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S+K = Happiness

Candice — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:20:34 +0000

Two Thomas Bennett weddings in a row, but what a great way to illustrate how different a space can become depending on your personality! Shannon Michele Photography made sure each little detail was captured on this beautiful day.

Stephanie and Kevin love the classic downtown Charleston feel, but they wanted the homey charm of the Thomas Bennett House. Their fun personalities burst through with great little hints like these fabulous shoes for Stephane!

The ring bearer brought a little more happy with a cute pillow of green buttons,

that mimicked the big smiles on the bride and groom just before the ceremony. The ivory hues of the bride’s gown and florals were anchored in the lush green of the garden. In such a sweet spot, keep it simple! Some pomanders, and two large arrangements were more than enough for a ceremony without competing with the fantastic surroundings.

For her bouquet, Country & Lace stuck with the plan and gave Stephanie classic tonal whites and ivories that were simply beautiful.

I couldn’t resist showing off this little moment of wedded bliss!

A little evening rain couldn’t stop the party with a tent layout like this!

Lounges with navy a fuschia, ivory satin through and through, and a gorgeous cake by Cakes by Kasarda. I couldn’t let go of that nice clean monogram on only the stationery, so the bar got to bear it, as well.

With the amount of dancing from this crew, everyone was in need of a late night snack, but our friends at Cru Catering didn’t disappoint with some awesome little treats and gourmet doughnuts from Joey Bag A Donuts! For late nights, keep it utensil free and easy to eat. Comfort food is always a plus.

If your venue allows sparklers, why not play it up, and everyone had a blast at this send off. We did, too, Stephanie and Kevin! Congratulations!

Charleston Weddings Magazine

Candice — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:39:17 +0000

http://www.charlestonmag.com/weddings/video/yoj_events

We did it!

Candice — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:00:35 +0000

So everyone thinks it’s hilarious when a planer is planning. While seemingly relaxed during my year long engagement, the hubs thought it hilarious to keep me on my toes by letting me the wedding had to be resched 3 months before the date!!! I know, it was INSANITY. It was doable, however, and with the military or any other important cause, you do what needs to be done. With good partners in crime, anything is possible, and I’d like to thank the wonderful people below that I am also honored to call my friends and colleagues in the industry.

* Every amazing image below courtesy of Tomme Hilton.

I couldn’t possibly cheat you out of the opportunity to judge me for yourself. About us: we’ve spent the past four years meeting up in various corners of the globe and exploring, then heading back to normal life, apart. While we still, although married, have not figured out how to live in the same geographic location, we are, nonetheless, blissfully happy. I do warn people now that if they want movie romance, they should prepare themselves for a lot of airport scenes.

So here’s the deets:

First impression thanks to my dear friend, Bethany of Thistleberry Press in Savannah. Fantastic custom letterpress!

Belle Couture lined Modern Trousseau up to help create the tea length number to fit our war wedding, as we aptly named it, since we had 3 months to replan when we found out my hubs couldn’t make our original date thanks to duty calling. Of course Lella Foster had to help me accessorize and Ann at Charleston Stems made everything colorful and gorgeous!

Thanks to Hampton Park Gazebo and the infamous Trae at Granville’s for good food and good times!

Our signature: We paid homage to our traveling ways with vintage luggage for displays and the ever-present-in-my-life airmail boxes as centerpiece containers. Erich is a diver and on his travels, he sends me a shell from every dive, so those definitely had to be shown off!

Molly from D’Lish Desserts gave me the amped up red and clean lines to fit perfectly and my happy Manolos made it a truly a cinderella evening-* that and having the perfect prince charming *I’m assuming I get brownie points for the last line.

DJ Bryan Mahanes kept us rocking all night!

Of course, the most thanks to my team, the Yoj gals!

See you Next Month!

Candice — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:45:57 +0000

It was wonderful meeting so many of you great brides last month! For those of you who couldn’t brave the weather, here are some shots you missed.

I really wanted to throw out some of the great dress up photos, but I can’t show future brides in the look for their big days!

Be on the lookout for the next one to check out some fun new wedding pros!

Thanks to all of the great vendors for sharing their advice D’lish Desserts, Wildflowers, Lella Foster, Action Media, Karson Photography, Belle Couture Bridal, and us!