Beginning today and lasting through Valentine's Day, February 14th, we will be offering 10% off all packages booked for remaining available 2012 dates. This is the perfect package for those couples who were just engaged over the holidays or even for those couples who were waiting until the new year to jump into the wedding planning. Take advantage of this great special today by contacting us at southernchicweddings@gmail.com. Happy Planning!

Season End Chicness

Well, another busy wedding season has come and gone and we lived to tell about it. Fall 2011 was one of our best seasons yet and we can't wait to share all the fun we had with all of you. Our fall season began with Jenny's wedding on September 3rd and ended with Rachel's wedding last weekend on December 3rd. It was a busy, fun, and crazy three months. We enjoyed working weddings at the Country Club of Charleston, Confederate Home, Creek Club at I'on, Founder's Hall, Summerall Chapel, Christ our King, Old Exchange Building, Francis Marion Hotel, and William Aiken House to name a few. It was such a wonderful season! In addition to some amazing and new venues, this season also brought lots of new ideas and decor as well as the opportunity to meet some fabulous Brides. We are always so lucky to get to work with such amazing Brides. Not only are they beautiful, but they are so much fun and this season's Brides definitely made it to our favorites list. Speaking of lists, we will of course be updating our preferred vendors list after this season. Charleston has so many wedding vendors and so many great ones to say the least. While we work really hard to keep our preferred vendors list short and top notch, we have to make a few additions for some new friends who really wowed us this season. Check back soon for a blog post on our new and of course old vendor favorites as well as pictures from our fabulous fall fetes!

Happy Planning!

Amanda

M&M Chic

Martha and Mitchell were married on Saturday, August 27, 2011 in a beautiful ceremony at the Citadel's Summerall Chapel. Their reception immediately followed aboard The Carolina Belle. Martha and Mitchell's guests enjoyed a beautiful evening on the Charleston harbor while dining on Duvall and d'lish's delicious eats and drinking champagne and South Carolina's own Firefly and lemonade. While Martha is originally from Florence, South Carolina, where her family still lives, she currently resides in California with Mitchell. Some of my favorite memories from M&M's wedding weekend are: Hurricane Irene avoided Charleston, the multicolored bridesmaid bouquets that were done by Beth at Wildflowers, Inc., and the fabulous sparkler send off. Martha and Mitchell were a joy to work with throughout the planning process and Becky and I really enjoyed getting to know their friends and family over the course of the weekend. I hope you will enjoy a few of their fabulous wedding pictures that were taken by the talented and fun team at Red Shutter Studios. Congratulations Martha and Mitchell! We wish you a lifetime of love and happiness!

Rice Planter's Chic

Southern Chic Weddings and Events was proud to be a corporate sponsor of the 2011 Rice Planter's Amateur Golf Tournament. The tournament was a wonderful success that we were proud to contribute to. The tournament week began on Monday, June 20th with a practice round for the players. Monday ended with a party under the tent on the 18th green with food, drinks, and live music by our friend, Patrick Norris. The Pro-Am was played on Tuesday and was a good time had by all - including Tim. The tournament began on Wednesday morning with players from all over the world fighting the heat for the title of Rice Planter's 2011 winner. While the heat got to some of the players, the top players finished strong with scores in the mid 60s. Wednesday night wrapped up with the annual Rice Planter's kick-off party which was a blast with skills competitions, Carrabba's catering, drinks, a simulation truck for games like Tiger Woods golf, live music, and much more. Thursday's rounds were mush like Wednesdays with lots of good scores. Things got serious on Friday as the players prepared for Friday afternoon's tournament cut. There were birdies and eagles galore on Saturday - even a Dan Marino spotting - as the player's completed their final round. Austin Cody, a Charleston local and Duke college golfer, took the prize fairly easily when it was all said and done. Overall it was a great week for all involved and a wonderful experience for Southern Chic.

Spring 2011 Chic

Wow! What a spring it has been! We've been too busy to even blog about it all...

Twelve successful and beautiful weddings in twelve weeks! We feel so lucky to have had the opportunity to work with twelve amazing Brides and Grooms and of course with all of their talented vendors. We were all over the place this Spring with weddings in Awendaw, Mount Pleasant, Moncks Corner, Downtown, and Folly Beach. We had so much fun being at a variety of venues and implementing so many fun and fresh ideas. Our Spring Brides had many different tastes but were all fun, and of course, chic! Enjoy a few of their attached pictures.

We are looking forward to a fun and successful summer.

Make sure you are following us on Facebook (Southern Chic Weddings and Events) and Twitter (SoChicWeddings) to keep up to date on all the fun!

Happy Planning!

Mother's Day Chic

Sarah and Malachy were married on Sunday, May 8th, 2011 - Mother's Day. The Bride and Groom chose the Legare-Waring House as the perfect spot for their wedding ceremony and reception. A big thanks to Michel at King Street Photo and Josh at Briteside Productions for sharing a sneak peak to their wedding photos and video with us. Check out their video clip here. Congratulation to Mr. and Mrs. Freidman! We loved being a part of your special day!

From Wodam to Odum ...

Kristen and Brian were married yesterday and I could not be happier for them!

I have known Kristen and Brian for about five years now. Brian, who is affectionately called by his last name, Odum, and my husband, Tim, were college fraternity brothers and have been friends since. Kristen and Odum actually caught both the bouquet and garter at Tim and I's wedding and their engagement then quickly followed. So, of course, when Kristen and Odum asked me to assist them with their wedding planning, I was thrilled!

Kristen was such a wonderful bride throughout the planning process. She was organized, thoughtful, and always smiling. Kristen really wanted a wedding that reflected both her and Odum's personalities and that is exactly what she got. Kristen pulled off a wedding full of personal touches and lots of fun while sticking to a budget.

My favorite part of the wedding was the flash mob. Kristen's bridesmaids organized a suprise flash mob for the new Mr. and Mrs. Odum and it was pulled off flawlessly. You can see the video of the flash mob by clicking here.

Of course this day would not have been possible without the help of some amazing vendors. Here is the contact information for a few that I would highly recommend ...

Ceremony and Reception Venue - Rachel at Pepper Plantation
Caterer - Francesca at Newton Farms Catering
Bar - Craig at Mix Premier Bartending
Rentals - Greg at Snyder Event Rentals
Ceremony and Reception Music - Ben with Triple Lindy
Florist - Beth at Wild Flowers, Inc.
Photographer - Liz at Liz Duren Photography

Hopefully we can get Mrs. Odum to write a little blog post on all of her fabulous D.I.Y. projects at some point. More to come on that.

A big congratulation to Kristen and Odum!