Charleston Wedding Planning

Planning a wedding in a city as interesting and exciting as Charleston must be both fun and challenging.  Fun because it’s great to have such a great canvas with such wonderful paints to use in creating the event of the bridal couple’s dreams.  Challenging because Charleston wedding planning involves a number of details in a city with all sorts of offerings for all types of wedding themes.

The challenge with Charleston wedding planning starts with choosing a venue for all the wedding celebrations.  The process begins with a long conversation about what the experience should be for the bridal couple and their guests.  Charleston offers a wide range of experiences, from the relaxed setting of a wedding by the beach to a more formal affair in one of the historical homes.  There are a number of things in between as you might imagine.  Luckily, there are a great number of great venues from which to choose, and they all have their strengths and weaknesses.  Part of the Charleston wedding planning process is making sure you are aware of the challenges involved in each choice you make.

After the venue for the wedding celebrations, the location for the wedding itself would be important to determine.  The need to start early is illuminated when you consider there are as many as 80 weddings in any given weekend in Charleston.  Although there are a number of wonderful, historic churches and even more nontraditional locations for weddings, they all fill up quickly.  (Charleston also has become the third most popular spot for destination weddings in the country.)   The great news is that you do have lots of choices.  The bad news is that everyone else is choosing along with you!

As you begin planning your wedding, call upon professional help in the form of an event designer.  Luckily, Charleston has a number of them.  One of the best is Sha Sha Harnik with Distinctive Events.  The designer knows the timeline involved in planning your wedding, and can help make everything easier. 

Planning a wedding in a city like Charleston can be loads of fun.  Just be sure you understand the challenges you face and start earlier than you think you should.