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What a lovely time of year to have such a pretty wedding! We just love doing a wedding at the Riverbanks Zoo Botanical Garden, it is just beautiful.
We began working with Kristian and her mother over a year ago. They had a moving ceremony and elegant dinner in the Magnolia Room, Botanical Gardens.
The flowers were AMAZING- created by Think Floral (low square centerpieces were created by By Invitation Only) We got to work with Clark and Becki Berry again, which we just love!!!! You can see his a few shots below and of course more on his website!!!
DJ was the wonderful Ronnie Lane with Partytime DJ. Cake was by the wonderful Parkland Cakes- gorgeous as always.
Photo by Clark Berry
Photo by Clark Berry- flowers by Think Floral
Photo by Clark Berry, flowers by Think Floral
Photo by Clark Berry, cake by Parkland Cakes
Photo by Clark Berry
Family table centerpiece!
Room shot
Atrium shot
Centerpieces made by By Invitation Only…
Arrangement by B.I.O. as well.
Lovely portrait by Clark Berry
Seating chart created by B.I.O.
This wedding was just amazing. I met Elizabeth through Becki Berry (of Clark Berry Photography). Becki and Elizabeth were roomates in collage and Becki was Elizabeth’s maid of honor- so needless to say, we had a fabulous time.
Elizabeth and Bryan had THE MOST amazing ideas incorporated within the wedding that joined thier families. It begins with the ceremony location…Elizabeth’s ancestors helped settle Dorchester, South Carolina in 1695. The site of Colonial Dorchester State Park (where the ceremony took place) was once the town of Dorchester. St. George’s Anglican Church was build in 1719 and stood at the center of town. The bell tower was added in 1757 and is all that remains today. The town was abandoned after the Revolutionary War and the surrounding forest reclaimed the site, preserving evidence of Colonial village life. The park is divided by markers that define family parcels, of course with Elizabeth’s family’s being included.
The reception took place that the gorgeous historical Society Hall in Charleston. The couple wanted to incorporate their history with the food they served – the food was so amazing and abundant. Each food station was defined by its ‘map’ and flag- showing guest where the food originates. The couple also wanted to continue with the family lines by creating their new family crest displayed on the specially made and designed ‘wedding china’ – it was BEYOND amazing!!!
We were entertained all evening by the wonderful Lundy band- I am looking forward to working with them again several times this year 
Now a few candid photos- enjoy:
We set up lemonade and tea, apples and almonds adjacent to the ceremony site for guest as they arrived! (this is Ruth and Harriet getting things set up:-))
Clark Berry was able to catch a few FABULOUS shots while his wife was enjoying being on the ‘other side of the fence’ at a wedding This is one of Clark’s photos.
Sweet aisle marker and you can see the amazing arrangements in the background.
Another amazing photo by Clark Berry
The front of Society Hall.
They had a pogo photo guestbook.
This was a lovely creation presented to the couple containing their invites, family history, and photo!!!
Just a shot from the end of the room.
The ‘Greek’ table
The custom made wedding china with thier crest.
Closer shot of the cake- made by Publix
And last but not least- a shot of Becki and I LATE in the evening, sorry I look worn out but Becki looks FABULOUS!
Yes, you read that correctly- that is dutch for ‘Just Married’
This couple was just beautiful- Erica is from Wisconsin and Jeroen is originally from Holland (hence the dutch title, he,he). The met while she was on vacation in Aruba, where he was living and working. It was a match just meant to happen.
The connection and love in this couple was phenomenal, the emotion was overwhelming to say the very least.
They wanted to pick a location ’sort of’ in between their homes and had lovely weather for this time of year, hence they came across our lovely little town here in Columbia, South Carolina. Erica and I worked together a lot via email and calls. They were able to come to Columbia a few times and we had whirlwind meeting weekends I guess you could say! Of course we handle many things for them since they were not hear all the time and kept them up to date on all the happenings…
They selected the lovely location of Wintergreen Woods in Lexington have hold both the ceremony and reception. Casey and Dixie were just wonderful to work with- their honor of winning ‘Best of’ by The Knot is well deserved!!!! They chose bright vibrant colors with a spring feel.
Flowers by Southern Stems- they were gorgeous creations. Photography by Brooke Turner Photography- oh did she do an amazing job. Cake by Parties to Go, Carol Sturkie.
Here is the slide show from Brooke…WOW:
http://www.brooketurnerphotography.com/slideshows/EricaJeroen/And
Here are a few extra shots.
For that spring feel- they wrote their guests’ names on a sweet tulip and the color of tulip match the corresponding tulip on each table.
Each guest was treated to a homemade tulip cookie at their seat.
They wanted a candy bar to go with the Rice Crispy cake made by the bride- very special treat!
Pew markers with the programs in each seat, made by the bride!
I just had to steal this photo from Brooke Turner - just before Erica went down the aisle with her father, very moving moment!
Another photo I just had to have from Brooke
And the yummy cake and lovely bouquets!
