Lauren and Jason

Lauren and Jason were married on October 17th, 2009 at St. Luke's Chapel on the campus of MUSC. Following the ceremony, the couple had a beautiful reception at The Historic Rice Mill Building. Lauren was a dream to work with throughout the entire planning process - always smiling and a ton of fun. Check out Lauren and Jason's wedding album. Photos by Charlie Thiel Photography.

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We are always looking for new ways to keep in touch with our brides. We would love for you to become a fan of us on Facebook. We will be uploading pictures of events and advertising coordinating specials on the page as well. Check out our new page!

Our Newest Addition

I am so excited to announce the newest addition to our team - my cousin, Bruce Miller. Bruce is the perfect person for this job - loyal, smart, detail-oriented, hard working, motivated, experienced, positive, and lots of fun! Bruce began at the beginning of the year and will be there this spring to help implement the beautiful dream days that our brides have envisioned for so long. I am really excited about the changes that are happening here at Southern Chic and can't wait to introduce Bruce to all of you!

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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!

Wedding Shoes

I came across this website today and fell in love with all of their wedding shoes. I am going to go ahead and say it can be your one-stop-shop for wedding shoes. Check it out!

Congratulations to Captain and Lieutenant Ferro!

Allison and James were married on January 23rd at the Citadel's Summerall Chapel. The ceremony took place at 1:00pm on a chilly but beautiful day. The bridesmaids wore floor length olive green dresses while the groomsmen wore a mix of military dress blues and regular black tuxes. The ceremony consisted of a unity candle lighting and excellent music sung by the Citadel's Ms. Nancy Lefter. The bride carried a beautiful bouquet that was created by Out of Hand. Everything was just lovely. After the bride and groom were introduced properly at the chapel with sword bearers and all - their guests from as far as Sweden and Hawaii were transported back to the hotel in white trolleys to get dolled up before the real fun began. The reception followed a few hours later at The Francis Marion Hotel on King Street. There, the guests were entertained by a Spanish musician during cocktail hour before they danced the night away to the ever-so-talented DJ Rob Duren. The Francis Marion served some delicious food for the guests - a pasta station, a salad bar, and so much more. The groom used his military sword (yes, he checked it on the plane) to cut into their yummy cake that was done by The Cake Stand, my favorite. A few really nice toasts were given before an awesome slide show was played to give all of us a little insight into how Allison and James came to be Mr. and Mrs. Ferro. The night ended with Allison and James joining their guests at the Swamp Fox Bar where the fun continued ... well until the bartender said last call. All in all a wonderful event for a wonderful couple. Thank you for letting Kristen and I share in your special day.

2010

Happy New Year Everyone! I could not be more excited about 2010 and the changes and progress that it is bringing to Southern Chic Weddings and Events. We have some of our best events coming up with some of the most wonderful clients around. Look for upcoming events at The Francis Marion Hotel, The Historic Rice Mill Building, and Alhambra Hall. I promise to do a better job with blogging our events in 2010. Stay tuned!

Happy Planning!