There is an inherent elegance to Charleston’s historic plantations—Boone Hall Plantation, Drayton Hall, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens and Middleton Place. Grand avenues of oaks create moss-draped canopies. Tabby paths wend through some of America’s oldest gardens. Scenery unfolds with the seasons.

To pin, or not to pin: that is the question. Inspiration boards have taken a quantum leap forward with the incredible popularity of Pinterest.

We will furnish plenty of warm hospitality for your destination wedding in Charleston, so check that off your list. And now we are going to share some great items to include in welcome bags for your guests!

The 2012 – 13 Charleston Area Wedding Guide has arrived! Sprinkled throughout the guide are fun tidbits related to wedding traditions in Charleston. Here are a few ideas of details you may adopt to give your wedding day a little Lowcountry flair.

The year 1858 offered a few milestones. Perennial wedding registry pick Macy’s department store opened for business. The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn became a wedding recessional sensation after it was played at the St. James’ Palace marriage of Queen Victoria’s daughter. And one particular patented invention sparked a culinary revolution: the Mason jar.

As luck would have it, Charleston, South Carolina, was the first wedding site scouting trip destination for Amanda and Ross. The couple was instantly charmed by the proximity of stately, historic venues to the Atlantic Ocean.

An inherent tastemaker who believes “every thing you do is a reflection of your style,” Rachel Hardage built a career by forecasting trends and shaping content for magazines including Glamour, Real Simple and Real Simple Weddings.