Charleston Wedding at the Governor Thomas Bennett House (Charleston, SC)

Event Info

Location: Charleston, SC, US
Event Date:  January 21, 2020

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CHARLESTON WEDDING AT THE GOVERNOR THOMAS BENNETT HOUSE 

VISION: Something Blue in a Garden With You

Charleston Garden Wedding Governor Thomas Bennett House. This luxury editorial garden wedding was planned by Haley Guthrie & Baylye Burnette of We Do! Charleston. We Do! Charleston is a first-class wedding planning and design company. Their objective was to create moments that married lush floral arrangements and manicured landscaping to modern lines of physical structure and design. The Governor Thomas Bennett House, circa 1825, is a grand house that encompasses a true Southern vignette of Old World sophistication. As a result, this historic Charleston house was a perfect backdrop for their branding debut of their newly launched company. For this reason, We Do! Charleston’s blue color palette, as well as a WD monogram, were incorporated into the wedding day.

Bridal Portraits Inside the Historic Governor Thomas Bennett House

The day began with the bride getting her hair and makeup done by Contours & Curls. Once the bride’s Essence of Australia dress, from Gown Boutique of Charleston, was zipped, she is crowned with a gilded Emma Katzka tiara. Bridal portraits are taken inside the home. Notable interior features included the Palladian window alcove and cantilevered staircase in the Grand Foyer. It is one of two found in the entire city of Charleston. Roadside Blooms created unique and bold floral jewelry necklaces and bracelets for the bridal party. Bloom-filled pocket squares dressed up the groom and groomsmen’s Michael Kors suits from Charleston Tuxedo. The Bridesmaids wore different shades of lavender and plum from Bella Bridesmaids.

Springtime Garden Wedding Ceremony

The ceremony was held on the crescent lawn opposing an ornate pineapple fountain. Transparent ghost chairs added modern lines while still seamlessly blending into the grounds. Roadside Blooms perfectly executed a floral archway sprouting with natural woody textures and pastel blossoms that served as the backdrop for “We Do”. To introduce the ‘something blue’ color palette, we designed double-sided custom ceremony program fans, die cut in the outline of our couple’s WD monogram.

The exterior of the property had so many fantastic characteristics. For instance, there was a large piazza overlooking manicured lawns, gardens full of seasonal plantings, and a 200-year-old oak tree! Because of this, there were multiple excellent locations for newlywed photographs!

Cocktail Hour On The Patio

As they left the ceremony, guests were ushered into a cocktail hour on the oyster tabby. There was a beautiful handmade bar from The French Eclectic. It was framed with W and D marquee lights supplied by Alpha Lit Charleston. Lawler Beverage Co. poured a champagne tower. In addition, the couple had a white cosmopolitan as their signature drink. Guests sampled scrumptious hors d’oeuvres from Thurston Southern Catering. Inviting velvet lounge furniture was furnished by The French Eclectic. A table, draped in pink velvet with a lace overlay, held the wedding cake. It was designed by Dessert Designs by Gisela and complimented with cakesicles and sugar cookies stamped with “We Do”.

Luxury Detailed Wedding Reception & Exit

At the entrance to the garden reception, a white backdrop from Somethingood CHS held the seating chart. This brought in more blue and modern lines. Two handmade pine farm tables stood end-to-end. Overhead was a large wooden arbor adorned with capiz chandeliers and greenery.

Roadside Blooms created an entire garden on the tables that screamed springtime. They were dotted with potted plants on top of a greenery table runner. Clear glass salad plates, decorated with rose quartz and flower cuttings, sat atop white napkins embroidered with blue WD monograms. The table setting was all then placed upon gray stoneware. Calligraphed place cards, on handmade blue paper, were tied with hand-dyed gray silk ribbon to the stems of pink goblets. In addition, prism pillar candle holders were nestled amongst the greenery and florals in order to catch the light and reflect the pastel color scheme.

WD Monogram motifs were prevalent throughout this event. For example, the monogram is used on the dance floor decal, the wedding invitations, and the welcome bags for traveling guests. As a fitting finale to the luxurious wedding, Lowcountry Valet provided a 1950 dove gray Packard getaway car, adorned with a hand-lettered cloth banner reading “it was always you”!

Associated Vendors

MODELS:

Taylor Ramsue @tramsue

Gerald Butler @thebutler_

Katie Faith @seasonsofkatie

Angela Walker @byangelamichele

Ethan Garard @ethan_garardVi Fessenden @hoangviton

Caroline Buck @bycreativelycaroline

VENDORS:

Host | Love, Samantha Jean | @samanthajeanbecker

Planning + Coordination | We Do! Charleston | @wedocharleston

Venue | Gov. Thomas Bennett House | @govthomasbennetthouse

Florals | Roadside Blooms | @roadsideblooms

HMUA | Contours and Curls | @contoursandcurls

Caterer | Thurston Southern Catering | @thurstonsoutherncatering

Desserts | Dessert Designs by Gisela | @ddbygisela

Bar Service | Lawler Beverage Co.

Suits | Charleston Tuxedo | @charlestontuxedo

Gowns | Gown Boutique of Charleston | @gownboutiquechs

Bridal Hairpieces | @emmakatzkabridal

Bridesmaids Dresses | Bella Bridesmaids | @bellabridesmaids

Stationery | Tiny Shindigs, We Do! Charleston@tinyshindigs @wedocharleston

Rentals | Eventworks, We Do! Charleston @eventworksrentals @wedocharleston

Lounge | The French Eclectic | @thefrencheclectic

Linens | La Tavola | @latavolalinen

Marquee Lighting | Alpha-Lit Charleston

Backdrop Panel for Seating Chart @somethingoodchs

Dress Designer: Essence of Australia
Equipment Rentals: SomethingoodCHS
Lighting: Alpha-Lit Charleston
Linens and Coverings: La Tavola
Equipment Rentals: The French Eclectic
Equipment Rentals: EventWorks
Bridesmaid Dresses: Bella Bridesmaids
Veils and headpieces: Emma Katzka Bridal
Dress Store: Gown Boutique of Charleston
Tuxedo and Mens Attire: Charleston Tuxedo
Cake Designer: Dessert Designs by Gisela
Caterer: Thurston Southern Catering
Beauty: Contours and Curls
Floral Designer: Roadside Blooms
Event Venue: Governor Thomas Bennett House
Event Designer: Samantha Jean Photography
Invitation Designer: Tiny Shindigs
Event Planner: We Do! Charleston
Photographer: Leigh Hayward Photographyrazaz